The Beat Down: Music Industry Scams | deep dive$

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s/o Burbo Media for providing some research info on DaBlock365!
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Songs/Beats (Spotify Playlist Link): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ti...

1. Nas - Made You Look
2. Jeezy - the enTRAPreneur
3. Devin The Dude - What A Job feat. Snoop Dogg x Andre 3000
4. Cam James - Options feat. JoélGotNow
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:44 Résumé Check
3:30 Meet The Scammers
6:06 Pay 4 Play
7:39 Discovery Mode
10:19 DaBlock365
11:38 3 Types of Contracts
17:15 Infamous Label Deals
22:44 Surprising Scams
25:17 My Sync Story
26:11 Audiomack Initiatives
28:32 Pro Rata vs. User-Centric
30:13 Dear Creatives
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Sources:

1. Medium - DaBlock365 Artist Impersonation Scam
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- Part 2:   / promo-company-da-block-365-accused-of-usin...  

2. Total Number of Songs on Spotify: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/...

3. Spotify's Discovery Mode Article: https://radioink.com/2023/03/16/spoti...

4. VICE - 3 Most Common Contracts: https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3gmj...

5. VICE - Little Richard's Exploitation: https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3vb5...

6. Billboard - Mase Was Paid $20,000 for Masters: https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hi...

7. LA Times - Diddy Returns Masters to Bad Boy: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment...

8. Diddy Allegations: https://www.thecut.com/article/diddy-...

9. Badfinger Story: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-seco...

10. Meg Thee Stallion Contract: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

11. UMG Financial Report (Spotify Ownership): https://assets.ctfassets.net/e66ejtqb...

12. Kesha vs. Dr. Luke: https://www.vulture.com/article/timel...

13. Record Deal Simulator: https://dealsim.createos.app/
Publishing Deal Simulator: https://pubsim.createos.app/

14.Texas Country Music Scam: https://www.kctv5.com/2023/08/26/leav...
Classical Music Scam:   / surge-scammers-targeting-classical-music-f...