Jon Siebels of Eve 6 joins us to talk about Live Nation’s recent announcement that it will be ending merch cuts, offering artists travel stipends and a handful of other things to better “support artists.” The company, which has an effective monopoly over the music industry through its control over music venues, serving as a promoter and owning Ticketmaster, quietly acknowledged their “support” of artists won’t last forever, as some of these initiatives expire at the end of the year.
Jon provides a look into the industry, offers context for how things like merch cuts and the shift to streaming negatively impacts artists and what musicians can and should do to create protections for themselves and others in the industry.
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