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  • How Motown Built an Artist Development Machine

    How Motown Built an Artist Development Machine
    2026/09/05
    In this episode we unpack Berry Gordy’s 1959 launch of Motown Records and trace the vertically integrated system that controlled songwriting, recording, promotion, touring, and licensing—explaining how ownership, advances, royalty structures, and studio teams coalesced to make a music‑industry model still studied today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 分
  • Building an Indie Label From the Ground Up: Legal, Contracts, and Cash Flow

    Building an Indie Label From the Ground Up: Legal, Contracts, and Cash Flow
    2026/10/11
    In this episode Tony walks through every step of launching an independent record label—from choosing a legal entity and securing a brand name to setting up distribution, drafting artist agreements, managing royalties, and creating a marketing plan that turns creative projects into sustainable revenue streams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 分
  • Inside a Modern Single Launch: Marketing, Streaming & Analytics

    Inside a Modern Single Launch: Marketing, Streaming & Analytics
    2026/09/05
    In this episode we dissect every step of a new single release campaign—from pre‑save and influencer pushes to playlist pitching and data‑driven ad spend—showing how labels, artists and distributors weave together distribution, marketing, royalties and audience engagement in the streaming age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 分
  • How YouTube Changed the Music Economy

    How YouTube Changed the Music Economy
    2026/09/05
    This episode dives into how YouTube’s advertising model, Content ID system and algorithmic discovery reshaped music distribution, revenue streams and artist promotion from the mid‑2000s to 2026, exposing the business decisions behind ad‑share splits, royalty flows, publishing control and touring impacts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 分
  • Michael Jackson’s ATV Takeover: How a Catalog Deal Became a Billion-Dollar Asset

    Michael Jackson’s ATV Takeover: How a Catalog Deal Became a Billion-Dollar Asset
    2026/09/05
    This episode dives into Michael Jackson’s 1985 purchase of ATV Music Publishing, the acquisition that brought half of the Beatles catalogue and thousands of other hits under his ownership. It traces how that deal set the stage for Sony/ATV's rise, later Apollo Investments' $2.5 billion purchase, and the enduring power of publishing rights in a streaming‑era economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 分
  • What Music Managers Actually Do: The Financial Engine Behind Artist Careers

    What Music Managers Actually Do: The Financial Engine Behind Artist Careers
    2026/09/05
    In this episode we dissect the day‑to‑day business of a music manager, from budgeting and invoicing to royalty reconciliation, tax strategy, insurance coverage, and tour accounting. We trace how every line item in a manager’s ledger fuels an artist’s career, keeps label recoupment on track, protects intellectual property, and creates long‑term revenue streams in a streaming‑centric landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 分
  • How Artists Exit Labels: Master Rights, Royalty Recalculations, and the Business of Rebuilding

    How Artists Exit Labels: Master Rights, Royalty Recalculations, and the Business of Rebuilding
    2026/09/05
    This episode investigates what truly happens when an artist leaves a record contract—examining master ownership, recoupable expenses, distribution shifts, publishing splits, touring financing, sync licensing, and how independent strategies can reshape revenue streams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 分
  • How Indie Musicians Refuse Major Labels – Ownership, Royalties & Fan Revenue Explained

    How Indie Musicians Refuse Major Labels – Ownership, Royalties & Fan Revenue Explained
    2026/09/05
    This episode unpacks the business logic behind why many independent musicians decline major-label deals, examining how owning masters and publishing rights, agile release schedules, and direct fan relationships create sustainable revenue streams. We break down what labels offer versus what artists gain by staying self‑managed, and what that means for advances, royalties, touring, and long‑term growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 分