It’s a stunt. No different from Radiohead’s “In Rainbows.” Unrepeatable by mere mortals, never mind wannabes and also-rans. That’s how desperate Apple is. It lets Beyonce circumvent its rules and release a “video album,” so the record industry can have its bundle and the Cupertino company can delude itself into believing that it’s got a […]

He was a bright guy with a sense of humor and to write this means he’s gone. But he can’t be. I just heard from him two weeks ago, we were discussing cars! Milt loved cars. Had a passion for them. When I first met him at A&M he was driving a Merkur. Ford guaranteed […]

TASTEMAKER ENDORSEMENT It’s personal and people are paying attention. It’s how “Call Me Maybe” went from a ditty with little traction to a worldwide smash. Credit Justin Bieber. Celebrity endorsements are the number one way to get your music heard. Musicians endorse little, and sometimes want a piece of the action in return, but it’s […]

You read a book once, you watch a movie a couple of times, but music is forever. And this is a sea change. In monetization. Isn’t it funny that the film business has accepted this, yet the music business has not. You don’t see actors taking to the Internet protesting Netflix, saying that they’re losing […]