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Jun 11, 2019

We the (second-)best music!

DJ Khaled isn’t the only artist to bundle his album with a product to boost sales. Plus: how retailers are attracting hourly workers and an interview with Serious Eats founder Ed Levine.

DJ Khaled attends the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11, 2018 in Inglewood, California.
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

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Segments From This Episode

Billboard takes a closer look at bundling
by Erika Beras
Rich Fury/Getty Images
A recent spat with DJ Khaled is making the music industry question what really counts as a sold copy of an album.
Unpredictable schedules are part of the retail gig but new policies could change that
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Bradley Gordon via Flickr
But there are budding efforts to give hourly workers in those fields more dependable hours.
Something you didn’t know: H-1B visa fees pay for STEM research, education for Americans
by Andy Uhler
Rhona Wise/AFP/Getty Images
The goal: More Americans in high-paying jobs.
Finding a new CEO for a troubled company isn’t easy
by Ben Bradford
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Wells Fargo, in trouble with regulators and lawmakers, is having trouble finding a new boss.
Serious Eats and the seriously tough business of digital media
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Photo by Vicky Wasik, courtesy of Serious Eats
Serious Eats was Ed Levine’s “dream job.” “I just didn’t know all the baggage that would come with the dream job.”
Affordable housing is her business model
by Bennett Purser
Courtesy of Anna Taylor
How a first-generation homeowner became a landlord who focuses on reasonable rents.