Beating the Algorithm Blues / Musicians Unions / Marketing Automation / Vinyl Safe from Tariffs

Everyone's talking about AI and algorithms but there are still plenty of people and places to find human-curated music, so we highlight a few places to look. Next we profile UMAW — United Musicians and Allied Workers — who have been doing great work to support indie and DIY musicians. We talk about some tools designed to automate your music marketing, and go over the latest on tariffs and vinyl.LinksWhy Local Radio Is The Antidote To Your Algorithm Blues by Elliott Nielson for Mixcloud BlogBandcamp Launches Human-Curated 'Bandcamp Clubs' at $13 a Month by Daniel Tencer for Music Business WorldwideUMAW Is Changing How We Think About Musicians’ Rights by Ryan Dombal for Hearing ThingsAs AI Reshapes Music, Artists Embrace Marketing Automation by Andrea Zarczynski for ForbesVinyl records and CDs spared from Donald Trump’s new US import tariffs by Mandy Dalugdug for Music Business WorldwideSend us Fan MailSubscribe on YouTubeRecorded ourselves at Secret Spot DTLACameron Ljungkull Augustus Watkins Cocaine Opera - Music PR | Artist & Label Services