Independent artists enter 2026 carrying the same structural problems they dragged through 2025, algorithmic gatekeeping, shrinking attention spans, rising touring costs, and an industry that still pretends “exposure” pays rent.
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NY-based alt-pop artist Sarah Kinsley has announced a new EP, Fleeting, due out February 13 via Verve Forecast/Fontana. It’s the follow-up to her very good 2024 debut LP Escaper, and
Photo Credit: Kelvin Moquete Now-defunct ticketing startup Fanimal is suing Ticketmaster/Live Nation for claims of antitrust practices designed to keep it out of the market. Once-thriving ticketing startup Fanimal has
Happy new year! Welcome to the first Notable Releases of 2026! Hopefully you’re all caught up on reading our multiple year-end lists from 2025, and be sure to check out
Photo Credit: Afif Ramdhasuma X is suing music publishers and the NMPA with allegations of “weaponizing” takedown requests and colluding to “coerce” the platform into licensing deals. Elon Musk’s X
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Photo Credit: Sadia Afreen Live Nation’s Ticketmaster is battling yet another class action complaint – this time in Quebec, where customers are suing over alleged “excessive, unreasonable,
Photo Credit: jgullo / CC by 2.0 Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has passed away from underlying lung complications after a battle with cancer. He
Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Elon Musk’s AI chatbot now prevents non-paying users from generating or editing images in the wake of global backlash over its sexualized deepfakes. Grok, Elon Musk’s
By Young N’ Loud Magazine: Thomas Orlina – Contributor Listening Before Speaking For many artists, music begins as fascination. For others, it becomes refuge. For a smaller few, it evolves
The Messthetics (the jazz trio featuring Fugazi‘s rhythm section of Joe Lally and Brendan Canty, plus guitarist Anthony Pirog) and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis have announced another collaborative album, following
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