Beat the Grammys in the ratings. And to make the comparison even more interesting, they shared the same producer, Ben Winston! Variety shows are dead. People don’t want to sit through anything they’re not interested in. NOTHING! So if you’re producing something trying to appeal to everyone, you’re in a death spiral. Hell, Adele’s special […]

Who would you pick to be the keyboard player of the fantasy band? This is not necessarily the best keyboard player, but the best keyboard player for a BAND! Tune in tomorrow, Novemver 16th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863  Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live […]

You don’t want to be everywhere. Jam your product down people’s throats and a few looky-loos might become aware of it, but in truth you’re pissing off great swaths of the public, to your detriment. Today it’s all about credibility and longevity, despite the major labels focusing on cartoons like it’s still the heyday of […]

“MPs and music industry bodies criticise pay of Universal head Lucian Grainge – After a bonus payment, Grainge will earn more this year than all UK songwriters did from streaming and sales in 2019”: https://bit.ly/3bZdK9w It’s capitalism What stuns me about this blowback is it took weeks to gain traction. Going public Universal had to […]