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Why Underground Labels Still Use Cassette Tapes in 2026
Why do underground labels still release cassette tapes in 2026? Limited-run cassettes are cheap to duplicate, fast to produce, great merch, and perfect for building micro-communities with tape-only exclusives.
How Streaming Hurts Music in 2026
Spotify is killing music in 2026
If you are one of Spotify’s 281 million paid users, you just got hit with a price increase in 2026. If each of those people is now paying just $2 more a month, that's over half a billion dollars in new monthly revenue — more than $6 billion a year — on top of what they were already making. And yet, somehow, the people actually making the music are still being paid fractions of a penny per stream.
RADICAL NEW REVERSE ROYALTY PROGRAM
Tape Lab launches the Reverse Royalty Program — a radical initiative paying listeners for every stream. Defy Big Streaming. Get paid to listen. Ever wondered how much artists actually make from streaming platforms? You would be disgusted - nobody, especially not artists who help imbue our lives with meaning, should be making this kind of money from their effort. Shameful.
ABOUT TAPE BLAB BLOG
Tape Lab is the leader in cassette-based culture and media — discover everything there is to know about tapes on the Tape Blab Blog! Launched in 2024, the Tape Blab Blog is an up-to-the-minute feed for all things cassette-related. We publish DIY and how-to guides, Tape Lab lore, music videos, official merch drops, and updates on new music and projects.
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