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How to evaluate a catalog before you buy it — rights consistency, revenue verification, and the due diligence questions most buyers skip.

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30k YouTube followers, 29 Spotify listeners. A cross-platform audit revealing how data gaps — not quality — keep music invisible and revenue unread.

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As of February 2026, Spotify systematically removed the data points that made its API viable for independent players. What this means for the industry.