The music industry has a long and checkered past built around a select few holding most of the cards. And more often than not, those who have held the cards have not been those who have created the music to begin with. But times are changing. If the recent news of Spotify suing songwriters has shown us anything, it's that the 800 pound gorilla in the room isn't quite as strong when it bites the hand that feeds it. With technology comes transparency, and with transparency comes democracy. It's no mystery that there is now, more than ever, an opportunity to create a career in music without being held back by the powers that be, but I believe we are just getting started and that the next decade will likely redefine what it means to be a career musician.

From the episode: Spotify suing songwriters and the practice of payola.

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