Freedom Radio Hour

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss Eddie's debut 'Do You Wanna Dance?' LP. What happens after an artist releases his or her album? Adam and Eddie also discuss a helpful checklist of next steps for artists releasing new music, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss singer Enrique Iglesias' lawsuit against Universal Music. Has Universal been underpaying royalties? Adam and Eddie also discuss Spotify's continued drama as it prepares to go public including a possible royalty scam, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss product pairing in the age of streaming. Companies are pairing streaming subscriptions with products like Amazon's Echo speakers and Apple Music's Home Pods. What will Spotify and other similar 'streaming only' platforms do to compete? Adam and Eddie also discuss the civil rights anthem 'We Shall Overcome' in honor of Black History Month, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss Best Buy's decision to pull CDs from their stores amidst the continued streaming wars fight between Apple Music, Spotify, TIDAL, Amazon and Youtube. Adam and Eddie also discuss YouTube's demonetization of some of their video channels, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss the Copyright Royalty Board's ruling that increases the rate that streamers pay music publishers. How much will artists now earn from streaming? Eddie and Adam also discuss more details surrounding the $1.6B Spotify lawsuit, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

The Freedom Radio Hour is back! On this episode, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss the $1.6B Wixen Music Publishing lawsuit against Spotify. Eddie and Adam also break down recently filed Congressional bills, including the Music Modernization Act, the Classics Act and the AMP act, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas celebrate the Season 7 finale while discussing predictions for the music business in the new year. What should you be on the look out for? Eddie and Adam also break down their own 'Artist Checklist,' live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss the telling comments from Apple Music head Jimmy Iovine. What were his main issues about the music business? Eddie and Adam also debate whether there's still value in networking with other artists, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss Universal Music Group's expanding valuation throughout the year. Is UMG preparing to go public? Eddie and Adam also discuss IPOs (initial public offering,) job creation and its connection to the music business, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss FCC's December 15th vote to repeal net neutrality rules. What does this mean for the music industry? Eddie and Adam also discuss Royalty Exchange (a copyright auction house) as well as a conservative group's lawsuit against YouTube, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss Facebook fact checking problems. How is this connected to the music business? Eddie and Adam also discuss the lawsuit in UK court against Tunein as well as Pandora's billion dollar loss, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss house music producing duo 95 North's 25h anniversary and Billboard magazine ending its practice of giving equal weight to paid streams and free streams in its music charts. Eddie and Adam also discuss whether Facebook is eavesdropping on you from your phone, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss terrorism in night life. What are some of the best practices for staying safe? Eddie and Adam also discuss Mixcloud's licensing deal with Warner Music and more, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss a new opportunity to own shares in rapper Eminem's catalog. Will this become a trend? Eddie and Adam also discuss the pitfalls of the major label ecosystem and its connection to indie music, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss Apple Music's attempts to improve their bottom line, including their 1 billion dollar investment in TV and film. What are they planning for streaming music? Eddie and Adam also discuss streaming service TIDAL and their attempts at increasing their low subscription numbers, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss the RIAA and their newly published music reports on the first 6 month's revenues of 2017. Eddie and Adam also discuss the report's increase in streaming income and a decrease in SoundExchange's digital public performance royalties, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss actor Lorenz Tate's recent talk and its connection to independent media. Eddie and Adam also discuss politics in house music lyrics. Are artists writing about the political climate enough and should or shouldn't they, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss the RIAA's win in the YouTube to MP3 battle, but is it still losing the war on piracy? Eddie and Adam also discuss Spotify lawsuits which question whether mechanical royalties are even due on a stream, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com

On this episode of the Freedom Radio Hour, co-hosts Adam Cruz and Eddie Nicholas discuss H.R. 1695 which proposes to make the Register of Copyrights a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position. Eddie and Adam also discuss whether Pandora is on life support as non-interactive streaming takes a hit, live on Capital Radio 91.6FM The Heartbeat of Sudan and on the web at: freedomradiohour.com & dwildmusicradio.com