The Forum

The Forum

Weekly intelligence on indie music business, sync licensing, and taste culture. No fluff. No algorithm worship. Just the information obsessive listeners and independent artists actually need.

The Death of R&B (as we knew it)

May 20, 2026

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6 min read

The Death of R&B (as we knew it)

R&B didn't die. It got moved off the main stage. Here's what we lost.

Ainsley Dennis
Ainsley Dennis
The Death of the Music Video

May 13, 2026

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6 min read

The Death of the Music Video

MTV went dark on December 31. We lost more than a channel.

Ainsley Dennis
Ainsley Dennis
Who Picked This?

May 5, 2026

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6 min read

Who Picked This?

The rot isn't outside the algorithm anymore. It's inside the curation layer.

Ainsley Dennis
Ainsley Dennis
Who's Real?

Apr 28, 2026

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6 min read

Who's Real?

The platform can't tell you're human (or not). It never could.

Ainsley Dennis
Ainsley Dennis
Who Owns You?

Mar 28, 2026

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8 min read

Who Owns You?

Lorde left Universal. The industry made $31.7 billion. The Forum breaks down who actually gets paid — Issue #2

Ainsley Dennis
Ainsley Dennis
The Algorithm Doesn't Know You

Mar 18, 2026

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7 min read

The Algorithm Doesn't Know You

Weekly indie music intelligence from The Forum — Issue #1