Ep.70 - DITD Bites Vol. 3

Diggin' In The Digits

English - August 04, 2020 11:50 - 1 hour - 201 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep.69 - Original Pirate Material

Next Episode: Ep.71 - Mecca & The Soul Brother

On Ep.70 of DITD: We continue our "Bites" series, talking about this year's influx of Deluxe Editions, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's recent comments on artists & a conversation about being "Quotable".

FULL SHOW NOTES & TIMESTAMPS - https://share.transistor.fm/s/3d4994e4

For this DITD Bites, we conversate on some recent phenomena. This year, labels have been implementing Deluxe Editions weeks, sometimes days after the initial album release, why are they doing this and why is it working?

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has commented on wax his opinions on the lack of streaming pay for artists and his answer, whilst unsurprising, are really worrying coming from him.

Lastly, how much weight do we put on a rapper being "quotable"?

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:26)
Deluxe Editions - (20:38)
Ek Vs Artists - (39:51)
Being "Quotable" - (1:04:16)
Lighter Note - (1:18:25)

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