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We are 100% Back in the Single Environment

February 12, 2015
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The chasm has become as wide as I said it would. We have two industries, radio driven hit singles on which forecasts are now made, and extremely small indie records of which little revenue is there. We are 100% back in the single environment of the early 60s. The game changer then was FM. There…

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White Culture Stole a Good Idea from Black Culture

February 11, 2015
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Let’s clarify a few things, and withhold the IMHO. So this group can have some depth and not the typical nonsense of other online groups. – The whole “it takes ten writers to write a song today”. Do you know why? It doesn’t “take” 10 writers. That was created so one particular publisher would have…

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Kanye West is Brilliantly Playing Everyone.

February 9, 2015
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Kanye West is brilliantly playing everyone. He took a page out of the controversy playbook and knows exactly what to say to get everyone talking. The wool has been pulled, once again, over everyone’s eyes. They are more people talking about, tweeting about, and posting about him, that all of the winners combined. Going all…

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Lunchmoney Lewis

February 7, 2015
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Go listen to a song called “Bills” by an artist named Lunchmoney Lewis. The recent offering from Dr. Luke’s label, Kemosabe. Then explain to me why Luke isn’t working at a diner. Then try to convince me he is a label executive and anything more than a track writer who rode some great ponies.

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iTunes + Big Machine?

February 5, 2015
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Sources close to the situation say that iTunes is in the process of acquiring Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine in a deal valued at $250 million. Big Machine’s deal with UMG is up now, and the jewel in the Nashville label’s crown, megastar Taylor Swift, owes one more album on her current deal. The deal now…

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