Buying Beats for Viral Songs Is Becoming Popular (and Messy) Business
Rolling Stone Buying Beats for Viral Songs Is Becoming a Popular (and Messy) Business Execs are scooping up the beats behind hits — sometimes without singers’ knowledge. Some see the practice as shrewd business, but others say the murky ethics can turn a breakthrough into “a nightmare” By Brayden George* Caleb Hearn and Jason Messer used to be inseparable. “We did everything together,” says Hearn, a 20-year-old singer from King, North Carolina. But on February 18th, 2017, when Messer asked his friend to go hiking in nearby Hanging Rock State Park, Hearn had to bow...
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