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The Intimacy Economy: Why Music Stars Are Going Small

By Diana Umana

Fri Oct 2nd, 2026 13:53:25

Charli XCX called it “anti-marketing.” MBW columnist Diana Umana argues it’s a structural shift that the biggest artists have already caught on to… Source

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