NEAR TRUTHS: DON'T GIVE IT AWAY
I.B. Bad on Max's next chapter, Apple Music, TikTok, a big (potential) deal for the Chili Peppers and more.
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- NEAR TRUTHS: DON'T GIVE IT AWAY
NEAR TRUTHS: DON'T GIVE IT AWAY
02/21/25I.B. Bad on Max's next chapter, Apple Music, TikTok, a big (potential) deal for the Chili Peppers and more.
02/21/25 - NEAR TRUTHS: GATOR BITES
NEAR TRUTHS: GATOR BITES
02/12/25I.B. Bad explores the young year’s big successes, from top labels to the Grammys, Super Bowl and FireAid.
02/12/25 - NEAR TRUTHS: REP RAP
NEAR TRUTHS: REP RAP
01/16/25Agency competition is plenty robust and becoming more so, about which more in a moment. But we should start by saying that both WME and Wasserman Music have enjoyed...
01/16/25 - NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART THREE)
NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART THREE)
12/13/24I.B. surveys the live space in this, the third installment of his 2024 retrospective. Tickets are going fast.
12/13/24 - NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART TWO)
NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART TWO)
12/11/24In the second installment of this sprawling assessment of the year, I.B. looks at indie successes, pubbery gains, DSP evolution and Nashville changes.
12/11/24 - NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART ONE)
NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART ONE)
12/09/24I.B. Bad on big changes at the labels, breakthrough acts, Grammy favorites and more.
12/09/24 - OF MICE AND MEDIA
OF MICE AND MEDIA
11/04/24I.B. weighs in on new plateaus for Tyler, the Creator and Gracie Abrams and the huge new Disney-Grammy deal.
11/04/24