Singer Thrown In a Texas Jail For Legally Purchased Weed

Well the state of America is pretty f’d right now. I’m not talking about what’s going down in Washington, I’m talking about how you can legally purchase weed in one state and be arrested and charged with a felony from that same weed in another. It’s now well understood that the criminalization of marijuana and the […]

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We Asked 7 Women Artists: How Do You Deal With the Music Industry?

We asked seven female artists (and one guy) at Lightning in a Bottle about the unique challenges they face navigating the music business.  Here’s what they said. Kalibra Aima The Dreamer Claire Mortifee, Erica Dee Dakini Star Kalibra (pictured with Claire Mortifee, Erica Dee, Dakini Star, Aima The Dreamer) Erica Dee  Vallis Alps (Parissa Tosif+ David […]

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Pandora Has Stopped Paying Artists Over 50% of Their Money

At Canadian Music Week this past Friday I attended the Questions with Mike Huppe (SoundExchange President and CEO) conversation. After a 20 minute humble brag about how SoundExchange has seen double digit growth every year for the past decade and that SoundExchange paid out $890 million last year to artists and labels, I raised my […]

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Pandora Has Stopped Paying Artists Over 50% of Their Money

At Canadian Music Week this past Friday I attended the Questions with Mike Huppe (SoundExchange President and CEO) conversation. After a 20 minute humble brag about how SoundExchange has seen double digit growth every year for the past decade and that SoundExchange paid out $890 million last year to artists and labels, I raised my […]

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Why Signing With a Label Was the Best Decision of My Career

The dapper James Hersey has shared his musical talents with us on tracks like “Wish You Were Here,” “I Miss You,” and “Coming Over”.  You may also recognize “Coming Over” remixed by Kygo & Dillon Francis. DMN sat down with him to  talk about how signing with his label was the best decision of his career, […]

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Breaking: Berklee College of Music Causes Major Backlash With International Music Community, Future Uncertain

Full disclosure, I just gave the Careerealism Keynote presentation at Berklee College of Music last week. When I was on campus I was warmly invited into classrooms and my presentation went off without a hitch. I was introduced by the chair and founder of the Music Business department, Don Gorder and the chair of the Professional […]

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