Big Daddy Lucian Grainge wants to put Spotify in time out for ingesting too many songs a day. The Shepherds talk about labels being unhappy that independent music could potentially eat at market share with that tasty algorithm sauce. Also... How many artists are actually making money on Spotify? All this and more on the RECORD SHEPHERDS!    

Reading Material 

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sir-lucian-grainge-on-the-dilution-of-the-majors-music-on-streaming-platforms-tiktoks-future-and-more/  

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The Shepherds dive deep into potential US legislation that will have long lasting effects on the music industry. Tim and Jason tackle the argument between community safety and artistic/lyrical freedom, and discuss the high profile court case going on in Fulton County, Georgia. The Shepherds also discuss the potential for US Radio stations having to join the rest of the modern world by finally paying royalties on sound recordings, and a new potential tax break that music creators may be able to take advantage of. 

Reading Material

https://rapact.org/

https://www.recordingacademy.com/advocacy/issues-policy/hits-act

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/senators-american-music-fairness-act-radio-royalties-1235380037/

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The Shepherd's are back! This week we tackle a variety of topics including Warner Music Group's partnership with NFT platform OpenSea, rapper Future selling his catalog, Mr. Probz suing Sony, and more!! Email us if you have any topic suggestions or feedback. BE THE GOAT!   

Reading Material  

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mr-probz-says-hes-filed-a-multi-million-euro-lawsuit-against-sony-music-for-allegedly-withholding-his-royalties/  

https://afrotech.com/future-sells-publishing-catalog  https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-partners-with-nft-marketplace-

opensea-to-expand-web3-opportunities-for-its-artists/   

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The Shepherds are back! After some much needed R&R, the shepherds take the podcast remote in our first ever "Shepherd's Pie" mini-series to discuss some interesting developments in the changing of mandatory minimum royalty rates for streams and physical sales. The Shepherd's discuss the ever evolving disputes between songwriter organizations and DiMA (Digital Media Association), and what part the US Copyright Board plays in the music industry. 

Some Reading Material

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/phonorecords-iv-music-publishers-react-to-us-streaming-royalty-rate-rise/

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/record-labels-and-publishers-ink-major-settlement-moving-from-9-1-cents-to-12-cents-per-track-for-us-mechanical-royalties-on-physical-sales1/

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Hola Pastores! On this episode, The Shepherds are taken on a trip to Latin America by spicy music executive Zarah Ortiz. Zarah schools the shepherds on the globalization of latin music, history of collaboration amongst latin artists, and gives the audience tips on how latin artists can stand out in today's music industry.  

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While gliding through the not so green internet pastures, the shepherds stumbled upon the Beyoncé/Kelis feud, and decided to school their flock on sampling and publishing. The Shepherds break down the drama surrounding "Energy" and talk about the importance of negotiating your rights in the music industry.   

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Well Well Well... If you've made it this far in the journey, it's safe to say you're committed to learning more about the music industry, or you just love waisting an hour of your time. Either way we're glad you're here. On today's milestone episode, The Shepherds decide to take a look back at the previous 9 episodes and pull some lessons learned from each of them. If you want something simple and easy to digest in an hour long segment this is your cup of tea. From publishing, to building your team, to marketing yourself as an artist, The Shepherds take a trip down music memory lane in this extravaganza of an episode. 

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We have a treat this week! Veteran Publishing A&R Emi Horikawa joins the Shepherds for a clinic on the ins and outs of publishing, signing artists and songwriters, and the importance of establishing your splits. Emi also blesses us with Marvel movie reviews, Yoga poses and more! 

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Learn more about Publishing and A&Rs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOGMaQg6VY

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/there-is-a-huge-opportunity-here-for-music-publishing-ar/

https://primarywave.com/how-does-a-music-publisher-work-with-the-ar-team-of-a-record-label-manager-and-artists/

https://blog.songtrust.com/finding-the-meaning-of-music-publishing-through-ar

On today's episode, the shepherds are joined by a spicy music digital marketing guru and drummer Ian Cunningham. Ian gives the Shepherds his take on digital marketing in today's industry, and how he applies his knowledge to his band  @Acid Tongue     

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On this weeks episode, The Shepherds have a conversation with Grace and Franklin from the Pop/Soul band Big Stuff. The crew talks bad sound engineers, secret managers, and finding their sound in the pandemic.  

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