Adam Ruins Everything Season 3 Episode 9

Adam Ruins Music

Adam reveals to a music-lover that white artists in the early days of rock-and-roll profited off of plagiarism, that Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment have an unstoppable monopoly over concerts, why many of today's musicians are forced to sell out, and how record labels extort their artists due to the advent of streaming services. Between the segments about rock-and-roll and concerts, Emily discusses earworms; and, between the segments about concerts and today's artists, she discusses the legal status of Happy Birthday to You.