Spain's music market is on fire: +11.6% in H1 2026, beating Germany and the US. Streaming pays, vinyl booms — here's why independent artists should pay attention.

From September 16–19, the Octiive team will be at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Europe's biggest club festival and industry meeting point. Meet us on site — and don't miss CEO Mershad Javan on the "Fund Your Vision" panel at MUSIC FRONTIERS, discussing the new landscape of artist finance.

Some artists ask for a seat at the table. BKAY Eastgaad just pulled up his own chair. The Nigerian Afro-fusion firebrand has dropped his new album BVA: BKAY VS ANYBODY, out now everywhere via Cinq Music — and the title tells you exactly what kind of energy is inside.