Guest or Expert (possibly a commentator or analyst)
Appearances
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
I am being told, unbelievably, that the PR firm that is engaging in this behind the scenes, and I'm gonna say allegedly here, is Stephanie Jones PR. Cannot make this up. The one that is engaged in the lawsuit right now with Justin Baldoni. And they're starting to realize that if you just start drumming up old beef, I mean, why are they? It looks like Selena Gomez has moved on.
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
She's getting married. She's doing tons of interviews with Benny Blanco. And they're all trying to make Justin Bieber believe that his wife is really a secret stalker that's ruining his life.
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
plays out take a listen to this well now these contracts are written so that these artists and these podcasters are forced to go into arbitration and of course if you're a child who star who's only person looking over your shoulder is your mother who had you when you were 16 years old and you see the word arbitration you have no idea what that what that means what the context of that is it means that it's private
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
It means that you have to go meet and there's one person that gets to side your fate. And of course, within LA and New York, we are learning more and more that these judges and these lawyers are in many times paid off, right?
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
Now, the label owns the masters of the record. Now, the masters has the right to sync something, to put it on a TV show. The masters has the right to where it lives and doesn't live, to break it down in a beat format, to whatever they want to do with the master recording, right? Artist doesn't own the master. He's only participating in the royalties of the album.
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
When I say 70-30, that's a strong deal. It's a lot of artists on Music Row right now with 95-5s.
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
So how do you make money then? And then touring and merch.
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
They got this new thing called a 360 deal, which is called ancillary participation, which means now not only do I want 95% of what your streaming does, I want 15% of what your touring does, gross. I want 15% of what your merch does, gross. I want 15% of your appearance fee, gross. I want 15% of everything you do, gross.
The Brett Cooper Show
I Spoke With People Close To Justin Bieber | Episode 25
I just want to remind you that Justin Bieber is also, as an adult, probably experiencing one of the most traumatic years of his life. Money, money, money, money, money, money, money. Money, get out of here, bro. Money? Money? Is this common for somebody who is possibly using to be very normal some days and then very crazy?