In this dangerous city, it's better if you come pod with us. We backkkkkk. Chat (4:40): Tory Lanez Quarantine Radio x 'New Toronto 3', Babyface v Teddy Riley update, Drake conducts a house tour in Architectural Digest, The Weeknd talking spicy toward Usher, "SexBeat," dvsn's tracklist for 'A Muse In Her Feelings' and new single "Dangerous City"; Half & Half (35:00): Apple Music looking out for the indie labels; Employee Of The Week (41:10): Nick Watkin, Photographer in NYC; Slide Deck (42:59...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Ay, we here. Taylor Crumpton joins us for several spirited discussions. Chat (5:00) - Frank Ocean singles, Bill Withers, new H.E.R., IG Live Battles, Toosie Slide; Half&Half (46:00) - Soundcloud looking out for the artists!; Employee Of The Week (49:25) - Chris Jamel, founder of The Lifestyle NYC; Slide Deck (50:32) - Braxton Cook x All That I Want; Savior x Siri Seiko; Deante Hitchcock x Side Nigga Anthem; Board Meeting (58:58) - Taylor tells all. So many gems. Stay inside friends. Learn mo...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 17
We inside. We're mobile. PARTY dropped. Chat - The Weeknd's After Hours, PARTYNEXTDOOR's PARTYMOBILE, Giveon's Take Time, IG Live Palooza, TikTok and ya don't stop, streams are down??? (6:30); Half&Half - Corona Stimulus package for the musicians (34:14) Employee Of The Week - DJ Hu Dat! (38:40) Slide Deck - Tattoo Tears by Iyla; Floating by Alina Baraz ft. Khalid (39:57) Board Meeting - Honestly, we just chat and read y'all Tweets back to us. (46:10) Bulletin Board - *crickets* just check I...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Live and cleansed from Brooklyn Podcasting Studio...Busy Boys back. We're joined by yet another Syracuse University industry buddy, Tori Mccue! Chat - Donald Glover album (actually out now on Spotify), Corona challenge on Triller, are leaks really leaks? (4:05); Half&Half - Support your fellow artists by streaming, buying merch, or just offering some encouragement! (9:10); Employee of The Week - Keyera Williams, Westbrook Productions, formerly at Genius and Buzzfeed (10:48); Slide Deck - Doj...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We braved the coronavirus hysteria and entered our highly sanitized studio to keep Stay Busy Women's History Month rolling. Imaris Reyes, Video Promotion Assistant from Atlantic Records joined us! Chat: Jay Electronica album, Kehlani - Toxic, Lil Yachty, Drake and DaBaby - Oprah's Bank Account, Drake - March 14th, Tyga - Freak ft. Megan Thee Stallion and a quick analysis of Tyga's career, Alina Baraz announces her new album (4:18). Half&Half: These music touring insurance companies are avoid...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Stay Busy Women's History Month continues with our new friend DJ Kittysayword ! She joins us in Brooklyn for a fun and enlightening conversation. Chat - Megan Thee Stallion's contract woes, Kendrick Lamar's new endeavor, Jhene Aiko's album, Lil Uzi Vert's album, Drake releases and leaks, Meg's album (3:46). Half&Half - Soundcloud is leveling up! (15:28). Employee of The Week - Brianna Demayo, Taste Creators and Music Business How To (24:13). Slide Deck - Baby Keem - Honest (we let our guests...
Mar 09, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 13
For the women, with the women. We love y'all. We kick off Stay Busy Women's History Month with a close friend, Regina Cho! She's got bylines in Billboard, Genius, DJBooth, Hot97, and many more places. Get hip. Chat - Confessions 3, 8701 v Confessions, Jhene Aiko drops H.O.E, PARTYNEXTDOOR playing with Armon's emotions, Justin Timberlake and SZA's new single (eh), R&Beef foreverrrr (5:13) ; Half&Half - Spotify's advice on pitching a hit song (16:40) ; Employee Of The Week - Ivie Ani, writ...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
It was a tough week, but the Busy Boys pod through it. We open with love to Pop Smoke - WOOOOO . Chat: The Weeknd's new single, Paul Rosenberg stepping down from Def Jam, Benny The Butcher's upcoming collab with Drake, Joe Budden and Big Sean's Pull Up, Jhene Aiko's album announcement, Dwyane Wade stepping into the rap game, and Jadakiss and Pusha T holding it down for the #ResponsibleBoys (3:51). *takes breath* Half&Half: Nic's sipping on White Tea and Armon talks through a tribute article ...
