Miami Bass, Baile Funk & the Labels That Won't Die
About this episode
AJ and Antonio explore the origins of baile funk and discuss the current state of the music industry.
AJ and Antonio trace the direct line from Miami bass record shops to DJ Marlboro's Funk Brasil (1989) — the origin story of baile funk — then pivot to the business: Ed Sheeran's amicable Warner exit, why major labels are still too big to fail (73.3% of all streams are catalog), and what Spotify's new AI remixes deal actually means for artists who let their music breathe. New music from Blxst, Joe Duet Filé, Odeal x Stormzy, Juls, and a spotlight on Sadboy — the Antiguan-Jamaican-Toronto artist doing baile funk in English better than anyone. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/RealRandR
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