Tony and Jon continue their discussion on “360” deals, focusing on the different rights an artist may be asked to give up in such a deal; the risks as...

Tony and Jon revisit the ongoing saga between Taylor Swift and her former label Big Machine. The drama is ratcheting up again, and the battle lines ar...

Tony and Jon touch on the pros and cons of advances and 360 deals when signing with a record label or publisher. There are plenty of pitfalls that can...

Tony and Jon take a look at performing rights organizations (PRO’s) and the work they do to help you make money from public performances of your music...

Tony and Jon talk about what it takes to make a great song. 4 chords? 2? Or maybe the words? Melody? Arrangement? That one-in-a-million “sound”? One t...

Tony and Jon check out a new series of charts being put out by BandsInTown and Billboard that rank the popularity of artists based on ticket sales and...

Tony and Jon take a look at the various ways you can try to make money with your music today – from performance to streaming to selling vinyl and merc...

Tony and Jon get down to brass tacks on the subject of making contacts in the music business and turning those contacts into key connections that will...

Tony and Jon continue their discussion on synchronization licensing, focusing on the process for clearing music rights for different media, and the co...

Tony and Jon take a look at privacy rights through a lawsuit brought by Ariana Grande against the fashion retailer Forever 21. Basically, nobody but y...