Research
Good products start with listening. This is where we share what we learn about musicians, supporters and the future income of music.
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Industry analysisOct 1, 2026
An industry waiting to bloom: using technology to answer what technology changed
About 106,000 new songs reach streaming every day, 88% of songs get under 1,000 plays a year, and capital only pays for work that has already bloomed. Three structural shifts, and how Asynflow uses data, valuation and settlement to support the wait.
- musicians interviewed
- 300
- musicians interviewed
- main age range
- 20–27
- main age range
- earn nothing from music yet
- 72%
- earn nothing from music yet
- very interested in a new model
- 79%
- very interested in a new model
Figures from “Listening to 300 musicians”; see its notes for method.
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Industry analysis
Oct 1, 2026
An industry waiting to bloom: using technology to answer what technology changed
Songs are easier than ever to make, and their value is harder than ever to wait for. Can data and technology help artists hold on until their work blooms?
Research report
Jul 12, 2026
Listening to 300 musicians: the music gets heard, the artists can't stay
What interviews and surveys with 300 young musicians taught us about the gap between making music, earning from it and building a career.
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