Behind the Charts

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The podcast that uncovers the money behind the music. Each episode dives into the financial side of the industry: who really profits from a hit, how streaming reshaped royalties, and what it takes for a song to top the Billboard charts. Smart, insightful, and entertaining — Behind the Charts reveals the business stories hidden beneath the beats.

09/11/2025

The Catalog Gold Rush: Why Investors Are Buying Old Songs

Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Shakira — music catalogs are being sold for hundreds of millions. In this episode of Behind the Charts, we explore why investment funds and major companies are racing to buy the rights to old songs, how these deals work, and what it means for the future of music ownership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 min
09/11/2025

K-Pop and the Global Business Machine

From Seoul to stadiums around the world, K-Pop is more than catchy music and sharp choreography — it’s an industry engineered for global dominance. In this episode of Behind the Charts, we unpack the business model behind K-Pop: training systems, global fandoms, merchandise, touring, and how it became one of South Korea’s most profitable exports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 min
09/11/2025

Latin Explosion: Bad Bunny and the Global Market

Bad Bunny went from local trap artist in Puerto Rico to the most streamed artist in the world. In this episode of Behind the Charts, we explore how the Latin music explosion reshaped the global market, what makes Bad Bunny’s model unique, and how reggaetón became the new global pop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 min
09/10/2025

Beyoncé’s Empire: Music, Movies, and Money Moves

Beyoncé is more than a global superstar — she’s a business empire. In this episode of Behind the Charts, we uncover how she built a fortune across music, film, fashion, and business ventures, and how her model reshaped what it means to be an artist in control of her brand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 min
09/10/2025

From CDs to NFTs: The Business of Sound

Music has moved from vinyl to cassette, from CDs to downloads, and now into the world of NFTs. In this episode of Behind the Charts, we trace how every format shift reshaped the business of sound — who made money, who lost, and how technology keeps reinventing the economics of music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 min
09/10/2025

Taylor Swift vs. The Masters: The Price of Ownershipsi

When Taylor Swift re-recorded her albums to regain control of her masters, she sparked one of the biggest debates in modern music: who really owns an artist’s work? In this episode of Behind the Charts, we dive into the economics, contracts, and power struggles behind one of the most public fights for artistic ownership in history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 min
09/10/2025

The Spotify Revolution: How Streaming Changed Music Forever

Spotify didn’t just launch a platform; it rewrote the rules of the entire music business. In this episode of Behind the Charts, we explore how streaming dethroned CDs and downloads, reshaped royalties, and gave rise to playlists that now decide who gets heard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 min
09/10/2025

Streaming Farms: Buying Fake Plays

Not every million streams is real. In this episode of Behind the Charts, we investigate the world of “streaming farms” — networks of devices and bots that inflate play counts to game the system. Who uses them, how do they work, and what happens when labels, platforms, or artists get caught? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 min
09/10/2025

Billboard Top 10: Dollars Behind the Glory

Landing a song in the Billboard Top 10 is every artist’s dream. But what does it really mean financially? In this episode of Behind the Charts, we pull back the curtain on the dollars behind chart success — from how sales, streams, and radio spins translate into money, to the role of labels, promotion, and global markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 min
09/10/2025

Who Really Gets Paid When a Song Goes Viral?

A song blows up on TikTok or Spotify — millions of plays, millions of fans. But when the streams add up, who actually gets the money? In this first episode of Behind the Charts, we break down the complex world of royalties, splits, and contracts to uncover how viral fame really pays… and for whom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 min

10 Episodes

The podcast that uncovers the money behind the music. Each episode dives into the financial side of the industry: who really profits from a hit, how streaming reshaped royalties, and what it takes for a song to top the Billboard charts. Smart, insightful, and entertaining — Behind the Charts reveals the business stories hidden beneath the beats.

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