Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Looking Forward

People will continue to bitch about Spotify payments, but they won’t change as a result. Believing that Spotify is ripping musicians off is the equivalent of believing in QAnon and other conspiracies. There are only a hundred cents in the dollar and Spotify is paying nearly seventy percent to rightsholders. But somehow Danile Ek is […]

More “New” Songs-SiriusXM This Week

For the new year. Tune in Saturday January 3rd to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

2025-The Year In Music

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS The biggest musical story of the year. Outsiders base an animated film on a niche musical style and triumph. Illustrating that the mainstream music business is out of touch with the public and what it wants. The mainstream still thinks it’s the era of 80s MTV…where the obvious is hyped to success. […]

The Live Business

We are not creating enough new hit acts. Business is great at the top. Stadium shows had a stellar year. Despite constant complaints about ticket prices, the truth is people will pay the freight to see their favorite acts. But those might be the only shows they go to. As a matter of fact, the […]