American Popular Music and Its Business in the Digital Age: 1985-2020

Rick Sanjek is a former BMI Vice President of writer/publisher relations, national trustee and chapter president of the Recording Academy(R), A&R director at Atlantic Records, artist manager, independent publisher, label operator, and currently licensing consultant. He learned the music business basics working directly with five Hall-of-Fame mentors: BMI's Frances Preston; Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler; the incomparable Willie Nelson; legendary Sun Records producer, publisher, and songwriter Jack Clement; and producer, label owner, and steel guitar legend Pete Drake. Over his career he has worked as a producer, music supervisor, publisher, songwriter, and/or licensing consultant on hundreds of music, film, and television projects. Preface
Acknowledgments
Illustrations
Contents
Prologue

Part One: 1985 to 1995
Chapter One: The Game of Musical Thrones
Chapter Two: Records, Retail, Radio, and the Charts that Bind Them
Chapter Three: Publishing, Copyright, Legislation, and Litigation
Chapter Four: The Creators of Music: Getting Paid
Chapter Five: The Consumer: From Whom, How, and Where the Money Flows

Part Two: 1996-2006
Chapter Six: From Big Six to Big Four
Chapter Seven: Digital Technology Rocks the Record/Radio/Retail Relationship
Chapter Eight: Publishing, Copyright, Legislation, and Litigation
Chapter Nine: The Creators' Side of the Money Equation
Chapter Ten: Emergence of the Digital Consumer: 1996-2006

Part Three: 2007 to 2019
Chapter Eleven: The Game of Musical Thrones: Riding the Digital Wave
Chapter Twelve: Records, Radio, Retail, Streaming, and the Charts
Chapter Thirteen: Publishing and Copyright: The Digital Effect
Chapter Fourteen: The Creators: A Bigger Piece of a Bigger Pie
Chapter Fifteen: The Consumer: Leading the Digital Transition

Epilogue: 2020--Into the Future

Acronyms
Bibliography
Index