Colin and Joe juxtapose the sad state of the music business with the power of “Memes” in music. Indies and Artist struggle while Travis Scott sells a 90$ chicken nugget pillow. For every problem facing the music industry, Fortnite is preparing another concert.  It’s getting a little weird in episode 15 of That’s Showbiz Baby.

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Articles mentioned:
USPS Pandemonium affecting Indies:
https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/trump-usps-persecution-threatens-indie-record-labels-1049776/
Live Nation Discrimination Case Moves to Binding Arbitration:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9445343/live-nation-discrimination-case-moved-to-binding-arbitration
Arbitration and why it blows:
https://calaborlaw.com/is-arbitration-good-or-bad-for-employees/
American Visa Skyrock for Musicans:
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/08/910720579/citing-a-covid-shortfall-dhs-increases-visa-fees-for-touring-artists
https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/united-states-artist-visa-fees/
Fortnite launches concert series and details on Apple Lawsuit:
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/fortnite-concert-series-party-royale-dominic-fike-apple-1234761834/
Travis Scott and Mcdonald’s Partnership:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9446238/travis-scott-scores-mcdonalds-ad-capsule-collection
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/business/travis-scott-mcdonalds-merchandise-trnd/index.html
Nashville Music Clubs get Emergency funding:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nashville-music-venues-funding-1055303/
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