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Micro-Sync Licensing: India's Digital Music Backbone | 2026 Guide Micro-sync licensing is shaping India’s digital music backbone in 2026. A complete guide to rights, revenue, and creator opportunities!

Why micro-sync licensing is becoming India’s digital music backbone bzzz.us/india-digital India’s digital ecosystem is undergoing a structural shift in how content is consumed, distributed, and monetised.

Music Intelligence Report 2026 The goal of SoundCloud's Music Intelligence Report 2026 is to reveal meaningful insights through data, so we can plot the direction that music is heading this year. You’ll get to know some of tomorrow...

SoundCloud's new Intelligence report sheds light on how listeners are engaging with music now versus in previous years, how artists are breaking rules and forging new paths, and how tastes are becoming less dominated by top-down trends in the music industry. bzzz.us/soundcloud-r...

Next few days work entails 100 copies of "obscure, chuck away, 1980s BMX flexi, all punky attitude, minimal synth / drum machine wackiness overlaid with kids' singing to their hearts content about the joys of bmx'in round the estate circa 1980.... FC80 appropriately".
#bmx #synth #80s #lathecut

YouTube video by memorylane1980s Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax. Top Of The Pops 1984

42 years ago on TV

The ELP Laser Turntable: When Japanese Precision Meets Vinyl Obsession The ELP Laser Turntable plays records without touching them

The ELP Laser Turntable: When Japanese Precision Meets Vinyl Obsession bzzz.us/laser-vinyl How a $15,000 laser turntable became the holy grail for vinyl purists

Beyond the Stream: The Rise of Boutique Records and India’s New Vinyl Manufacturing Era Arjun who used to intern at Pagal Records in HKV tells me about this band called Panchiko who was a forgotten obscure act until a CD pressed in their teenage youth found its way onto 4chan and eventua...

Beyond the Stream: The Rise of Boutique Records and India’s New Vinyl Manufacturing Era bzzz.us/new-vinyl-in...

The 25 Most Valuable Records Sold on Discogs in 2025 The most valuable records sold on Discogs in 2025 include albums by Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Nirvana, and Beyoncé.

An '80s hardcore band from Lansing, Michigan claims the top spot on Discogs' Most Valuable Records of 2025 list. https://www.discogs.com/digs/collecting/the-most-valuable-records-sold-on-discogs-in-2025/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=most-expensive-2025_Music

Melbourne is officially the record store capital of the world With 5.9 stores per 100,000 residents, Melbourne is home to more record stores per capita than any other city on Earth.

New report claims Melbourne is officially the record store capital of the world. bzzz.us/melbourne-vi... Melbourne boasts more record shops per capita than any city on earth, beating Tokyo, London and Berlin, with 119 independent record stores. PDF Study>> bzzz.us/vinyl-report

Understanding The Overlooked Legacy Of Vinyls In African Music Across Sub-Saharan Africa, demand for vinyl records is also on the rise, thanks to the rise of cultural hubs and interactive vinyl festivals.

Understanding The Overlooked Legacy Of Vinyl In African Music.
bzzz.us/african-vinyl Across Sub-Saharan Africa, demand for vinyl records is also on the rise, thanks to the rise of cultural hubs and interactive vinyl festivals.

Why Are iPods Making a Comeback? I surveyed 70+ people currently using an MP3 player to understand what is driving the trend.

Why Are iPods Making a Comeback?
“I want my own music library, not the entire world’s music library.”
@emwhitenoise.bsky.social
bzzz.us/ipods-comeback almost a quarter-century after Steve Jobs first introduced it on stage, the now-discontinued iPod is quietly making a comeback

Key Production Group reveals physical format predictions for 2026 Physical music and packaging firm Key Production Group has released its predictions for vinyl and physical music in 2026.

Key Production Group reveals physical format predictions for 2026 @keyproduction.bsky.social @musically.com bzzz.us/key-prod-2026 Packaging will become more innovative, and a shift in sustainable production from trend to standard practice is a likely development.

Why Vinyl Still Matters: Understanding the Format That Refuses to Die Understanding how does a vinyl record work?

Why Vinyl Still Matters: Understanding the Format That Refuses to Die bzzz.us/vinyl-lives

South Korea-based KiTbetter, the creators of the physical-digital hybrid KiTalbum, is opening its first North American manufacturing facility in Los Angeles bzzz.us/kit-better

The rise of vinyl culture in India: Bars, cafés and how we listen | The Established Vinyl bars and cafés are reshaping how India listens. Inside the rise of vinyl culture in India, from analogue sound to community-led listening rooms

Inside the cultural comeback of vinyl records in India bzzz.us/vinyl-india vinyl records are now being made more accessible by bars and cafes that are exploring the concept of community-building....

