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A show for indie creators and the people who love and support them. Break the Business Podcast is a fun and informative discussion of entertainment law (for non-lawyers), independent artists, and popular culture. Break the Business is recorded live on Thursdays at 9pm Eastern at twitch.tv/breakthebusiness. Catch the show on Mondays at 6pm on SiriusXM Channel 145 SLAM Radio and on all major podcast platforms! If you'd like to be a guest or have any questions, please send us an email at breakthebusiness@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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TOPICS: Legendary music executive Clive Davis passes away at the age of 94; the NOFAKES Act passes the Senate Judiciary Committee; our guest this week is John Lister, the head of Content and Community at Rap Fame. John i
TOPICS: Can artists really get business opportunities through Instagram DMs? Congress is proposing a bill that would make the Register of Copyrights a President-appointed position, and Ryan talks about why that might be
TOPICS: Ryan and Zak Sloan talk about “Obsession” topping the box office with less than a $1m budget; how to fix Spotify; our guest this week is music executive Russ Rieger. Russ is the co-founder of Not Dead Yet Media,
TOPICS: YouTube and Dropout are investing heavily in FYC Emmy campaigns—will the industry take note?ElisaRockDoc career update: our guest this week is musician and actor Martin Luther McCoy. His new album Welcome Back Lo
TOPICS: YouTube and Dropout are investing heavily in FYC Emmy campaigns—will the industry take note?ElisaRockDoc career update: our guest this week is musician and actor Martin Luther McCoy. His new album Welcome Back Lo
TOPICS: What can artists do about rising fuel costs making tours more expensive? Boring bands don’t get booked; our guests this week are Kelly Breaks and Paul Mezier, developers of the Blue Frog Immersive VR Concert App
TOPICS: What can artists do about rising fuel costs making tours more expensive? Boring bands don’t get booked; our guests this week are Kelly Breaks and Paul Mezier, developers of the Blue Frog Immersive VR Concert App
TOPICS: Ryan and Producer Lauren talk about Taylor Swift’s latest trademark news, including her new “Hey, It’s Taylor” sound trademarks and the latest in her “Life of a Showgirl” trademark lawsuit; our guest this week is
TOPICS: Ryan and Producer Lauren talk about Taylor Swift’s latest trademark news, including her new “Hey, It’s Taylor” sound trademarks and the latest in her “Life of a Showgirl” trademark lawsuit; our guest this week is
Topics: Zak and Lauren run the show while Ryan is away celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary. Touring artists: Ticketmaster is causing artists Blue Dot Fever. Taylor Swift seeks trademark protection from potential AI
Topics: Zak and Lauren run the show while Ryan is away celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary. Touring artists: Ticketmaster is causing artists Blue Dot Fever. Taylor Swift seeks trademark protection from potential AI
TOPICS: Is the music industry a good place for indie artists in 2026? We answer a listener's question about equity crowdfunding. Our guest this week is Sarah Nagourney, executive, songwriter, and host of the She Creates
TOPICS: Is the music industry a good place for indie artists in 2026? We answer a listener's question about equity crowdfunding. Our guest this week is Sarah Nagourney, executive, songwriter, and host of the She Creates
TOPICS: Ryan and Gideon King break down the April 15th jury verdict in the LiveNation/TicketMaster Trial; our guest this week is TV host and social entrepreneur Simonetta Lein. Check out the Simonetta Lein show and find
TOPICS: Ryan and Gideon King break down the April 15th jury verdict in the LiveNation/TicketMaster Trial; our guest this week is TV host and social entrepreneur Simonetta Lein. Check out the Simonetta Lein show and find
TOPICS: Record deals are becoming more favorable for artists but also less favorable; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs; the power of positive visualization; our guest this week is singer, songwriter, and podcast host Mii
TOPICS: Record deals are becoming more favorable for artists but also less favorable; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs; the power of positive visualization; our guest this week is singer, songwriter, and podcast host Mii
TOPICS: Ryan and ElisaRockDoc talk about indie video games and the unique sync licensing opportunities that they provide to artists; Taylor Swift is facing a lawsuit over her “Life of a Showgirl” brand; our guest this we
TOPICS: Ryan and ElisaRockDoc talk about indie video games and the unique sync licensing opportunities that they provide to artists; Taylor Swift is facing a lawsuit over her “Life of a Showgirl” brand; our guest this we
TOPICS: Ryan and Katie Z talk about how to select a good artist consultant; Universal Publishing submits a legal filing arguing that Anthropic’s use of song lyrics to train theClaude platform is not fair; our guest this
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music business professor, international keynote speaker, global DJ performer, author · The Amani Experience
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Ian
life-coach · ArrowFyre
1 appearance on this show
Danielle
sexpert · Dermatouch Aesthetics
1 appearance on this show
Tiff Randol
Mamas in Music
2 appearances on this show
Danny Garcia
CEO and Co-Founder · Real Estate Photos Atlanta
2 appearances on this show
Vinny
Belushi Speedball
1 appearance on this show
Lana Love
Musician Artist
2 appearances on this show
Sam Smith
the first woman to float a British stockbroking company · Black and Gold Productions
1 appearance on this show
Ralph Tashjian
Intercept Music
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Evers
senior editor at the Harvard Business Review · Harvard Business Review
1 appearance on this show
Kay Hanley
Letters to Cleo
1 appearance on this show
Chappell Roan
1 appearance on this show
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