The-Dream weighs in musicians and other artists acting as cord-cutters and eliminating the presence of the middle man by going Indie.
The-Dream talks about the advantages of signing with a label instead of going indie. Read on…
When it comes to Indie artists to signing with a label, Terius Youngdell Nash, aka The-Dream stopped by Sway In The Morning, the flagship program on the Sirius XM radio channel Shade 45.
Dream told Sway during the interview:
“Don’t become no independent artist and be on SoundCloud and y’all not making no paper just to say you independent.”
These days, Dream says it all depends on who you sign too. He understands the new modern game of going independent, but he stresses, “it all depends on who you align yourself with.”
Dream says that is why he signed with Def Jam, but not everyone is not successful. Basically, Terius Nash talks about the artists in 2017, and the anti-independent train of thought. Many believe that they can get the success of Chance the Rapper, but like Nash stated, it’s all about who he aligned himself with. What Chance did is far and few, but music hasn’t seen success like Chance for while. The last artist who burst onto the scene was Macklemore back in 2012. with Coloring Book, might be outdated.
The-Dream talked about the advantages of going with a label during a recent appearance on he told Sway during the interview. Strong words that go against the grain, but if you look at his history in the music business, it’s not hard to understand why The-Dream would believe this.
Since 2007, the man has released five studio albums of his own, as well as written chart-toppers for the likes of Justin Bieber, Rihanna and many more. He also owns all the masters to his solo recordings, which is huge. However,
