In honor of Black Music History Month (every June), we're sharing a brief history about R&B (rhythm and blues) music as well as some small business  aspects of the music business today. We’ll even suggest some tips for entrepreneurs and others who want a piece of the music business action.

Our podcast guest is Akim Bryant, Head of R&B Programming at Pandora, one of the leaders in streaming music. Akim is an entertainment/media professional with extensive expertise in media relations including: creative writing, artist booking, and content programming. He is also a small business owner himself—an author, being not only an accomplished music journalist but also a published, independent novelist.

Want to learn more about how to support your music-related venture? Read this article to learn how one music store used a Fundbox Line of Credit to grow their business: https://fbx.bz/musicstore