"The 30 Richest DJs in the World" Don’t e-mail me and tell me it’s inaccurate. That’s missing the point. The bottom line is the public knows record labels rip off artists, that you can be on "American Idol" and be nearly broke. Musicians are people to be made fun of, derided, deejays are to be […]

1. Justin Bieber Musical acts have had vanity labels for eternity, whether it be Sinatra with Reprise, the Beatles with Apple, even the Youngbloods with Raccoon. But the difference is those entities functioned within the usual system. They didn’t translate to the mainstream because said musical artists did not have a direct connection with the […]

1. Word Of Mouth The media was there last. This is akin to the seventies, when your favorite band finally hit and then everybody went back and bought the catalog and you could take a victory lap. Only in this case, as a result of the changes in the media landscape, it took more like […]

1. John Mayer "Born and Raised" Sales this week: 65,432Percentage change: -70Weeks on: 2Cume: 285,370 I love the opening cut, "Queen Of California": Goodbye coldGoodbye rainGoodbye sorrowAnd goodbye shame John Mayer "Born and Raised" Spotify That’s the L.A. experience. Leaving the oppression behind for a land of opportunity. And the track sounds as fresh and […]