Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can ...

Decades after its inception, the concept of indie music is more nuanced than ever before. Once defined by independence from major labels, “indie” now represents a creative philosophy—where artists ...

The resilient nature of independent music fuels innovation, collaboration and disruption in the industry. With independent artist advocacy groups like the American Association of Independent Music ...

Top executives from Billboard's Indie Power Players list and beyond weigh in on what moves the needle for artists in such a competitive landscape. By Dan Rys In 2025, there are several generally ...

There’s a lot of debate about the definition of alternative music. It describes music contrasting with mainstream genres in instrumentation, lyrical content, and rejection of major record labels and ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. In the days since Universal Music Group pulled its music off TikTok, countless videos on the platform ...

However, while it states that “songwriters and publishers deserve to be paid for the value they bring to TikTok, and any revenue model going forward needs to reflect that value,” it encourages its ...

Music videos were originally a novelty, low budget affairs with groups miming their songs in a white studio with perhaps a smoke machine. But with the launch of MTV, music video got more sophisticated ...

Those around for punk’s clarion call could’ve never imagined that their festering rage would lead to this. If the movement’s earliest adopters had skipped forward 25 or 30 years to see what they’d ...