We break down how to pitch yourself as an artist — from telling your story and defining your “why” to stating your artistic pedigree. Next we also unpack Bob Brody’s piece “Stay True to Yourself – and Fly Closer to the Sun” and his lessons from 50 years of rejection. Then we look at how Portland’s music scene stood up to Live Nation–Ticketmaster, and dive into Spotify’s new ChatGPT integration that’s changing how artists get discovered. Finally, we briefly dunk on Drake for losing his lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar.

• ‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection via The Guardian
• Musicians Against Live Nation–Ticketmaster via Jacobin
• Spotify Brings Music Recommendations to ChatGPT Via New Integration via Music Business Worldwide
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Now Has Four Songs in Top 10, a Historic First via Variety
• Sir Lucian Grainge on UMG’s AI policy: ‘We will NOT license AI models that use an artist’s voice without their consent.’ via Music Business Worldwide
• Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ shatters US sales records, dominates singles chart via Music Business Worldwide
• Drake lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ dismissed by US court via Music Business Worldwide

Recorded live at Secret Spot DTLA http://secretspotdtla.com

Cameron Ljungkull https://www.cameronljungkull.com

Augustus Watkins https://augustuswatkins.com

Cocaine Opera - Music PR https://cocaineopera.com/