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.
May 20, 2026
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6 min read
R&B didn't die. It got moved off the main stage. Here's what we lost.
May 13, 2026
MTV went dark on December 31. We lost more than a channel.
May 5, 2026
The rot isn't outside the algorithm anymore. It's inside the curation layer.
Apr 28, 2026
The platform can't tell you're human (or not). It never could.
Mar 28, 2026
8 min read
Lorde left Universal. The industry made $31.7 billion. The Forum breaks down who actually gets paid — Issue #2
Mar 18, 2026
7 min read
Weekly indie music intelligence from The Forum — Issue #1