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Independent music (also commonly known as indie music, or simply indie) is a broad style of music characterized by creative freedoms, low-budgets, and a do-it-yourself approach to music creation, which originated from the liberties afforded by independent record labels. Indie music describes a number of related styles, but generally describes ...
The UK Indie Chart became a major source of exposure for artists on independent labels, with the top ten singles regularly aired on the national television show The Chart Show. By the late 1980s, the major labels had identified that there was an opportunity in indie music and so teamed up with many of the main figures of the indie scene to ...
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced.
An unsigned artist, unsigned band or independent artist is a musician or musical group not under a contract with a record label. The terms are used in the music industry as a marketing technique. Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands. Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at ...
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture [1] that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic [3] in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. [8] It originated from British post-punk [ 4 ] in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine , label , and club and gig circuit.
Few indie rockers boast the formidable creativity and credibility of Aimee Mann -- yet Mann deserves high marks not only as a literate, whip-smart artist, but also as a businesswoman who's ...
In Billboard's new monthly indie spotlight, learn about artist, producer, songwriter and music video director Lava La Rue and their new EP 'Hi-Fidelity.'
Underground hip-hop (also commonly known as indie hip-hop or underground rap) is an umbrella term for hip-hop music that is outside the general commercial canon. [1] It is typically associated with independent artists, signed to independent labels or no label at all.