How relevant is vinyl in the times of Spotify? Hint: Very Vinyl sales are surging, and it’s not just retro culture or nostalgia driving the boom. So why are young music lovers, raised on streaming apps and voice assistants, falling for this analog medium?

India Today. How relevant is vinyl in the times of Spotify? Hint: Very bzzz.us/india-today-... It's not just retro culture or nostalgia driving the boom in India

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There's a bunch of informative (free) PDFs on the VRMA website>> vrmagroup.org/downloads, including: “Vinyl Record Manufacturing: A Field Guide For Independent Artists Navigating Vinyl Record Pressing” from Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association. bzzz.us/vrma-field-g...

🎧 80+ Music Startups: A Curated Guide Handpicked with a fan-first lens by a Spotify and Billboard alum with 12+ years in music

80+ Music Startups: A Curated Guide. Handpicked with a fan-first lens by a Spotify and Billboard alum with 12+ years in music @emwhitenoise.bsky.social bzzz.us/startups-music

Is Substack the New Fan Club Platform for Indie Artists? Substack is gaining traction with a handful of notable indie storytellers, but can it scale beyond that niche?

Is Substack the New Fan Club Platform for Indie Artists?
Substack is gaining traction with a handful of notable indie storytellers, but can it scale beyond that niche? @emwhitenoise.bsky.social bzzz.us/substack-fan...

When India Made Vinyl – The Pressing Plants of HMV and Polydor bzzz.us/indian-press...

SoundCloud x elasticStage Your music. On vinyl. On demand - Take your tracks from streaming to spinning with SoundCloud and elasticStage.

SoundCloud has partnered with on-demand vinyl and CD platform elasticStage to enable Artist Pro users to sell vinyl globally. bzzz.us/soundcloud-e... The on-demand model means that only the vinyl that is ordered will be produced, and elasticStage will handle shipping and customer service requests.

I'm not sure if anyone remembers Muzik magazine, which ran from 1995 to 2003 (I think it had 99 issues). It covered electronic dance music and was a key resource for fans and industry professionals during its run.

You can access and download every issue as PDFs here: www.muzikmagazine.co.uk. Great!

Bandcamp Notes | Substack Discover new music and directly support the artists who make it. Click to read Bandcamp Notes, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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In an era of streaming, cassettes offer something digital can’t - a physical, tactile connection to music. Their retro charm, compact size, and unique sound quality make them a favourite for collectors and artists alike.

Third Man Records Pressing Plant Tour From the Steve Carlson Vinyl Community on YouTube comes this excellent three-part video series, which takes us on a tour behind the scenes at Jack White’s Third Man Pressing Plant in Detroit where…

A Three-Part Video Tour of Jack White's Third Man Records Pressing Plant bzzz.us/third-man-tour

How to Generate Mockups of Your Vinyl Records. Meet VinylMockUp. bzzz.us/mockup-vinyl Using this free app, you can mock up any combination of vinyl, label, and sleeve. You also have instant access to nearly 150 color variants.

Ireland's only vinyl record factory opens in Co Kildare The factory began production at the start of April.

Anthem Vinyl, Ireland's only vinyl record pressing factory, opens in Co Kildare bzzz.us/anthem-vinyl After the demise of Dublin Vinyl last year

The Music Industry’s First Life Cycle Assessment of a Vinyl Record #GZMedia bzzz.us/life-cycle The music industry is on a mission to reduce its environmental footprint

Spinning lies: the rise of fake vinyl and how industry is fighting back Record Store Day is held every year in April and honours the special role independent record shops hold in their local communities. In the UK, over 270 stores participate in every corner of the countr...

Spinning lies: the rise of fake vinyl and how industry is fighting back bzzz.us/fake-vinyl

Norway Vinyl Mission: Education and Groove with Matter of Fact German-based Matter of Fact vinyl pressing plant travelled to Norway to assist a government-run production school in Bergen that is establishing a new vinyl pressing workshop aimed at helping students...

Norway Vinyl Mission: Education and Groove with Matter of Fact bzzz.us/norway-vinyl Matter of Fact vinyl pressing plant travelled to Norway to assist a government-run production school in Bergen that is establishing a new vinyl workshop aimed at helping students re-enter education or the workforce.