All Episodes

BTB Ep 535: Is Distrokid deleting legitimate music?; interview with Keldamuzik

BTB Ep 534: Olivia Dean Copyright Lawsuit; Engineer Flip Interview

BTB Ep 533: Why can’t Congress make laws that help indie creators; DJ Self Born

BTB Ep 532: Sherry-Lynn Lee and Lisa B join the program

BTB Ep 531: Can AI level the playing field for indie artists?; rock singer Tony Tripi

BTB Ep 530: Fair use for Suno; Dr. Raina Murnak and Kayla Behforouz

BTB Ep 529: Remembering Dolly Parton (1946-2026); Vered Benhorin Interview

BTB Ep 528: Ellie Goulding sues her former managers; Prima Apollinaare

BTB Ep 527: Spotify and Claude offering AI transparency; Orphiq CEO JC Sanchez

BTB Ep 526: A tribute to Glen Hansard; Fritz Michel of Young Allies

BTB Ep 525: Live Nation Settlement Update; Gregoire Gensollen interview

BTB Ep 524: “I Am Rocky” Biopic; Steff Agathis from Vitalize Records

BTB Ep 523: UMAW’s “Raise the Bar” pledge; Nadim Rahman of SongProof

BTB Ep 522: Are record labels making themselves obsolete; singer - songwriter Ammar Farooki

BTB Ep 521: Remembering Clive Davis; John Lister of Rap Fame

BTB Ep 520: Are we making changes to the Copyright Office; singer - songwriter Nick Cain

BTB Ep 519: An “Obsession” with indie filmmakers; music executive Russ Rieger

BTB Ep 518: YouTube is trying to win Emmys; musician and actor Martin Luther McCoy

BTB Ep 517: Rising fuel costs are making tours more expensive; Kelly and Paul from Blue Frog Immersive

BTB Ep 516: Taylor Swift’s Sound Trademarks; entrepreneur Caro Castilla

BTB Ep 515 : Zak and Lauren takeover with guest Maria Ellis

BTB Ep 514: A love letter to the music industry; Sarah Nagourney of She Creates Noise

BTB Ep 513: LiveNation Verdict; Simonetta Lein

BTB Ep 512: Are record deals becoming more favorable with artists; singer and podcaster Miist

BTB Ep 511: Sync opportunties in indie video games; author Amani Roberts

BTB Ep 510: “Fair Use” in Anthropic copyright case; Mike Cykoski of A is for Atom

BTB Ep 509: "The Lion King" defamation suit; Gateless CEO Brittany Perry

BTB Ep 508: DOJ quits Live Nation lawsuit; musician and author Bobbo Byrnes

BTB Ep 507: Do you “own” music you create with AI?; interview with Ava Della Pietra

BTB Ep. 506: Don’t throw stuff at your concerts; Brian Popowitz of Black Box

BTB Ep 505: Music in an AI world; interview with Orphan Prodigy

BTB Ep 504: Melania’s copyright kerfuffle; Andrew Corbett of VOLTA

BTB Ep 503: Networking tips that work; musician Gregory McLoughlin

BTB Ep 502: “Collective effervescence” in your live shows; Bill “Downupright” Boulden

BTB Ep 501: Bandcamp bans AI music; Kimball Gallagher of 88 International

Celebrating Episode 500 with Meri Amber and Hans Schuman of JazzReach

BTB Ep 499: Public Domain Day 2026; Jill Goyeau of Talking Violet

BTB Ep 498: New Year’s Resolutions; Blues Rock Artist Leanne Binder

BTB Ep 497: Cox v. Sony in the Supreme Court; Corporations vs. LLCs

BTB Ep 496: Warner settles with Suno; artist wealth advisor Rick Morse

BTB Ep 495: Open AI’s Copyright Opt Outs; we interview Victor Jones

BTB Ep 494: Why are people listening less to the ad - supported streaming; Geoff Cubitt from Strm Music

BTB Ep 493: TikTok is not a great platform for music discovery; Neil Sheehan of Vocana

BTB Ep 492: Can digital creators write off their tips on their taxes?; Grayson Sanders of Chordal

BTB Ep 491: Living Wage for Musicians Act is Reintroduced; merch tips with Seamus Meniane

BTB Ep 490: Lessons musicians have learned; we interview Tiff Randol of Mamas in Music

BTB Ep 489: Ryan crashes out over The Muppets; we interview Lanz Pierce

BTB Ep 488: Why is private equity interested in the creator economy?; Bill “Downupright” Boulden

BTB Ep 487: Debby Scheer and Danny Garcia join Zak

BTB EP 486: Ryan is still away; Lyric Writing; The Rap Act; guest: Zoe Espitia, founder of Zojak World Wide

BTB Ep 485: Video games, cover music; National Chair of AIMP, Frank Handy

BTB Ep 484: The fake AI band has a fake manager; Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR

