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DA DA DA something something Finance Friday
Rick and Morty retail? Names in the pod today: Spotify Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Larry Miller Mariel Picknelly Mark Mulligan Olivia Dean Ashley King Craig Kallman Murray Stassen Michael Ryan-Southern Warner Music Group Universal Music Group Hanwa MarcyPen Rostrum TikTok #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Mark Mulligan Lay out Music AI in three steps https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7404918277073797120/ Spotify off the fake Wizard https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/10/spotify-ai-clone-response-king-gizzard/ Jay-Z or Jay-K(pop) https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/11/jay-z-k-pop-joint-venture/? Los Campesinos open the kimono https://musically.com/2025/12/08/los-campesinos-share-annual-revenue-numbers-for-one-of-their-albums/ Billboard's Big deals of 2025 https://www.billboard.com/lists/biggest-music-business-deals-2025-taylor-swift-masters-more/ Dig...
2025-12-12
11 min
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Spotify video angles, StubHub plays the float, and there's equity in warm oatmeal.
A long one today. But worth it. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Raul Malo Sean O'Connell Hangout Music Fest Stubhub Perry Turcotte JP Evangelista Andrew Schiffman Spotify Glenn Peoples Ashley King Live nation VEVO Tom Freston Joseph Perla Rae Isla Logan Ledger Hangout.fm LINKS: Spotify will add music videos. Will it work? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-expands-official-music-videos-to-the-us-and-canada-alongside-new-video-formats-like-live-performances-and-covers/ Old Hands top VEVO Video List https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lady-gaga-and-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-is-vevos-most-watched-music-video-in-2025-with-932m-global-views-jennie-records-biggest-premiere-with-33-4m-views-in-first-14-days/ An Older hand talks classic MTV https://www.welcometothemusiclounge.com/ Equity in warm Oatmeal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/coldplay-top-touring-artist-of-millennium/ https://news.pollstar.com/2025/12/08/co...
2025-12-11
13 min
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The Aussie social ban, Post, Re-Post and the social pendulum swings back.
Aussie teen social ban magically winds back the clock. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: David Streitfeld Atte Hujanan Singa Merlin TikTok Stephen Lee Meyers Stuart a Thompson Hannah ZIegler Andrew Hutchinson Post Malone Auni #musicindustry #podcast Links: This Bubble is different, no, really https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/technology/ai-boom-unlike-dot-com-boom.html Singa Signs Merlin https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/02/karaoke-singa-merlin-partnership/ AI enshittifies everything it touches in social https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/technology/ai-slop-sora-social-media.html Instagram repoet Button vexes Boomers https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/technology/instagram-repost-button-accidental.html? Tik Tok Tacks back toward actual social https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tikt...
2025-12-10
07 min
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If someone can't answer clearly, that's your answer, Pustulant AI spatter, and the Shawshank Festival?
Pustulent spatter is almost irresistible to observe. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Virginie Berger Stuart Dredge Billy McFarland Ashley King Tom Roland Mariah Carey Dr. Pimple Popper Spotify Dave Stewart Eamonn Ford Tim De Chant LINKS All I want for Christmas is for it to stop. https://www.billboard.com/lists/mariah-carey-hot-100-christmas-19-weeks/ The Nigerian Prince of Festivals https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/billy-mcfarlands-phnx-live-event/ Virginie Wraps up the AI year https://musically.com/2025/12/08/connect-chats-virginie-berger-treat-ai-as-a-noisy-environment/ Country Artists ripped off by AI https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/two-artists-say-ai-act-breaking-rust-ripped-them-off/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-generated-country-songs-nashville-songwriters-concerns/ Spotify has their own Temu King Gizzar...
2025-12-09
08 min
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Lars Fest 2025, Cher's fair share, and two important Justins.
