Daily Edit | Mar 18

3 / 18 / 2025

Headlines

• How much is a hit song worth today vs 1999? It’s complicated. [Billboard Pro]
  

• Target’s ad business had a good year, but can it become a retail media powerhouse? [Digiday]
  

• Five years later, how the pandemic changed music [NPR]
  

• 8 of the world’s best listening bars to unplug - and tune in [Mr. Porter]
  

• We’re in the middle of an Irish music renaissance [The Face]
  

• SXSW to scale back 2026 edition [Billboard Pro]

‘The Royalty Guy’

The music business has a $2 billion problem...

Artists at every level are leaving money on the table. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: the system isn’t just complicated, it’s designed to be confusing, and it’s costing you money right now.

I’ve seen it all: major labels missing payments, management companies overlooking revenue, artists giving up on collecting what they’re owed. But here’s what really keeps me up at night...

Most artists don’t even know what they’re missing.

After a decade in the industry, I’m pulling back the curtain on:

• Hidden revenue streams

• Unclaimed royalties

• Collection secrets

• System loopholes

My mission: make royalty collection simple enough for anyone to understand.

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