Jan 31So now you know who Daniel Ek is? Spotify’s decline explainedI have been reporting on Spotify’s bad business practices for years. I recently did an article about their new opt-in policy where artists can get paid even less than fractions of pennies in exchange for an algorithmic boost as they call it. The new policy basically incentivizes artists to get…Divine Thought6 min read
Jan 17New Spotify royalty payment structure. All I can say is “I told you.”I used to do a music industry commentary segment called “The Beat Goes In” that aired live every week on The Mixtape Show hosted by DJ Kawon. In said segment (circa 2017–2019) I predicted many things about the entertainment business that have since come true. One of my biggest contentions…Divine Thought3 min read
May 2, 2021GETTING BACK TO THE ARTIt’s no secret to anyone who has heard my podcast or followed my career to know it’s been a while since I made a song. Yeah, I did verses here and there for promotional reasons, but not a full song. After being in and around the music business in one…Divine Thought4 min read
Mar 1, 2021CONTENT CREATION IN THE AGE OF CENSORSHIPMaking any kind of thought-provoking content in these times is challenging. Now just the word “thought” isn’t what it once was. We’re in the age where the masses are taught to have only one train of thought. Big money corporations control all mediums of content creation. Posting content to mainstream…Divine Thought4 min read
Feb 23, 2021IS CREATIVE FREEDOM LIMITED NOW?With online censorship at an all time high, is it fair to say that one of the very fundamentals of what made the internet so special is in jeopardy? Mainstream websites and platforms are restricting and censoring content…Free Speech2 min read
Oct 12, 2020THE MUSIC BUSINESS WILL NEVER BE THE SAMEIt’s currently a far cry from the old days of the music business. There used to be a system to getting your music out, flawed yes, but a…Music Business5 min read