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Bob, These are good points…let’s also remind everyone that Spotify created a previously non-existent middle class.  In the last 60 years, around 2,900 major label artists (give or take 1,000) have amassed an audience and brand large enough, that to this day, they drive enough traffic to generate at least $50,000/year in Spotify streaming revenue. […]

In 1985 Bobby came to L.A. and told his manager he wanted to co write songs with someone and could he please have the billboard chart for that week.  I think Stevie Wonder had the number one song so he called him but did not get through.  I had the number two song, You Belong To The […]

“The Song Was a Hit 20 Years Ago. It Just Got a Video. – Decades-old tracks by artists including Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, LL Cool J and Talking Heads are finding younger fans. Record labels hope new videos will feed their interest.” Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/arts/music/music-videos-talking-heads-lucy-dacus.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eE8.tKj-.PVDYQPNwr0sA&smid=url-share The hits of yore still are…HITS! Now in the […]