There's Lawyering up and there's Justin-ing up. And the Larsfest 2025 announcement. https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in Today's Pod: Glenn Peoples Amazon Music Spotify Dijon Bon Iver Ashley King Dylan Smith Iconic Sonny and Cher Daniel Tencer Suno Hook Udio Sony Music Entertainment Brad Navin Tim Ingham Happy birthdays Bruno Guez Ira Brian Miller Jeff Zuchowski Ashrita Reddy Patrick Jordan John Fleckenstein Will Langolf LINKS Wrapped is having a moment https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-wrapped-music-streaming-coachella-prime-day/ LarsFest 2025 https://music.amazon.com/playlists/PP8A2B382B54384306A132F8BD7903A5D6?ref=dm_sh_hPsT77Kvevzfid2iSXGDBE2h9 Dijon Justins Up ht...
2025-12-08
06 min
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Wraps, more wraps and salad advice from Steve Cropper.
Wrapped, Listed, and RIP to Steve The Colonel Cropper Names in the pod today: Daniel Ek Spotify Ashley King Dan Rys Suno Udio Xposure Crispin Hunt PRS Tom Truitt Steve Cropper Deer Tick #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Spotify Wrapped Copied https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/02/youtube-recap-debuts-spotify-wrapped-style-stats/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/03/sony-music-udio-lawsuit-proceeds/ Billboards Top Labe Stories list https://www.billboard.com/lists/10-biggest-record-label-stories-2025/ Xposure rasies .42 Rods https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/xposure-music-secures-42-5m-in-fresh-capital-for-indie-catalog-acquisitions/ Don't sleep on the couch cushions https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/setlist-reporting-isnt-an-optional-extra-its-a-fundamental-part-of-the-live-music-economy/ Spotify stock rapped https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/04/spotify-stock-daniel-ek-departure/ Song Of the Week: Deer Tick -- Light up Reindeer https...
2025-12-05
08 min
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Olivia Dean's bold stance, healthcare for roadies and caught in a wave of pardons.
Real estate takes care of real estate. Music takes care of Music. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Tim Leiweke Chris Granger Oak View Group Olivia Dean Raul Malo J.R. Lind Dave Brooks IATSE ECCHO Eventbrite Bending Spoons Alex Kisch Larry Mattera Steve Martin LINKS: UK Bans For Profit resale: Reactions https://news.pollstar.com/2025/11/19/uk-makes-plans-to-ban-for-profit-ticket-resale-official-reactions/ Olivia Dean strikes back... https://news.pollstar.com/2025/12/01/olivia-dean-scores-refunds-from-ticketmaster-axs-after-resale-backlash/ ..Why Don't others? https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/olivia-dean-forces-ticketmaster-to-refund-fans-why-wont-stars-like-taylor-swift-do-the-same/ Bending Spoons X Eventbrite https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/eventbrite-eyes-jump-into-secondary-ticketing-market-after-500m-acquisition-by-bending-spoons/ Heath Care for Roadies? https://www.billboard.com/pro/iatse-healthcare-initiative-music-tour-workers-how-work/ Mental Health Care for Road...
2025-12-04
09 min
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Turntable spinning, YouTube trending, and should I stay or should I go viral?
Christmas is coming, and "Should I Stay" "went" https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Robert Kyncl Warner Music Group Tim Ingham Lisa Hresko Rafaella Fornitani Laura Snape Maddy Buxton Andrew Hutchinson Red A2IM Jorja Smith Forrest Frank #musicindustry #podcast Links: Kyncl Re-ups https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/robert-kyncl-signs-deal-as-warner-music-groups-ceo/ Hresko Ascends https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lisa-hresko-promoted-to-coo-of-a2im-and-named-president-of-the-foundation-of-independent-music/ I Run Suit https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/01/jorja-smiths-label-requests-share-of-royalties-from-ai-cloned-tiktok-viral-song YouTube Top Trends, By God https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-shares-top-trends-of-2025-and-personal-recaps/806810/ News You can use https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/15-social-media-marketing-trends-for-2026-infographic/806734/ XMas Cheese Trend https://www.tiktok.com/music/som...
