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We Can All learn a Thing or Two From Dolly Parton About Ownership
Dolly Parton turned down Elvis and kept her publishing; here's what every artist should learn from that.
Adaugo Ugwu·Sep 4, 2026·5 min
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Selling a Culture: How K-Pop Became a Business Model And What Nigeria Can Learn From It
A Korean folk song sung in a 50,000-seat stadium, 5,000 miles from home. How K-pop engineered that moment, and what Afrobeats can learn from it.
Aug 28, 2026·6 min
Samples: Exploring Music Built on Someone Else’s Work
A 6-second drum solo from 1969 has been sampled over 5,000 times. Some of the biggest songs ever made were built on someone else's work. Here's what that means for royalties.
Aug 8, 2026·5 min
The Geography of Sound: Why Music Sounds Different in Every City
We explore how place shapes music, why every city has its own sound, and why that matters for every artist
Jul 21, 2026·4 min
The Rivalry That Built a Genre: King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, and the Evolution of Juju Music
They were rivals to their fans and friends to each other. Here is how a publicly charged feud between two juju legends pushed an entire genre forward.
Jul 9, 2026·5 min
Where Words Fail: Songs Born from Tragedy
What do a 19th-century hymn, an Afrobeat protest song, and a K-pop ballad have in common? They were all wrested from unimaginable loss.
Apr 8, 2026·7 min