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The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete
Jimmy Iovine just called the Death of Spotify. He might be right.
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1 Million Monthly Listeners. 12 Tickets Sold. Here's The Scam.
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How Spotify Murdered the Album
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The One Music Industry Secret Everyone Pretends Isn’t Happening
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The Death of Spotify: Part II
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The AI Purge Has Begun
The music industry is finally cracking down on AI-made songs. The problem is that the software can't tell who's human, so real artists are getting…
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Fine Print Fridays #003
October 2, 2026: The details nobody else bothered to read this week. Five music headlines you need to know about + one buried story.
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Radio Stations Are Legally Robbing You
Part 3: Neighbouring Rights. One indie artist found $10,000 sitting in an unclaimed vault. Here is the 90-minute fix to claim the master royalties…
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What If the Best Artists Never Changed?
Mac Miller evolved in front of us. AC/DC stayed exactly where we left them.
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Fine Print Fridays #002
September 25, 2026: The details nobody else bothered to read this week. Five music headlines you need to know about + one buried story.
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Nobody Wants To Be A Manager
Understanding how we got here is important to understand why we have to make some real changes.
Sep 23
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Video Games Are Changing How We Discover Music
How Tony Hawk did it to me in 2005, and why GTA VI is making it’s own discovery engine with a full album of original music.
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Fine Print Fridays #001
September 18, 2026: The details nobody else bothered to read this week. Five music headlines you need to know about + one buried story.
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Oasis Just Killed the World Tour
Eleven nights in one stadium, half a million tickets, and a registration form that cuts Ticketmaster out of the fan relationship.
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