2025-12-03
07 min
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Throwback litigation, end of year lists and ChatGPT exits its terrible twos.
Skynet creator horrified by actual Skynet. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Amanda Petrusich Deezer Geese Lucas Shaw Partisan PIAS Cox Cable Coca Cola Shawn Baker Anthony Ha James Cameron Sarah Perez ChatGPT Ed Newton-Rex Suchir Balaji Happy Birthday: John Hammond RoyFi Https://www.royfi.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! LINKS PitchFork List https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2025/ New Yorker List https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2025-in-review/the-best-albums-of-2025 Deezer Wrapper https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/deezer-rolls-out-my-deezer-year-2025-its-spotify-wrapped-clone/ Thundering hordes throwback 1...
2025-12-02
07 min
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Warner-Suno reviews are in, class actions, and it's 80s night at the Kennedy Center.
Class actions and not-so-class actions... https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in Today's Pod: Ed Newton-Rex Warner Music Group Suno Will Page Tim Ingham Dylan Smith Daniel Tencer Stubhub happy birthdays Jerry Lembo (How Meta!) Bob Hoch Rachel Whitney Michael Plen Vince Amoroso LINKS Suno- Udio Reviews part 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/26/death-metal-band-vitriol-breaks-up/? Suno- Udio Reviews part 1 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-newton-rex_the-warner-suno-settlement-is-a-good-day-activity-7399388529681756160-Os_e? Suno class action https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/28/suno-class-action-lawsuit-join/ Stubhub class action https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/26/stubhub-class-action-lawsuit-more-law-firms/ X-US Anglophone markets in crisis https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/australian-local-music-is-in-decline-and-uk-canada-arent-far-behind-new-report-warns/ Australia strikes back, though https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/28/australia-content-obligation-passage/ RoyF...
2025-12-01
06 min
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Suno goes legit, don't pollute my ragebait and ByteDance's 480 Queeners.
Suno-Warner gets done. But where does Songkick fitin? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Mikey Shulman Antonio Rodriguez Suno Udio Paul Sinclair Robert Kyncl Warner Music Group Songkick ByteDance TikTok Benji Rogers Virginie Berger Murray Stassen Dylan Smith Daniel Tencer Jay Neo Mr. Beast Ivan Mehta #musicindustry #podcast Links: Suno and Warner Together at Last https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-settles-with-suno-strikes-first-of-its-kind-deal-with-ai-song-generator/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/25/warner-music-suno-licensing-deal/ ByteDance is pretty huge https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-owner-bytedances-valuation-hits-480bn-after-share-sale-report/ Human-Generated Fomo fuel, Ragebait, and Brainrot FTW https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-is-testing-limiting-ai-generated-content-in-user-feeds/ AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/former-mrbeast-content-strategist-is-building-an-ai-tool-for-creator-ideation-and-analytics/ Yerba Brava Viral https://www.tikt...
2025-11-26
10 min
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AI pronouns, iHeart doesn't AI and AI never sleeps, revisited.
AI doesn't do Thanksgiving... https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Tom Poleman Imogen Heap IHeart Marc Schneider Paul Resnikoff Jorja Smith Daniel Tencer Kaitlyn Aragon Spotify Xania Monet Suno Hallwood Mikey Shulman Kristin Robinson Ashley King Universal Music Group Downtown Music RoyFi Https://www.royfi.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/toxic-earworms-crossing-the-atlantic-and-fire-the-intern/ Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! LINKS Here it comes... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/24/spotify-us-price-increase-good-or-bad-idea/? EU skeptical about Downtown Deal https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-downtown-deal-eu-objections-competition-concerns/ IRun https://www.d...
2025-11-25
07 min
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Toxic Earworms, Crossing the Atlantic, and Fire the intern.
