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Will live concerts come back before Viagogo and StubHub fall apart?
Eric Baker cofounded both companies. Can he save them?
James Mishra
Jan 21
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Songkick's fall from grace
Most startups die of suicide. But Songkick was murdered.
James Mishra
Jan 15
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The #BrokenRecord movement's quest to "fix" the music industry (and why they are wrong)
Artists don't make a lot of money on Spotify because Spotify doesn't make a lot of money.
James Mishra
Jan 8
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How we could design Kanye's "Y Combinator for Music"
And more importantly, how not to.
James Mishra
Sep 18, 2020
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The wall between record labels and music streaming platforms is about to collapse
How TikTok and UnitedMasters are about to change the balance of power in the music biz.
James Mishra
Aug 22, 2020
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Merck Mercuriadis and his billion-dollar empire are the heroes that songwriters need
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd is a war machine air-dropping money to successful musicians.
James Mishra
Jun 26, 2020
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How Ice-T's song "Cop Killer" enraged police departments
A parable of political speech.
James Mishra
Jun 6, 2020
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Inside tonebase, the Masterclass for music lessons
The startup tonebase offers online lessons in classical guitar and piano from Grammy-award winning musicians.
James Mishra
May 27, 2020
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Podcasts are the new battleground between the music streaming sites and the record labels
Why the podcaster Joe Rogan is worth more than $100 million to Spotify.
James Mishra
May 20, 2020
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The dark history of the jukebox: how the Mafia used murder to build music machine empires
Organized crime never sounded so good.
James Mishra
May 15, 2020
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Robots as rockstars: how artificial intelligence is the future of making music
We are Borg. Resistance is futile.
James Mishra
May 6, 2020
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Is having ADHD connected to musical success?
Maybe. Some people seem to think so.
James Mishra
Apr 20, 2020
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