Feb 24, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Ten episodes in. The boys are busy. Chat - Brent Faiyaz, Tame Impala, YG x Kehlani, A Boogie and The Biebs (4:00); Half & Half - physical sales are doing better than you think! (8:03); Employee of The Week - Perfection (15:01); Slide Deck - Ryan Leslie “Valentine” and Ne-Yo “Angel” (16:00); Board Meeting - what is filler? (22:20) Stay Safe, Stay Humble, Stay Busy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Armon and Nic's first pod fight. #BusyBoys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
#BusyBoys are back! We chat about new Justin Bieber featuring Kehlani, Drake & Future, and recap the Grammy's (5:50); Half&Half is about the way MTV's programming brought us together and how it wouldn't work today sadly (16:20); highlight Employee of The Week, journalist Taylor Crumpton (21:04); Slide Deck - Common ft. Leikeli47 - Fifth Story and Free Nationals ft. Chronixx - Eternal Light (21:57); and we discuss forgiveness in music, how good music arms our defenses and overall patience...
Feb 03, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 8
And the award goes to...you all for listening to the #BusyBoys! Half&Half - Billboard counting YouTube streams and what that could mean creatively (3:03); Employee of The Week - Savon Slater, Contributor to Joe Budden Podcast and 1/3 of Need To Know podcast (8:08); Slide Deck - PJ Morton ft. Tobe Nwigwe - "Practicing" and Daniel Caesar - "ARE YOU OK?" (9:06); Board Meeting - Do award shows matter? Should artists care? Do we need an award show catered to us? (16:27); Bulletin Board - 2/23 Tri...
Jan 27, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
#BusyBoys or #SillyBoys? You decide. More Grammy content! Half&Half: the science behind what makes a song catchy (3:11), Employee Of The Week: Katie Spoleti, Photographer at Billboard and Hollywood Reporter (9:48), Slide Deck: Ed Sheeran ft. H.E.R - I Don't Want Your Money, James Blake ft. André 3000 - Where's The Catch? (10:58), Board Meeting - Grammy nominees and predictions (19:58), Bulletin Board - Chance The Rapper at MSG 2/8, Rapsody at Elsewhere 2/6, Fast Hart Collections Poetry and R...
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 6
#BusyBoys are back! Leading up to the Grammy's, our Half&Half covers the eligibility requirements for the Best New Artist category (5:27), highlight our Employee of The Week - Imaris Reyes from Atlantic Records and Elektra Records (8:15), preview Slide Deck additions "N Side" by Steve Lacy and "Get Away" by BJ The Chicago Kid ft. JID, Buddy and Kent Jamz (9:22), and have a Board Meeting on the appeal of mysterious artists, defining the different types of mystery and Nic throws out an interes...
Jan 13, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Happy New Year! The #BusyBoys are back with a friend! We chat with our guest Brandon "Yano" Payano about the Coachella line-up, DaBaby's unfortunate arrest, when artist runs convert into stardom and Drake's Rap Radar interview (3:48). Then the real fun begins as we examine a reality where streaming services could up their prices and what it would take (Half&Half - 14:53), highlight Stacy Aguilar who works in Artist Relations at Genius (EOTW - 20:50), tune into Holy Water - Dezmond Dane ft. G...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We hope the holidays have been restful and enjoyable but the #BusyBoys are back for one more episode this month/year/decade! We talk Scooter Braun and Taylor Swift's battle over her masters (Half&Half), shoutout Trey Alston, writer at MTVNews (Employee of The Week), preview "Good Heels" by Anderson .Paak featuring Jazmine Sullivan and "The Recipe" by SiR (Slide Deck/Deep Cuts), then get into an in-depth discussion on the impact of co-signs in the music industry and the many forms they take (...
Dec 30, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome back to Stay Busy w/ Armon Sadler! We discuss whether or not algorithm-based playlist curation will take over at some point (Half & Half), highlight Derrick Aroh, A&R at RCA Records (Employee Of The Week) preview and discuss "Filters" by VanJess and "NILE" by Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar (Slide Deck - Deep Cuts) and explore who can discuss music, the impact of social media on music consumption, and whether or not objectivity exists in gauging talent (Board Meeting). Check out Dave ...
Dec 22, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to Stay Busy w/ Armon Sadler! We introduce you to our team and our haven for responsible, open-minded discourse on the music business and culture! After some shoutouts we get into Spotify offering paid pop-up ads to labels (Half & Half), highlight Brandon J. Payano, A&R/Curator from COLORS Studios (Employee of The Week), talk SAINt JHN - "Who Do You Blame" and Lucky Daye - "Try Your Fire" (Slide Deck - Deep Cuts), and discuss the mortality of artists and the immortality of their ...
Dec 16, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1
