record label
also referred to as: record labels
3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 24, 2022 by Ben Gilbert · across every show →
Everything said about record label, oldest first
Jan 24, 2022
Asymmetric Deals Exist Because Winners Must Subsidize Extensive Portfolio Failures
“Most of these startups, most of these artists are going to fail. And the record labels or the book publishers or the VCs are gonna have sunk all this money in to get to a point where we can even see if it's gonna work, and when 90 plus percent, I don't know wh…”
Jan 24, 2022
Artists Typically Receive Only 10% to 15% in Master Royalties
“Yeah, when you sign a distribution deal where a record label fronts you the money, you make the album, they then own the master, your royalty stream, again, independently negotiated, but you only end up with, like, 10%, 15%. Maybe if you're a really big artist…”
Dec 18, 2023 bearish
Gilbert: Spotify lacks operating leverage in music due to record labels
“I think Spotify in their music business has gotten to scale and has no potential to create a high operating leverage business. They're always going to be giving the same percentage of the profits to the record labels who have an unbelievable amount of bargaini…”