BTB Ep 483: AI - generated artists on Spotify; indie folk artists aibai & vinny

BTB Ep 482: Google is using YouTube videos to train AI; Jeremy Sirota of Merlin

BTB Ep 481: Ryan and Elisa talk creator mental health; musician Jeff Michaels

BTB Ep 480: How AI will impact artists; radio host and entrepreneur Jasmine Ortiz

BTB Ep 479: Taylor Swift bought back her masters; Kate Sheeran of the Eastman School of Music

BTB Ep 478: Innovative ways to promote your music; Cat Henry of Live Music Society

BTB Ep 477: Lana Love talks about “The Rehearsal”; we interview Talia Keys

BTB Ep 476: “The Rehearsal” created a fake singing competition; music from Anora

BTB Ep 475: Sam Smith caught in the copyright buzzsaw; Trevor Swenson of Dynamic Talent International

BTB Ep 474: Managing stress as a creator; artist/producer Clara Venice

BTB Ep 473: Funny realtor videos; interview with Ralph Tashjian of Intercept Music

BTB Ep 472: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift with Kevin Evers of Harvard Business Review

TOPICS: NO FAKES Act is back; we interview artist and copyright advocate Lana Love

BTB Ep 470: Mariah Carey Copyright Suit DISMISSED; recording artist Nicki Richards

BTB Ep 469: How Doechii’s “Anxiety” became an unexpected hit; Grammy nominated mastering engineer Idania Valencia

BTB Ep 468: Policy solutions to low streaming payouts; interview with Rudy Love, Jr. of 2lot

BTB Ep 467: We break down Spotify’s “Loud and Clear” report; ZZ Ward Interview

BTB Ep 466: How to avoid copyright lawsuits when you work with music collaborators; entertainment lawyer Mimi Camara

BTB Ep 465: Facebook and Twitch are limiting videos; musician John Modell

BTB Ep 464: Metal Dave is back!; interview with Regina Sayles

BTB Ep 463: Kay Hanley talks about Chappell Roan’s Grammy Speech; musician and author Ben Neill

BTB Ep 462: Chappell Roan’s Grammys Speech; Gaelen McCormick of the Eastman School of Music

BTB Ep 461: Freelancing as an influencer; Daniel Brindley of Union Stage Presents

BTB Ep 460: TikTok is still here (for now); Tim Walther of the All Good Now Festival

BTB Ep 459: Status of the Corporate Transparency Act; Mark Caruso of Angry Mob Music

BTB Ep 458: Entertainment law news; country musician and veterans advocate Jessica Lynn

BTB Ep 457: “Is Spotify taking money from indie artists”?; Bill “Downupright” Boulden

BTB Ep 456: Music trends in 2025; we interview the founders of booking platform EVA

BTB Ep 455: The end of TikTok?; we interview Joseph Perla of Hangout

BTB Ep 454: Lessons from Wicked’s marketing campaign; Rod Yancy from Bootleg

BTB Ep 453: Drake diss track legal filings; Adewale Ogunleye interview

BTB Ep 452: Should artists move to Bluesky?; we interview singer - songwriter Sabrina Monique

BTB Ep 451: The “waterfall” release strategy; we interview Nick from Yacht Rock Revue

BTB Ep 450: Making one change to the music business; we interview musician and tech CEO Eric Hirshberg

BTB Ep 449: Promoting music on podcasts; Kanru Hua of Dreamtonics

BTB Ep 448: Why is everyone on TikTok being mean to Lawrence?; music executive Paula Park

BTB Ep 447: The healing power of music; we interview Bill “Downupright” Boulden

BTB Ep 446: Rewarding your most loyal fans; jazz singer Lizzie Thomas

BTB Ep 445: Donnie Kehr and Rockers on Broadway; New Age artist Kevin Keller

BTB Ep 444: Google makes AI generated podcasts; we interview Sean and Matthew from Musical AI

BTB Ep 443: Is the music streaming model broken?; we interview music luminary Charlie Peacock

BTB Ep 442: Should Rockstar Games pay royalties to musicians?; we interview Trevor Hinesley of Soundstripe

BTB Ep 441: The Justice Department is indicting for artificial streams; we interview the founders of 800 Pound Gorilla Media

BTB Ep 440: “Very Demure, Very Mindful” trademarks; singer - songwriter Lauren Ann

BTB Ep 439: Distrokid artists are not getting paid on Roblox; we interview Darryl Ballantyne of LyricFind

BTB Ep 438: Lou Pearlman’s legacy; we interview rock singer and Idol winner David Cook

BTB Ep 437: How to get your mechanical royalties; we interview drummer and motivational speaker Ray LeVier

BTB Ep 436: Copyright holders are suing the NBA; Hadley Spanier of Yousician