Ben Folds on Music Industry Injustice | Winston–Salem News

Ben Folds took the stage at a congressional forum to expose the broken economics of the music industry, calling out the “seven-layer cake” of fees and middlemen that starves artists of fair pay. As a longtime advocate for creator rights, he linked his 2016 protest song “F Reborn” to his current mission: artists shouldn’t have to be business geniuses to survive. With a career rooted in North Carolina and forged in New York’s indie scene, Folds warned that the current model is unsustainable — and that fixing it requires systemic change, not just individual hustle. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fedc7d2a0bbd6a1c