Yes, quite the contrast to Coachella, then again back in the day the audience was not the show. Did you hear they referred to the desert confab as the “Influencer Olympics”? That’s how much the game has changed. The acts are secondary to the experience. The penumbra trumps the music…i.e. the food and lifestyle events […]

It’s a professional business. Why does everybody think music is run by know-nothings and they can do a better job. Even KKR couldn’t make its publishing foray work. Then again, once you get the banks involved it’s all about money. And contrary to what Merck says, it’s not about the guaranteed returns on publishing, but […]

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She’s not going to sacrifice her new album, she’s not going to shoot herself in the foot, in a world where it’s nearly impossible to reach everybody you don’t want restrictions, you want the advantage of every outlet of distribution and promotion possible. But Taylor Swift, as a result of her success, has a unique […]