“Billboard” Power 100: https://rb.gy/h098wm These lists are complete B.S., but this is important, because this is the first time the tied to the label for their ads which they don’t buy “Billboard” has acknowledged the pendulum has swung, that today it’s all about the road as opposed to recordings. For all the hate Ticketmaster gets, […]

Subject: Re: More Fires Hi Bob, A friend just sent me this link, it’s to a googledoc spreadsheet that lists over 400 musicians and music industry people and other creatives who lost their homes.  I thought you might want to see it, if you haven’t already. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0 The sheer scope of it hits home harder […]

She performed this 91 times in preparation? This is why music is the hottest art form, because when done right it breathes, it’s alive, it’s a different experience every night. Which is why the more you play to hard drive, the more you kill the essence. At the bigger venues, the stadiums, acts are afraid […]

The media will focus on a handful of pop acts when the true action will be in smaller acts outside the national consciousness who focus on touring and merch as opposed to bitching about Spotify payouts. Country will grow and grow. Country is the new hip-hop, but the northern elite controlled media continues to look […]