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Does Vezt Provide Songwriters With Their Business Model of the Future?

Vezt trumpets itself as the savior of the struggling performer. But can the fledgeling start-up help artists get by? And can the company itself survive long enough to find out?

Jack Denton

Musician Liz Phair performs at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on March 26th, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.

PS Picks: Liz Phair’s Girly Sound Mixtapes

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Jack Denton

Tyler Childers performs onstage during 2018 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 28th, 2018, in Indio, California.

PS Picks: Tyler Childers and Music That Reminds You of Home

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Max Ufberg

‘We’re on Life Support’: Is Streaming Music the Final Note for Professional Songwriters?

Operating without a union, songwriters are still paid through royalty structures created in the days of player pianos and Tin Pan Alley. And in the streaming era, that's a losing formula.

Jack Denton