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Media Appearances

Television / Video

Canada CBC The National Trump Posts Fake Taylor Swift Endorsement on Social Media, (August 20, 2024), video (story starts at 23:10)

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CBS 4 Miami Universal Music Group and TikTok Strike Licensing Deal As Potential Ban Looms, (May 2, 2024), video

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FOX 26 Houston Morning Show 'Taylor Tots' Moms react to new album, (April 23, 2024), video

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FOX 26 Houston Morning Show Beyoncé Goes Country With Two New Singles, (February 20, 2024), video​

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FOX 26 Houston Morning Show What's Behind the Bad Behavior at Live Shows? (July 6, 2023), video 

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FOX 26 Houston Morning Show ​Congress Holds Hearing on How to Prevent Ticketmaster Disasters, (January 25, 2023),  video (link unavailable, footage viewable on request)

 

BBC News UK ​Justin Bieber Sells Rights to Songs, (January 24, 2023), video (link unavailable)​

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Scripps News Congress to question Ticketmaster following Taylor Swift Ticket Fiasco, (January 23, 2023), video and text​​

 

China Global Television Network ​Music During Quarantine, Global Business, (September 19, 2020), video

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Radio Shows / Podcasts

[Podcast] The MLC: Taking Care of Your Music Business Episode #1: From Royalties to Rights: How The MLC Empowers Creators with Serona Elton (January 9, 2025), audio and video

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[Podcast] TAXI TV Money From Your Music Could Be Waiting for You! (December 2, 2024), video

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[Podcast] MUBUTV Surprising Things You Will Learn About Digital Mechanical Royalties With Serona Elton From the MLC (October 22, 2024), video

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace Why are Americans splurging on live music? (November 12, 2024), audio and text

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[Radio] Global News Canada A Little More Conversation with Ben O'Hara-Byrne national radio show Pink Floyd Sells Music Catalog and Name and Likeness to Sony for $400 million  (October 3, 2024), audio (story starts at 51:30)

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[Podcast] The Indie Unplugged Understanding Rights, Royalties, and the Impact of AI with Serona Elton (October 1, 2024), audio and video

 

[Radio] Canada CBC Your World Tonight Swifties Attack Trump (August 2024), audio (story starts at 11:22)

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[Podcast] Sound Connections Podcast Exploring Music's Money Maze (May 2024). audio and video

 

[Podcast] Ari's Take / The New Music Business Podcast Understanding How Digital and Physical Mechanical Royalties Work,  (April 2024), audio and video

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[Radio] AirTalk with Larry Mantle/LAist 89.3 FM NPR Station in Los Angeles Artists' Songs Remain Silent As TikTok And Universal Music Group Continue Licensing Negotiations, (March 13, 2024), audio (scroll down the page to the story)

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[Podcast] Music Tectonics Podcast Star Series: Dollars, Data, and Bot Sounds with Beatdapp, The MLC, and LANDR, (October 2023), audio (story starts at 23:00)​

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[Radio] Australia ABC News Daily Podcast ​Swiftonomics: The power of Taylor Swift, (October 26, 2023), audio and text

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace Is the Curtain Dropping on "Hidden Fees" on Concert Tickets? (June 16, 2023), audio and text

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[Radio] AirTalk with Larry Mantle/LAist 89.3 FM NPR Station in Los Angeles What’s Behind The Trend Of Artists Selling Their Back Catalogs?, (June 13, 2023), audio (scroll down the page to the story)

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[Radio] Global News Canada A Little More Conversation with Ben O'Hara-Byrne national radio show Reflecting on the Life and Passing of Tina Turner, (May 25, 2023), audio (story starts at 32:45)

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[Podcast] Music for Education and Wellbeing Podcast, Routes into the Music Industry (November 2022), audio

 

[Radio] Global News Canada A Little More Conversation with Ben O'Hara-Byrne national radio show Why Iconic musicians are selling their entire life ’s work  (January 26, 2022), audio (story starts at 16:55)

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​[Radio] NPR Marketplace David Bowie joins a list of stars whose back catalogs are sold for galactic sums (January 4, 2022), audio and text

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[Podcast] University of Miami Frost Sessions Video Podcast The Music Marketplace Over the Past 20 Years with Serona Elton and Joel Andrew​, (November 15, 2021), video (audio-only podcast also available)

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[Podcast] The Future of What podcast ​Educating the Next Generation of Music Business Professionals, (March 2020), audio​

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace Beyoncé and her brand, by the numbers, (April 17, 2019), audio and text

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace Spotify Aims to Rule All Audio,​ (February 6, 2019), audio and text

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace What Visual Albums Say About Today’s Music Industry, (August 19, 2016), audio and text

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace The Streaming War is Running Out of Beyoncés, (May 6, 2016), audio and text

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace 'Lemonade’ and the Business of Beyoncé, April 25, 2016), audio and text

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace Beyoncé's singular business model, (February 8, 2016), audio and text

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[Radio] NPR Marketplace The Music Industry Sings a Sorrowful, Flat Note, (March 19, 2015), audio and text

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Websites / Text Articles

The New York Times Cash App Wades Into the Exclusive World of Presale Concert Tickets (December 6, 2024), text

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The Guardian Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sexual abuse. Why are his music streams rising? (November 26, 2024), text

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NPR Marketplace In 1976, concert tickets cost less than $10. Now, they can go for thousands. What happened? (July 8, 2024), text

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Wired The Next Meme Stock? Owning a Slice of Your Favorite Song, (September 26, 2023), text

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​The New York Times ​The Blurred Lines Between Goldman C.E.O.’s Day Job and His D.J. Gig, (Digital version published February 5, 2023; Physical front-page version published February 6, 2023), text

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CNN.com Justin Bieber just sold his entire music catalog. Here’s why companies are eager to strike these massive deals. (January 24, 2023), text

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CBC News Why are Streaming Platforms Keeping Kanye When Other Companies Cut Ties?, (October 29, 2022), text

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CNN.com Brands have dumped Kanye West. What about his music career?, (October 26, 2022), text

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CNN.com Netflix made this 1985 single top the charts again, (June 23, 2022), text​​

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CNN.com Spotify wants Joe Rogan and every musician. That's proving impossible, (February 1, 2022), text​​

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CNN.com Why Taylor Swift is re-recording her songs​, (February 11, 2021), text

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University of Miami, News at the U Why are artists selling their music catalogs, (January 11, 2021), text

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Billboard Brain Drain, Bankruptcy & Millions Unemployed: Where Do Concert Workers Go From Here? (September 11, 2020), text

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CNN.com The music industry was left for dead a few years ago. Now it's booming again, (February 28, 2020) text

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The Ringer How Spotify Beat Apple to Charting the Future of Music, (January 22, 2018), text

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Bloomberg Law Spotify Agrees to pay $43M to Settle Class Action Claims by Songwriters, (May 31, 2017), text

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