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The Manager’s Playbook 039: Milana Lewis – Artist Ownership, Royalties, Distribution vs. Delivery, Concord Partnership & The Future of Music Business
In episode 39 of The Manager’s Playbook, Mauricio Ruiz sits down with Milana Lewis, co-founder and CEO of STEM, to unpack the realities of today’s music business.
Milana explains why royalty accounting is still one of the industry’s biggest problems, why so many artists don’t know what they own or when they’ll get paid, and how that lack of clarity gets exploited in bad deals. She also breaks down the difference between independence and autonomy, the role of distribution vs. delivery, and what artists really need to cut through the noise.
The conversation also dives into STEM’s new…
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