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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.
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S1E10 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…
S1E9 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…
S1E8 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…
S1E7 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…
S1E6 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 —…
S1E5 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…
S1E4 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…
S1E3 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…
S1E2 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…
S1E1 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…
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Behind the Charts has published 10 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Business, History.
Behind the Charts is currently dormant with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 8m.
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