#25- Taylor Swift’s Masters, Conan Quits Late Night, Merch Bundles and Charts

New Beginnings is a central theme in Joe and Colin’s topics for this week. The highly viewed Taylor Swift’s Masters situation gets a new owner but still isn’t completely out of Scooter Braun’s financial gain. Highly viewed inside the music industry, the Billboard change to merch bundles and how they are counted for album sales has been already affecting many popular albums and how they are released. All the while, Youtube music and Conan O’ Brian are trying to find new updated business models in heavily competitive industries. Come listen and see if the boys think these new beginnings are good or worse for wear.

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Articles Mentioned:

Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings Sells Taylor Swift’s Masters:

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-taylor-swift-masters-sold-by-scooter-braun-to-shamrock-capital-but-shes-re-recording-them-anyway/

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swift-is-blocking-sync-uses-of-her-masters-now-theyre-owned-by-scooter-braun/

Youtube Music Takes Aim at Spotify With New Ad System:

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/youtube-music-audio-ads-music-lineups-advertising-1234833604/

Billboard’s Merch Bundles Rules and How They Have Effect the Album Cycle:

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9484117/merch-bundles-chart-rules-ariana-grande-album-releases/

Conan O’Brian Ends Late-Night Show:

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/conan-obrien-late-night-tbs-talk-show-1234833956/

https://pitchfork.com/news/conan-obrien-moving-from-tbs-to-hbo-max-for-new-weekly-variety-show/

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