Subject: Re: The Model Is Broken RE: The Model Is Broken. Bob, you’re killing it, mate. Superbly reasoned piece and within it lies the awful truth…or is it that awful? Yes, in many ways, but change is always a new pair of boots that need breaking in. The message at the heart of even this […]

Have you seen this video? “We tracked what happens after TikTok songs go viral”: https://bit.ly/3Q8HZhk Unfortunately it conflates monthly listeners with streams, and the difference is important. The bottom line is if you want to make money it’s the total number of streams, not the total number of monthly listeners. Each listener is unique, but […]

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It’s very well-established. You take your time to record an album and you keep it alive on terrestrial radio. In the best of circumstances you dribble out track after track, keeping the album alive for years. But that was then and this is now. The “Billboard” chart has become irrelevant. It’s completely manipulated. Want to […]