Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


An Artist…

Does not give its audience what it wants, does not tell it what it wants to hear. Is not in it for the money. Is not a member of the group. If you’re the quarterback of the football team or the head cheerleader chances are you are not an artist. An artist is a misunderstood […]

Migos

What does this mean for radio? “Bad and Boujee” is number one on Spotify, even number one on the “Billboard” Hot 100, but it’s nowhere to be found on the Mediabase Top Forty chart. I’m fascinated by the Oscar nominations, because other than the voters and the media savants no one cares about these pictures. […]

Tidal/Sprint

Why does everybody have to be a business. Man. I get that artists have been ripped off from time immemorial, but the acquisition and promotion of Tidal have proven that when it comes to understanding technology, artists are clueless. But they are greedy. That’s what this is all about, money. Forget the wannabes, forget the […]

The Inauguration

I couldn’t watch. People have been sending me notes all day, about Trump’s speech, about the few people in attendance. I lived through the election of Nixon. The sixties had brought so much positive change, we thought it was impossible to retreat. But the truth is, we didn’t. We’ve got gay marriage. For now, you […]