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  • The music industry’s continued exploitation of Black musicians

    In 1955, the song “Tutti Frutti” burst onto the scene and Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as Little Richard, had made history. Within a week and a half after its debut it sold 300,000 copies. Penniman grew up in poverty and hoped his music would help his family and himself achieve financial success, much like…

  • Exploitative contracts, samples, and Kelis

    Corruption in the music industry has been widespread since it started, from Elvis gaining fame off of Black artists’ work to the abusive conservatorship Britney Spears was placed in. But the contracts and deals that are made behind closed doors, made by entertainment lawyers that aim to squeeze as much money from up-and-coming artists as…

  • A Look Into Megan Thee Stallion and 1501’s Battle

    Megan Pete, known as Megan Thee Stallion is a rapper, singer, and international sensation. She started her music career independently in 2016, and was later signed to 1501 Certified Entertainment by Carl Crawford. She was also signed to 300 Entertainment, and after her song “Hot Girl Summer” broke into the US Billboard Hot 100 at…

  • The shady ownership of master recordings

    There are few musical acts that hold the title of “greatest.” Greatness is quantified, usually, by musical quality and consistency, performances, notability, influence on popular culture and other artists, awards, as well as how they have pushed the artistry of music forward. We assume these musicians are filthy rich, and most of the time they…

  • Prince: Freedom Reigns

    Prince wanted two things in his career: to put out as much music as humanly possible and be fairly compensated for all of his work. “When I first started out in this music industry, I was most concerned with freedom,” said Prince in his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speech in 2004. “Freedom…

Archived Blue Room Recordings

Blue Room (@blueroomunca)was my own podcast I created, wrote, directed, and produced. I interviewed local bands and artists from Asheville, North Carolina and surrounding areas. It was an incredibly important experience for me and made me fall in love with music journalism and a career in the field.

Unfortunately, due to SoundCloud payment plans, the episodes were removed from SoundCloud and I have reuploaded them on Buzzsprout.

Maia Breashears

Writer, Podcaster

About

I am a recent graduate of University of North Carolina at Asheville with a B.A. in Mass Communications. I’m extremely passionate in writing about music and the music industry, and hope to be a travel/music journalist.

I ran my own podcast in college called the Blue Room where I interviewed bands from Western North Carolina, primarily Asheville, and was able to make connections with various bands and members of the DIY punk community in Asheville.

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I’m always up to connect with other music journalists and people in the industry.