MDLSKL
Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji
Displaying 4 items of MDLSKL with the tag "apple".
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S4E3: The Creativity Conundrum
July 25th, 2022 | Season 4 | 25 mins 38 secs
album, apple, content, creator, eminem, kendrick, mgk, music, record labels, royalties, russ, song, soundcloud, spotify, tidal, tiktok, track, umg, warner
This week, we discuss creative freedom in the music industry, and how labels are still significantly impacting the creative direction of album and song releases in 2022. Whether established or not, we unpack why artists do and don't work with labels, despite the opportunities for self-ownership in the modern streaming era.
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S4E2: The Impact of NFTs on the Music Industry
April 27th, 2021 | Season 4 | 32 mins 56 secs
apple, artist, content, creator, crypto, finance, monetisation, music, nft, revenue, royalties, spotify, streaming, token
This week, we discuss NFTs and their potential impact on the music industry. We explore their origins, current market activity and give our predictions on what the future could hold.
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S4E1: The Square-Tidal Deal
March 16th, 2021 | Season 4 | 32 mins 28 secs
apple, artists, content, creator, finance, jay-z, m&a, music, royalties, soundcloud, spotify, square, streaming, tidal, twitter
This week, we unpack Square's $297m acquisition of Jay-Z's TlDAL and what this means for the future of the music industry. We explore the rationale behind the deal and why this is one of the most exciting industry developments in recent years.
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S3E4: In Defense of Spotify
October 11th, 2020 | Season 3 | 37 mins 7 secs
album, apple, billboard, charts, deezer, labels, music, new, podcast, ranking, release, revenue, royalties, songs, spotify, strategy, streaming, tech, tiktok, youtube
This week, we discuss the controversial comments of Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek, suggesting that the secret to success in the digital era is not higher payout rates, but more output from musicians - "You can't record music once every three to four years and think that's going to be enough".