Music Business
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13 Music Industry Scams: Everything You Need to Know
You’ve been warned.
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Noname Might Quit Rap, I Applaud Her
When good things come to an end, what we learn in absence may resonate greater than the sum of what we were presented.
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Ruff Ryders Lawsuit: The Ultimate Lesson for Producers
How is this possible?
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US Radio Stations Don’t Pay Performers or Master Owners. They Want to Keep It That Way
It’s time to call out the NAB’s hypocrisy.
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Rico Love Breaks Down His Struggles as a Songwriter
“Time away from my children. That’s the biggest sacrifice in this business.”
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Producers, This Is Why the Record Label Hasn’t Paid You
When I worked at Def Jam, I was the one not paying producers.
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Artists, Stop Looking for a Manager—the Good Ones Will Find You
I’m going to tell you something you probably don’t want to hear.
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Redman Spent $9,000 to Clear James Brown Sample for New Album
“It took me like a month or so to ease that down to a certain amount.”
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I Created the “Mindie” Artist, Now Its Blown Up & Left Me Behind
I first wrote about indie artists secretly signed to major labels years ago, now everyone from GQ to The New Yorker is following.
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How to Not Get Fucked by a Record Label
If you only remember two words from this article, it’s percentages and leverage.