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Playtest 3 is now fully live!
Playtest 3 is now fully live and will run for two weeks. The game will be updated frequently as feedback is received.
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Music Manager
Also known as Music Manager, mm, music manager
Sign artists, develop talent, release music and steer careers through tours, festivals and changing trends in a detailed music industry management sim set from 1952 to 2026.
Last update
4 Aug 2026
Latest update
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
13 updates
July 2026
- Final Playtest Begins 31 JulyThe previous Music Manager Playtest ended on 10 July and I have been busy working through the feedback since then. I am now planning to launch the third and final Playtest on 31 July. A COMPLETE LOCALISATION OVERHAUL Th…
- Playtest - 2 days remaining!The second playtest is nearly over after two weeks online. Thank you to everyone who has submitted bug reports and feedback. I’ve acted on everything received, although two messages arrived slightly garbled because they…
- Genesis UntitledFirst, thank you to the player who reported this. Someone made a mod called genesis using the editor, which is genuinely impressive because I did not think anyone would be that deep into it yet. For some reason, there w…
June 2026
- PR scene feedback updateA player very kindly sent feedback about the PR scene: “funny but i'm confuse something about PR”. I am not completely sure I interpreted it correctly, but I have added a tooltip to the Release Album button to explain w…
- Playtest 2 is now liveThe second Music Manager playtest is now active and will run until 10 July. This version has been expanded since the first playtest. All feedback from the first round was gratefully received and acted upon, so if you se…
- Summer's here - let's talk about Christmas?Summer is here, so naturally it is time to talk about Christmas. A lot has changed since the last Steam update, much of it shaped directly by Playtest feedback. The biggest change is the guided tour. It was useful, but…
May 2026
- Music Manager Playtest updateThe first Music Manager Playtest has now ended. Thank you to everyone who took part and sent feedback. I’ve now gone through the reports, notes and messages, and I’m working through the changes for an updated Playtest v…
- Music Manager Playtest closes tomorrow morningThe Music Manager Playtest is still active and available to everyone who has been granted access. Thank you to everyone who has already downloaded and played the game. This is an early Playtest build, so your feedback r…
- Playtest Signups Active – Request Access Before FridayThe first Music Manager Playtest window will open this Friday at 14:00 BST and run until Monday at 06:00 BST. An initial limited batch of testers will be admitted shortly before the playtest begins. Visit the Steam page…
- Playtest UpdateThe first Music Manager Playtest build is now finished and will be uploaded to Steam within the next 24 hours. There has been a lot of work this week on getting the build polished, particularly around tutorials, UI layo…
April 2026
- Localisation, screenshots and playtest progressHello again, and thanks to everyone who has followed or wishlisted Music Manager so far. I wanted to share a quick progress update, along with a few new screenshots from the current build. The main headline is that I am…
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