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network notes darren hemmings substack subscribe sign in home notes motive unknown archive about we have a music industry commentary problem amplifying bad wisdom is not helping anyone sorry 10 hrs ago 12 10 7 most popular view all rejecting the race to the bottom feb 7 2025 71 21 18 centralising data ownership for artists and stakeholders feb 18 2025 13 10 6 analysing the we are charlie kirk situation nov 26 2025 18 5 4 we need subcultures and scenes back both online and off mar 18 2025 25 7 5 latest top discussions lessons to learn from metallica s irresistable charm offensive the subtle savvy marketing genius that we can all take a few pointers from jul 2 11 5 1 three articles you need to make time to read and why three pieces that perfectly triangulate where we find ourselves in 2026 jun 24 21 18 6 tiny steps the labels that support orca come together to back music start up cantilever published on orca jun 8 why it is getting harder and harder to hire young people into the music industry breaking down the issues preventing young people from getting a start jun 4 33 25 8 rip nina a shame but sadly not a shock nina s demise is a sharp reminder of the commercials around digital services may 29 19 6 2 the music industry s complex relationship with the charts the business loves them but do any fans care about charts in 2026 may 15 17 2 2 music ai and the decimation of memory a more personal take on an under discussed aspect of ai gen music may 1 48 5 7 my article for the quietus a follow up on chaotic good and some overdue music and book recommendations apr 16 17 7 2 music s dirty secrets pt 2 the bot farms driving fake fan engagement fan burner accounts now operating at scale apr 2 29 9 9 see all network notes a newsletter about the music industry technology marketing and the intersection of all three brought to you by the strategic marketing agency motive unknown subscribe recommendations view all 15 herb sundays sam valenti iv emwhitenoise emily white first floor shawn reynaldo the long player aly gillani aka dj gilla can t get much higher chris dalla riva website motive unknown our official website socials catch us on the gram motive unknown on instagram our x s tweets or whatever they re called now motive unknown on twitter network notes subscribe about archive recommendations sitemap 2026 darren hemmings privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts