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The 2026 college radio conference season keeps student broadcasting loud
More than 1,100 student broadcasters gathered in New York in February, and the 2026 college radio conference season now points toward fall.
Developments across music and radio: label signings, tour announcements, festival slots, station format changes and departures that reshape a schedule.

More than 1,100 student broadcasters gathered in New York in February, and the 2026 college radio conference season now points toward fall.

With the FCC signaling it will scrap the national ownership cap, the year's biggest radio story is about who will be allowed to own the dial.

After a record 2025, vinyl sales trends in the first half of 2026 point to a mature market that grows quietly while its rituals get louder.

The largest annual payment in Spotify's history landed in 2025, and its 2026 follow-through is quietly rewriting who gets paid.