The Wholesome Music Podcast
The DIY podcast for DIY musicians. Hosts Cameron Ljungkull and Augustus Watkins meet weekly to talk shop about indie music, the creative process, and the music industry.
The Wholesome Music Podcast
Creative Restrictions / Billboard Tweaks / Lizzo Sued / Chappell Roan's LGBTQ+ Support / YouTube's Massive Payout
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Can you place creative restrictions on yourself and actually grow as an artist? We use a fun blog post as a jumping off point to discuss how "doing less" can actually fuel your process. Next, we look at how Billboard is tweaking its "Hot 100" charts, and what that means for who will chart (or not). Lizzo—no stranger to lawsuits—is facing another one about an unreleased song, presenting an interesting wrinkle in how samples are monetized. We celebrate Chappell Roan's Midwest Princess Project which is donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to LGBTQ+ organizations, and finally look at YouTube's massive $8B music industry payout and implications for your social media output, as well as the music industry as a whole.
Links
- Restrict yourself to grow as an artist by Scott Aumann, originally featured on The Legit Musician blog via Indie on the Move
- After months of the same songs on the Hot 100, 'Billboard' tweaks its rules
by Stephen Thompson for NPR - Lizzo sued for alleged copyright violation in unreleased song snippet referencing Sydney Sweeney jeans ad by Daniel Tencer for Music Business Worldwide
- Chappell Roan Launches The Midwest Princess Project for LGBTQ+ Support
by Ron Yates for New Industry Focus - YouTube’s ‘twin engine of ads and subscriptions is firing on all cylinders,’ says Lyor Cohen, as platform makes $8bn+ payout to the music industry over the past year by Mandy Dalugdug for Music Business Worldwide
