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Billboard’s 2026 Indie Power Players Revealed

The annual list is led by Executives of the Year Tim Putnam and Zena White of Partisan Records and celebrates the most influential labels, distributors and associations in the independent space today.

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According to Billboard’s source item, Billboard’s 2026 Indie Power Players Revealed, The annual list is led by Executives of the Year Tim Putnam and Zena White of Partisan Records and celebrates the most influential labels, distributors and associations in the independent space today.

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