The Music Business Has a New Music Problem The Music Business Has a New Music Problem July 1st marks halftime of 2026. What a disruptive year it’s been. I touched on it in Q1’s recap.  But in Q2, the era of great transformation is only accelerating, and success increasingly comes from a blatant disregard for […]

40 Shows in 40 Days ⚽ 40 Shows in 40 Days ⚽ This week kicks off the FIFA World Cup, arguably the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet. With 48 teams and 104 matches, cities across North America are about to become one giant, global stage. From now until July 19, soccer is going to take over […]

Record Store Day and the Physical Comeback Record Store Day and the Physical Comeback Record Store Day is approaching this weekend as the vinyl explosion continues. We now have vinyl everything: listening clubs treating albums like literature, vinyl bars, all-vinyl DJ sets, even vinyl as art. The kicker is, a substantial number of people collecting […]

AI Scales Info. IRL Scales Trust AI Scales Info. IRL Scales Trust The more digital the world becomes, the more valuable real life gets. Watching something on an IG Story is not the same as being in the room when it happens. More from Spin: Bleachers Bringing Linda Lindas, American Football On Tour Deep Cut […]

Power Is Consolidating. Opportunity Is Expanding Power Is Consolidating. Opportunity Is Expanding Sweeping change and the dismantling of old systems feel like the defining themes of this year. Mergers, capital cycles, and companies going public or private are nothing new. But what we are seeing now represents a different media landscape. We have used the […]

LaPlaybook LaPlaybook Every once in a while, a new artist grabs my attention. In a world where catalog artists are dominating the mainstream and there are more than 100,000 new songs dropping daily on Spotify and YouTube, it’s very difficult for many artists to cut through. More from Spin: Mumford & Sons Going Big On […]

Culture Doesn’t Happen Live Anymore Culture Doesn’t Happen Live Anymore What an interesting week for content. Beyond the Benito Bowl–where the shared emotion of the performance and watching it live together felt like the biggest play of the game, everything else was… kind of meh? More from Spin: ‘Party’ Time: Lykke Li Readies First LP […]