Today you’re selling streams, not physical product, and they’re doing a piss-poor job of it. There are two issues in today’s music business: attention and friction. The Stones have the attention element down pretty well, but they’re flummoxed by friction, how are they going to get people to actually listen to “Foreign Tongues”? Now the […]

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“Why Netflix Is Suffering From a Perpetual Sophomore Slump – Analysis – Long season breaks, increased competition and confusing release schedules have led to shows seeing big ratings declines between seasons. But does Netflix care?” https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/why-netflix-suffering-perpetual-sophomore-130000516.html When was the last time you saw a second season as good as the first? Hell, if you watched […]

“HOW LIZZO BECAME ONE OF POP CULTURE’S GREAT FLOPS – The singer is experiencing a new form of downward mobility—and she’s not alone.” https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/07/music-flop-era/687785/?gift=z4iyOc-jH6hIY60qnBHAeC7Mr-2Q4_OvRZnQnftUxM8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share https://apple.news/Azih2aV8mT8adYQrTNHW5KA How many hard core fans does Lizzo have anyway? But what really interests me is the virality of this story. Despite being owned by Laurene Powell Jobs, “The Atlantic” has […]