I felt like I could take the responsibility and make the Nas movement bigger and not keep it confined to the Tri-State area, so to speak. He allowed me to do that. When we were together, we made a lot of noise, and I made him an international star. Steve Stoute More Quotes by Steve Stoute More Quotes From Steve Stoute There's much more money being brought into the advertising and communications business than in the music industry. Steve Stoute advertising music money business When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless you have access to financial advice or for the transition or matriculation of that process, then of course, you're going to go broke. Steve Stoute you rich music life I used to run record companies, and I went to the advertising business at 29 years old. Steve Stoute old run advertising business The diversity of America is a strength of the country, and I don't think that we use that. We don't talk about our strengths. I mean, having so many diverse people in this country from all aspects of all over the world, and we don't use that. I think we should talk about who we are - that melting pot that we've become. Steve Stoute diversity strength people world Over the course of my 20-year history as an executive in the music business and as the owner of a firm that specializes in in-culture advertising, I have come to the conclusion that the Grammy Awards have clearly lost touch with contemporary popular culture. Steve Stoute music business culture history To all of the artists that attend the Grammys: Stop accepting the invitation to be the upset of the year and demand that this body upholds its mission for advocacy and support of artistry as culture evolves. Demand that they change this system and truly reflect and truly acknowledge your art. Steve Stoute support change culture art Does the Grammys intentionally use artists for their celebrity, popularity, and cultural appeal when they already know the winners and then program a show against this expectation? Meanwhile, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences hides behind the 'peer' voting system to escape culpability for not even rethinking its approach. Steve Stoute escape behind know voting Artists and the traditional record company model are at odds. The music business has notoriously taken from the artist. That shouldn't be the narrative. Steve Stoute company music artist business Brands are spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get to young people by using music as the vehicle. Being able to use music data and making it actionable so they can target and speak to these fans, that's super important. Steve Stoute music important speak people I look at the artists as mini media companies, like if Beyonce is ESPN and Lady Gaga is Discovery. Steve Stoute lady like look media Translation and UnitedMasters, which is all one company, is my vision and my dream, and I think it's today's reality of the convergence between storytelling, technology, and culture. Steve Stoute vision technology today culture The advertising industry needs to keep evolving. Steve Stoute keep advertising industry needs Music has always been and will always be a strong gateway to connect with consumers in an emotional hot state. Steve Stoute will music strong hot 'Rapper's Delight' came from the TV entertainment show 'Good Times,' but when the times called for a shift in the narrative, artists answered, covering brutal truths in their rhymes that were uncomfortable for society to confront. Steve Stoute good good-times entertainment society The American dream is Chance the Rapper, or 'little Chano from 79th' who hails from Chicago's Southside and became the first artist to win a Grammy without selling one physical copy of his album. Steve Stoute win american-dream chance dream It's very important that an artist's job is to be a great artist. Steve Stoute job great important artist
