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“I think it’s [Music] the worst industry ever— 99.99% of people fail.”
— Mark Cuban
• Check out more of Mr. Cuban in this week's TrueFans AMP™
Here are the posts that have appeared in the New Music Lives™ Group on Facebook this week 03/29— through 04/04...
03/29
03/30
• Vinyl Sales Rose During 2025, But Methodology Questions Remain from digitalmusicnews .com— Vinyl Sales Are on the Rise, IFPI, RIAA, and Luminate Data Show—But Do The Stats Tell the Full Story?
03/31
• The new rules of music’s growth engine: Insights from MIDiA’s merch and ticket buyer survey from MIDiA Research— As new generations age up, their preferences will shape the market …
04/01
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• Recommends— Joel Gouveia & “The Artist Economy”
• Your BIZ— The Death of Spotify From the perspectives of Joel Gouveia and Jimmy Iovine
• Greatest Music Artist of All Time— Tommy Makem: The Man Who Carried a Country With Him
• in partnership with American Songwriter
• TrueFans Feature— Mark Cuban Says Music Is the “Worst Industry Ever”… He’s Not Wrong. But...
• P.S. from PS— Attention Is NOT the Game
• in partnership with… MusicRadar
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For independent artists especially, MusicRadar is signal, not noise. Their coverage helps you:
• Stay current on gear, tech, and production tools that can genuinely improve your sound
• Learn smarter ways to create, record, perform, and release music
• Understand trends without chasing them
• Make better decisions—creative and practical—without losing your artistic center
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If you care about your craft, your tools, and your long game as a Music Artist, this is a resource worth having in your corner.
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... and here's the more...
04/02
• American Songwriter officially announces the Top 25 songs… from American Songwriter— Chosen through an extensive judging process, these selections represent the very best from this year’s submissions, rising above a highly competitive field. This milestone brings us one step closer to crowning our Category Winners and Overall Grand Prize Winner. Explore the Top 25 below and stay tuned as we reveal the final results.
04/03
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04/04
• What makes a song stand out… from music radar— Every now and again, we come across songs that stand out from the vast majority in that style or genre, remaining significant anomalies as the era passes and the context changes.If we look closely at these outliers, however, we typically find that the production style or sound palette still retains some signifiers of the artist's established genre.
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