Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Best Song Not The Single-SiriusXM This Week

Albums where the best song is not the single. This is a live show, call in with your opinion. Tune in Saturday April 11th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: […]

Worth Your Attention

COACHELLA IS THE INFLUENCER OLYMPICS @isabella.lauren if you’re not in the industry but curious about how it works! #coachella #coachella2026 ? original sound – isy PUBLICITY DOESN’T TRANSLATE INTO SALES @jasonkpargin #books #booktok #booktoker ? original sound – Jason Pargin, author – Jason Pargin, author ORBÁN Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anne-applebaum-hungarys-surreal-post-reality-campaign/id1447684472?i=1000760527015 I know you’re time-challenged. I know […]

Ackman/Universal

This is all financial engineering. The best explanation I’ve read is in the “Wall Street Journal”: “Is Bill Ackman’s Deal for Universal Music Really Worth $63 Billion?” https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-04-07-2026/card/is-bill-ackman-s-deal-for-universal-music-really-worth-63-billion–WYWiZPspSu6UibG7trfl?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1 You don’t need an MBA to understand all this, yet it still might be above your pay grade. Ackman wants to sell Universal’s stake in Spotify, add […]

Kanye In The UK

He’s got a right to perform… But it’s one thing to do two shows at SoFi and quite another to headline the Wireless Festival in the U.K. Yes, yes, Kanye admitted he was bipolar, he gave that as an explanation of his antisemitic behavior, I gave him credit for that, but that does not mean […]