Always look on the bright side of Spotify's stock dip. https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in Today's Pod: Spotify CTS Eventim Glenn Peoples Donna Caseine Reservoir Music Ashley King Ed Christman Sony Music Publishing Austin Daboh Atlantic Records Poppy Burton Happy Birthdays: Jenifer Mallory Michael Drexler Jessica Fusco LINKS Holdover form Last Week: CTS a harbinger of Doom? https://www.billboard.com/pro/cts-eventim-q3-earnings-revenue-up-challenging-economy/ Spotify Stock another Harbinger of Doom? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/20/spotify-stock-crashes-below-600/ Toxic earworm pays off for Florida Man https://www.musicbusine ssworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-bertie-higgins-catalog/ SMP tops Q3 Airplay https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-publishers-quarterly-rankings-q3-2025-so...
2025-11-24
06 min
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Expanded rights, AI, floodgates and sharks versus thieves and pimps.
WMG growth comes from unexpected places... https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in the pod today: Thomas Hesse Robert Kyncl Glenn Peoples Udio Warner Music Paul Resnikoff Joseph Perla Create Music Group Dean Wilson Circuit Klay Spotify The Weeknd The Cavedogs #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: What does Klay do Other than get licensed? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-sony-and-warner-strike-licensing-deals-with-new-ai-music-platform-klay/ WMG follows UMG Again https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-strikes-deal-with-stability-ai-to-build-the-next-generation-of-responsible-ai-tools-for-music-creation/ Will Udio Survive its Licenses? https://jperla.com/blog/suno-walking-dead https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/20/will-udio-still-exist-in-2026/ Spotify Makes moves https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/19/spotify-songdna-launch/ WMG earnings https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-earnings-revenue-profit-ai-partnerships/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com...
2025-11-21
08 min
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A bad week for the resellers AI news overflows. And if the deplorable fits, wear it.
Too much AI for one day. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Suno Udio Warner Music Group Steve Knopper Ashley King Kristin Robinson Dave Brooks Rob Light Rick Roskin SeetGeek Viagogo StubHub Bill Friskics-Warren The Grand Old Opry Milberg LINKS: Suno's quarter Queener https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-just-raised-250m-at-a-2-45bn-valuation-and-its-generating-200m-in-annual-revenue/ Udio WMG Deal https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/warner-music-settles-copyright-lawsuit-with-udio-signs-deal-for-ai-music-platform/ Listen To Rob Light. In Life. https://www.billboard.com/pro/caa-music-agents-touring-trends-tickets-coachella-on-record/ Smoking bans were once a struggle, kids https://www.billboard.com/pro/smoking-bans-music-venues-how-changed-concert-business/ Bad Bunny is an economic engine https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-impact-music-tourism-convention/ Opry Anniversary Clif...
2025-11-20
10 min
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Wabi-Sabi, monopolies, ensh*#ification and de-ensh*#ification.
We think we've got wabi sabi, and should we try Roc Nation or Symphonic with EVEN? Names in the pod today: Symphonic Even Jorge Brea Kyle Chayka Cory Doctorow Robby Stein Gemini 3 Jack Appleby Chef Reactions Bobby Hill Al Green #musicindustry #podcast Links: Google Launches Gemini G3: De-enshittification? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robbystein_today-we-launched-gemini-3-our-most-intelligent-ugcPost-7396596401335549952-En4q? Meta is not a monopoly, (wink wink nudge nudge) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crklgrpdke8o Eshittification on X is A redundant statement https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jackappleby_heres-a-pretty-damning-look-at-twitters-activity-7394729416502968320-tYJK? TikTok Bulletin Boards https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/14/tiktok-bulletin-boards-launch/ One more check...
2025-11-19
09 min
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Tracy Gardner speaks, classic tech reboots, and does the world need another...?
