Infinite Catalog Newsletter

AI music companies mostly sell lottery tickets 💸

Plus: AMA, Cantilever, jobs at IDOL and Omnian, new music and more!

Nov 14 • 

Hunter Giles

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AI music companies mostly sell lottery tickets 💸

The prize is other people's royalties. Will the UMG/Udio settlement help?

Nov 13 • 

Hunter Giles

October 2025

AI Deals, ICE Backlash, and Merlin Enters the Chat

Plus a smattering of new releases you should listen to!

Oct 21 • 

Mark Johnson

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Spotify’s bundling fight, AI overreach, and some releases you should hear

IC Community Newsletter #78

Oct 7 • 

Mark Johnson

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September 2025

Streaming fraud runs wild, AI floods Deezer, music securities go mainstream + fresh tunes from our community

Streaming fraud runs wild, AI floods Deezer, music securities go mainstream + fresh tunes from our community

Sep 22 • 

Mark Johnson

Bandcamp Bets on Curation, Anthropic Pays Up, and New Music You Need

IC Community Newsletter #76

Sep 10 • 

Mark Johnson

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August 2025

Quitting Spotify, Velvet Sundown's fall from grace, music on TV, and fresh tunes from our community

Quitting Spotify, Velvet Sundown's fall from grace, a new music channel on TV, new tools in IC, and fresh music from our community

Aug 18 • 

Mark Johnson

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June 2025

IC Community Newsletter #74

The Amazonification of independent music + our roundup of industry news & the releases from the community we're digging

Jun 24 • 

Mark Johnson

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IC Community Newsletter #73

A few IC updates + our roundup of indipendent music news & the releases from the community we're digging this week

Jun 9 • 

Mark Johnson

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🤑 Announcing new Simplified Pricing!

Same sliding scale, now more predictable (and with an annual option)

Jun 9 • 

Hunter Giles

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May 2025

IC Community Newsletter #72

A new model for creative work from the founder of Kickstarter + the latest industry news and releases from our community

May 30 • 

Mark Johnson

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March 2025

IC Community Newsletter #71

Thoughts on diversifying revenue for independent labels + the latest industry news and releases from our community

Mar 26 • 

Mark Johnson

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