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Artist Management Music Management
Why Getting a Manager Won’t Fix What You Think It Will
ByRon Pye May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
About two years ago an artist came to me for consultancy about her career situation. She had signed a management deal eighteen months earlier with someone who had a genuinely good contacts list and probably genuinely good intentions. Labels, booking agents,…
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What the BMG and Concord Merger Means for Artists
ByRon Pye May 1, 2026May 1, 2026
On the 28th April 2026, BMG and Concord announced plans to merge into a single company. The new combined entity, will be majority owned by Bertelsmann at roughly 67% with Great Mountain Partners holding the remaining 33%. Current projected revenues of…
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