J. Cole Drop’s 1st Independent Sneaker Silhouette, The Dreamer Indie 5000
Source: @dreamer / InstagramThe sneaker game in 2026 is something to behold as once-hyped Nike and Jordan silhouettes continue to ...
Tag: Indie
RAYE Urges Artists to ‘Dream Audaciously,’ Accepts Indie Spirit Award
After shining a light on her journey as an independent artist in her Billboard cover story, RAYE attended Billboard‘s Indie ...
From Kobalt to Pipeline: meet the $5 billion financier rewiring indie music capital
In 2005, Matt Spetzler landed in Europe as a young Francisco Partners deal-maker, just as Germany coined a memorable piece ...
Grupo Frontera launch indie label BorderTown Records in partnership with The Orchard
Grupo Frontera has launched its own indie label, BorderTown Records, in partnership with Sony Music‘s The Orchard.The launch was announced ...
Evan Whikehart named General Manager, North America at IDOL, as Paris-headquartered indie says its annual revenue topped $50m globally last year
IDOL, the Paris-headquartered independent distributor, has appointed Evan Whikehart as its new General Manager – North America.Whikehart joins from Secretly ...
Downtown’s CD Baby Unwraps a Full-Service Indie Artist Offering
CD Baby president Molly Neuman (Photo: Downtown Music Group)Downtown’s CD Baby distribution mainstay, now part of Virgin Music Group, is ...
TuneCore partners with RoyFi to offer royalty advances to indie artists
TuneCore, the Believe-owned digital distribution platform for self-releasing artists, is rolling out a new royalty advance program for eligible independent ...
Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma’s D2C service OpenWav launches Snafu-backed indie artist financing platform
OpenWav, a direct-to-fan platform co-founded by Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma, has launched a new financing service for independent ...
Concord acquires UK-based indie label Ninja Tune Records
Concord has acquired prominent London-based independent label Ninja Tune, expanding its presence in the UK and Europe.The companies disclosed the ...
How Jeff Waye and Patrick Curley built Third Side Music into an indie publishing powerhouse with USD $25M in annual revenues
Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to become the global ...
