Alan Cross: What Happens To Music?

Alan Cross loves music. Over the last few months we have done a
few episodes discussing radio on a pandemic planet. But what
about the music industry? What about the business side of music?
It is especially curious given that music's entire business model
has been turned on its head since 1999. Income has shifted from
selling physical music to subscriptions and live touring; the
latter of which is now effectively cancelled for this year, and
possibly next year.


In this episode, Alan talks about the latest round of RIAA
takedowns to hit podcasting and how it's problematic for
podcasters who violate copyright but also for musicians who are
essentially leaving money on the table. We discussed the
durability of the Ongoing History of New Music and how it has
transitioned into becoming one of the planet' most downloaded
podcast. We talked about the impact the pandemic is having on the
music industry, how musicians are reverting to new marketing
strategies and how concert promoters like Live Nation are
handling the severe downturn in business.


Alan is also the host of the Geek and Beats podcast and also
manages a music blog called A Journal of Musical Things.


There's more about this episode on our show page!


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