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09/18/2026

Twenty-seven years ago in my music history, The Chicks' "Fly" debuted at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart, staying there for 36 weeks.

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09/18/2026

Questions? [email protected]

Your next release may disappear, and it may have nothing to do with the song.

If you look, sound, and present yourself differently every time you release music, you’re asking people to figure out who you are all over again.

That makes it harder to build recognition, and even harder to build an audience.

Your music can evolve. It should.

But people still need to recognize the artist behind it.

If you keep starting over, every new song has to introduce you again.

09/18/2026

I write a thing for me and you that drops every Friday AM called Nine Signals. It's the nine most important things that happened in the that week. If you want to read more context instead of the TL:DR version, hit the link below.

What you need to know in the music business this week

09/18/2026

Thirty-three years ago, Garth Brooks topped the Billboard Albums chart with 'In Pieces.’ It spent 25 weeks on the chart and sold over 6M copies.

This is a cover of Garth Brooks' classic song, "Ain't Goin' Down"....

09/18/2026

Forty-three years ago, KISS appeared without their trademark 'make-up' for the first time during an MTV interview to promote their new album ‘Lick It Up.’

KISS Unmasking on MTV with J.J. Jackson - September 18, 1983. First...

09/18/2026

UMG sued DistroKid. A researcher attached AI songs to a real artist's Spotify and no one stopped it. Spotify is offering free studio time at Ocean Way Nashville to emerging artists, no royalty trading required.

9 Signals drops every Friday via www.lpconsultingllc.music

09/18/2026

Seven years ago, Old Dominion's single "One Man Band" was RIAA-certified gold.

Listen to “One Man Band” by Old Dominion from their self-titled alb...

09/17/2026

The Chicks’ Natalie Maines was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame in Lubbock eleven years ago. She sang "Wide Open Spaces" at the ceremony.

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09/17/2026

Fifteen years ago, Adele topped the Billboard singles chart with 'Someone Like You.’ The track was also #1 in Australia, New Zealand, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK.

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09/17/2026

Nineteen years ago, Justin Timberlake topped the Billboard Albums chart with 'Futuresex / Lovesounds,' his second solo album and second #1.

Official Video for ”SexyBack” by Justin TimberlakeListen to Justin...