Colin and Joe talk about the reasoning and movement from the larger talent agencies. While the talent agents of the world battle for what comes next, artists find ways to make merchandising the new income majority along with other new ventures. Find out more about that, Kanye’s interesting new vision for the music business, and why our sources are now apparently owned by the same parent company in one of our longer episodes.

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Articles Mentioned:
Brent Smith Suspended from WME:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9453919/hip-hop-agent-brent-smith-suspended-from-wme
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/brent-smith-wme-agent-suspended-1234779692/
Paradigm Lays Off Furloughed Employees:
https://www.pollstar.com/article/paradigm-lays-off-furloughed-employees-146472
Artist Moving Merch in a World Without Concerts:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/deep-dive/maximizing-merch/9452268/these-artists-are-moving-merch-in-a-world-without-concerts
PMC to Operate Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and Vibe in Joint Venture With MRC:
https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/variety-hollywood-reporter-pmc-joint-venture-mrc-1234780379/
500,000 Tracks effected Youtube Music Denmark Block:
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-500000-tracks-affected-by-youtube-music-video-block-in-denmark/
Kanye West Offers His Own 'Recording and Publishing Deal Guidelines':
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9452558/kanye-west-tweets-his-recording-publishing-deal-guidelines
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