In fact, the major music companies became adept at using these platforms to break artists and perpetuate their market power; if there’s a breakout song on TikTok, labels rush into an old ...

and Little Simz have opted to release their music independently instead of via the traditional major-label system. But that creative freedom comes at a price — literally. In Business Insider's ...

So they’re signing distribution deals,” says Ditto Music CEO Lee Parsons, commenting on the rise of the indie distribution ...