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Trapital · September 18 · 21 min

What We Learned at Trapital Summit 2026

The third annual Trapital Summit is officially in the books. We are joined by MIdiA Research's Tati Cirisano to look back on what happened in Los Angeles, from the standout moments on stage to the conversations that continued throughout the room. We break down the ideas that sparked the most discussion, the biggest takeaways from the day, and what the Summit revealed about where music, media, entertainment, and finance are headed next. We also reflect on how the event has grown over the past three years and preview the Summit conversations coming soon to the podcast. CHAPTERS 01:51 Entertainment Convergence 04:15 Platforms vs. Artists 06:14 Suno’s Major Label Deals 08:56 Netflix and Music 14:40 Finance vs. Artist Development 16:53 Merch and Fandom 18:19 KevOnStage’s Business Model SPONSORS Chartmetric: Listen in for our Stat of the Week. Symphonic: Distribute your music to one of the largest networks in the industry. Symphonic delivers your music to over 200 digital service providers ensuring that you’re monetizing every stream and use of your music on Spotify, TikTok, YouTube, and more TRAPITAL Where technology shapes culture. New episodes and memos every week. Sign up here for free.

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The third annual Trapital Summit is officially in the books.

We are joined by MIdiA Research's Tati Cirisano to look back on what happened in Los Angeles, from the standout moments on stage to the conversations that continued throughout the room.

We break down the ideas that sparked the most discussion, the biggest takeaways from the day, and what the Summit revealed about where music, media, entertainment, and finance are headed next.

We also reflect on how the event has grown over the past three years and preview the Summit conversations coming soon to the podcast.

CHAPTERS

01:51 Entertainment Convergence
04:15 Platforms vs. Artists
06:14 Suno’s Major Label Deals
08:56 Netflix and Music
14:40 Finance vs. Artist Development
16:53 Merch and Fandom
18:19 KevOnStage’s Business Model

SPONSORS
Chartmetric: Listen in for our Stat of the Week.

Symphonic: Distribute your music to one of the largest networks in the industry. Symphonic delivers your music to over 200 digital service providers ensuring that you’re monetizing every stream and use of your music on Spotify, TikTok, YouTube, and more


TRAPITAL

Where technology shapes culture. New episodes and memos every week. Sign up here for free.


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