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Want a Publishing Deal? Prove This First
99% of songwriters fail to recoup their deals. In this episode, Lee Krabel (VP of A&R at SMACKSongs) breaks down the brutal business reality of Nashville—and how you can beat the odds.
Most people think the music business is about "getting discovered." The truth? It’s a high-stakes investment game where only 0.00019% of songs actually reach the top. We’re sitting down for a deep-dive business masterclass on how publishing houses actually make money, why the "viral" era is slowing down, and what it really takes to build a career that lasts.
In this episode, we discuss:
-The Recoupment Trap…
The skinny
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