Spotify has a huge library of covers by unknown artists. The band is the “company” at the execution level. The label is the private equity or accelerator/VC. T

Spotify has a huge library of covers by unknown artists. The band is the “company” at the execution level. The label is the private equity or accelerator/VC. The music is the product. It may be freely available, but it’s not free. It’s a business of land and expand before you see a dime so you need to establish the scale first. Taylor swift is an interesting choice since her whole music catalog was bought out from under her (she still owns the song but not the masters) and now she’s recording it all again. Just being Taylor swift isn’t enough, she needs her music, in order to be “Taylor Swift - The Band”. Yes, you can’t replace Taylor and still have her music. Just like you can’t replace Atari and still have Atari. There are companies that exist as an extension of the founder (cough X cough) but most don’t operate this way.