Episode 73 | Jon Denton: Building his YouTube to 450k+ subscribers, The Weeknd Becoming a Fan, and Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:50 - How Jon is able to make a nuanced negative review versus just trashing music

00:04:40 - Why reactions are overtaking written reviews

00:05:30 - How streaming has changed how fast we consume music

00:06:15 - Jon having a different opinion now on "classic" music compared to when the music was originally released

00:11:45 - How Jon remains being excited by new music as he gets older

00:18:15 - Discovering music in a non linear way

00:20:25 - People getting angry when you haven't heard a specific album

00:21:30 - Jon's playlist titles of the week

00:22:40 - Jon having to learn American slang to understand rap

00:24:50 - Adam's playlist title of the week

00:25:10 - How Jon has built a strong community of fans

00:28:10 - Jon's most anticipated albums of 2024

00:31:40 - Everyone listens to music in a different way

00:35:20 - Adam's most anticipated albums of 204

00:38:20 - The YouTube reaction community

00:42:45 - Music labels taking down reaction videos

00:45:20 - Making niche music content

00:46:35 - Would Jon do a partnership with record labels

00:49:45 - Why Jon can't review small artists

00:51:35 - Hip-hop twitter advertising music without saying its an ad

00:53:00 - 4Batz crazy rise on Twitter

00:54:00 - Jon getting to meet The Weeknd

01:03:10 - Jon's new weekly newsletter

01:07:20 - Closing thoughts