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        <news:name>SwaLay Digital</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T09:48:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>India’s New Music Economy Is Not Selling Songs. It Is Selling the Journey.</news:title>
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        <image:title>India’s New Music Economy Is Not Selling Songs. It Is Selling the Journey.</image:title>
        <image:caption>For years, the music industry measured success in streams, downloads, followers and ticket sales. But a quieter shift is changing the business: fans are beginning to travel for music.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T07:08:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>India Has a Music Problem Nobody Is Talking About: We Listen to Everything, But Pay for Almost Nothing</news:title>
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        <image:title>India Has a Music Problem Nobody Is Talking About: We Listen to Everything, But Pay for Almost Nothing</image:title>
        <image:caption>India may be one of the world’s biggest music-listening countries, but there is a strange gap hiding underneath that success: Indians love music far more than they pay for it.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-10-04T07:08:00.000Z</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T13:36:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Beyond Music Distribution: How SwaLay Digital Is Building a More Trusted, Secure and Future-Ready Music Ecosystem</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Platform Updates, Industry, updates, music, indie, distribution</news:keywords>
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        <image:title>Beyond Music Distribution: How SwaLay Digital Is Building a More Trusted, Secure and Future-Ready Music Ecosystem</image:title>
        <image:caption>For artists, music distribution is no longer only about getting a song onto streaming platforms. Trust, security, data protection, business continuity and responsible technology are becoming equally important. With TalantonCore Group and SwaLay Digital operating within a framework backed by multiple international standards and certifications, the ecosystem behind independent music is taking a significant step toward greater professionalism and accountability.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-03T05:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The Merch Store Is Becoming the New Music Business: Why Artists Are Building Fan Commerce Around Their Music</news:title>
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        <image:title>The Merch Store Is Becoming the New Music Business: Why Artists Are Building Fan Commerce Around Their Music</image:title>
        <image:caption>Merchandise was once something fans bought after a concert. Now, a major shift is turning it into something much bigger: a direct connection between artists, fans, commerce and culture. A fresh industry deal involving Warner Music Group’s EMP business shows how merchandise is moving closer to the centre of the modern music ecosystem.</image:caption>
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