Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Daniel Ek On Streaming Royalties

“There is a narrative fallacy here, combined with the fact that, obviously, some artists that used to do well in the past may not do well in this future landscape, where you can’t record music once every three to four years and think that’s going to be enough. The artists today that are making it […]

Queen Songs-Songs With “Queen” In The Title-SiriusXM This Week

Spotify Pandora Tune in today, July 28th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app: LefsetzLive

King Songs-Songs With “King” In The Title-SiriusXM This Week

Spotify Pandora Tune in tomorrow, July 21st, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app: LefsetzLive

Billboard’s New Chart Rules

Billboard Announces New Chart Rules: No More Merch & Ticket Bundles Who woulda thunk streaming would break the charts? The charts are for the industry. “Billboard” has to play nice or companies will find someone else to provide this information. It wasn’t until 1991 that the charts reflected any modicum of reality. That’s when SoundScan […]