Colin and Joe talk about big choices that are being offered in the music industry.  Joe and Colin talk about Taylor Swift’s choice to walk away from a one in a million deal, the choice right holder’s have to use a new promotional tool from Spotify, and the choice of where many millions of dollars will go and who industry giants and their employees support in elections. Every choice has a pro and con for business, ethics, PR, etc. Find out as Colin and Joe bounce back from every angle on the complicated choices currently affecting the music industry.

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Articles Mentioned:
Taylor Swift Free To Re-Record Masters:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9476894/taylor-is-free-trends-swifties-celebrate/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-scott-borchetta-explainer-853424/
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-rage-against-big-machine-scott-borchetta-scooter-braun-1203405925/
Spotify’s New Rights Holder Controllable Data Point:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9477089/spotify-artists-labels-promote-songs-within-personalized-recommendations/
Music Execs and Their Employees Are Funding Very Different Candidates:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/politics/9477165/music-excutives-donation-records-political-split-employees/
Youtube Just Gentered $5BN From Ads in a Single Quarter and Youtube Music Has Over 30m Subscribers: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-just-generated-5bn-from-ads-in-a-quarter-and-youtube-music-has-over-30m-subscribers/
“SaveLive” Will It Save Venues and Should It:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/arts/music/marc-geiger-savelive-venues.html
https://www.pollstar.com/article/former-wme-music-head-marc-geiger-makes-75m-play-to-save-venues-146717
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