independent music

Lorde has hit reset. The New Zealand pop star has revealed she is now operating independently after her long-time deal with Universal Music Group expired late last year. Per Variety, the New Zealand…

Record Store Day is returning in 2026, celebrating the vital role independently owned record stores play in Australian communities and the people who make them thrive. Returning on Saturday, April…

Proof, yet again, there is strength in numbers. A new report commissioned by the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) found independent labels generated more than $6 billion in 2016, up 6.9% from the…

Alison Wenham knows the indie spirit when she’s sees it. The British executive is a legend of the independent community, a fighter who’s gone more rounds than Floyd Mayweather (and probably had more…