https://on.wsj.com/32jk1Iq The people on Spotify are much more active listeners. The debate has been about money when it should always be about reach, have enough reach and there’s plenty of money. In other words, the public has spoken, if you love music, if you just can’t get enough of it, you’re on Spotify. Never mind […]

How small do you want to be? No one, and I mean NO ONE, has ever grown a larger audience as a result of a crowdfunding campaign or presence on Patreon, it’s just a way to milk your already existing fans for more money. And it’s fine if you like the cash, but don’t delude […]

“We Stand For Democracy”: https://nyti.ms/3tmZK0o This cements Michael Rapino’s stature as the most powerful man in the music business. That’s right, for decades the power laid with the labels. But now it’s all in touring, the events business, where people can have a human experience in a land of impersonal digital. You may see a […]

“When Anti-Asian Parody Targeted BTS, the Boy Band’s Fan Army Mobilized”: https://nyti.ms/2OKoZe3 What kind of crazy, fucked-up world do we live in where a boy band singing in a foreign language has more credibility than all the American acts in the hit parade? One in which a foreign power realizes you build fan bases from […]