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Jay Gilbert Steps Down from The Music Biz Weekly to Focus on Teaching

by Rai Beardsley | Feb 16, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Changes are happening! Episode 664: Changes are happening! This week Jay Gilbert explains why he is stepping down from The Music Biz Weekly podcast to focus on teaching. What does this mean to the podcast? Well essentially very little… the podcast continues. Maybe...

SPOTIFY Is Going to Sell Physical Books, What Could This Actually Mean? We Speculate.

by Rai Beardsley | Feb 9, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Episode 663: It was just announced that besides offering audiobooks, Spotify is going to be selling physical books. What! Why would Spotify make this move? Jay and Mike...

Bands, Should You Release Music During the Holiday Season?

by Rai Beardsley | Jan 19, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Episode 662: For decades it has been said the music industry shuts down between Thanksgiving and the New Year, that you shouldn’t release anything during that timeframe....

A List of Things You Can Do to Support Artists and Bands that Don’t Cost You Anything

by Rai Beardsley | Jan 12, 2026 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

We discuss various things fans can do to support and help artists for free Episode 661: HOW TO SUPPORT ARTISTS FOR FREE – This episode we discuss various things fans can do to support and help artists for free… Share their new music on socials Comment more than...

Bruce Houghton Talks Radio Paying Performers & the New Reality of Touring

by Rai Beardsley | Dec 8, 2025 | Audio, Marketing, Music Biz Weekly Podcast, Music Marketing, Videos

Right now radio only pays the songwriters and not the actual performers. Internet radio and streaming do pay the performers. Episode 660: Bruce Houghton from Hypebot, Bandsintown and Skyline Agency joins us this week. Bruce updates us on the news about Skyline closing...