Does the world really need another distributor? Maybe. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Tracy Gardner Kristin Robinson TikTok Roc Nation Krystian Santini Mackenzie Cummings-Grady Roc Nation Airbuds Hangout.fm Joseph Perla Steve Knopper Alexis Ohanian Digg DiVine Jack Dorsey Warner Music Group Leho Nigul Ariel Bardin Noisy-le-Grand #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS Tracy Gardner Speaks https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-music-industry-strategy-tracy-gardner-interview/ Roc Nation Distro? billboard.com/pro/roc-nation-distribution-ceo-distribution-dashboard/ Social Streaming is a good idea https://www.billboard.com/pro/social-music-streaming-app-airbuds-inside-startup Vine is Back..sort of https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/jack-dorsey-funds-divine-a-vine-reboot-that-includes-vines-video-archive/to have Macca is a good friend to have ht...
2025-11-18
07 min
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More honey crullers, double bubble, and other "sweet" things.
Your chance to escape to Canada and more... https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in Today's Pod: Spotify Tencent Music Murray Stassen Matt Barrington Andrea Gleeson Taylor Mims Jeff Price Chris Castle Charles D'Atri Andrew Ross Sorkin Nvidia LyricFind Darryl Ballantine Warner Music Group CTS Eventim Happy Birthdays: Manos Xanthangeorgis Mike Stuto Matthew Kaplan David Peris Vix Sevilla Devin Lasker LINKS MBW Has that Spotify Superpremium stuff covered https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/welcome-to-spotify-supremium-higher-priced-india/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/as-spotify-dabbles-in-premium-platinum-chinas-tencent-music-is-already-cashing-in-on-its-15m-super-vips/ Tunecore's 5 Queeners https://www.billboard.com/pro/tunecore-5-billion-artist-earnings-milestone/ Tunein cashes out. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/radio-streamer-tunein-to-be-acquired-by-canadian-media-firm-stingray-for-175m/ Bubble Chatter Bubble https://www...
2025-11-17
08 min
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More C-suite action, Don't Sleep On Gaming: Chapter Infinity, and All Hands is on deck.
Finance Friday, The Song of the Week, and a new collective. https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in the pod today: All Hands John Butler Thomas Coesfeld Howie Singer Jennifer Campbell Steven Phillips Roblox Karen Allen Irving Azoff YouTube Glenn Peoples Shane Tobin Luminate Lauren Blitzer Drew Thurlow #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Coesfeld on the rise https://www.billboard.com/pro/thomas-coesfeld-bertelsmann-ceo-bmg/ Steven Phillips lays out the Roblox Opportunity https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephen-phillips-5ab7866_roblox-is-the-biggest-opportunity-in-music-activity-7393992148049674240-Qvvw? Glenn Peoples rounds up the earnings calls https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-company-earnings-reports-q3-2025-umg-spotify-made/ Irving enters the Youtube Chat https://www.billboard.com...
2025-11-14
08 min
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Loyal service rewarded, music is better than sex, and AI vampires from actual Transylvania.
AI taking over gradually...and then all at once? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Charlie Lexton Merlin GEMA OpenAI Gregg Nadel Warner Bros Records Cris Lacy Chris Blackwell Mango Records Imran Majid Justin Eshak SXSW Audoo Livenation Murray Stassen Dan Rys Ashley King Jaelani Turner-Williams NewJeans Hybe Audoo LINKS: Loyal service rewarded 1: Promoting from Within at Merlin https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/charlie-lexton-appointed-ceo-of-merlin/ Loyal service rewarded2: Warner Personnel Rubik's Cube https://www.billboard.com/pro/gregg-nadel-president-ar-warner-records-group/ OpenAI has Euro-headache https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/gema-wins-landmark-ruling-against-openai-over-chatgpts-use-of-song-lyrics/ NewJeans Surrenders https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/newjeans-members-returning-ador-court-case-loss-1236111103/ SXSW (Sigh) https://news.pollstar.co...
2025-11-13
10 min
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Ty-LA Ty-LER, the lowest form of human life, and maybe content IS king.
It's good to be Sony right now. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Jamie Sampson Roland Kluger Sony Music TikTok Ashley King David Bell Ross Walthall Hunter Vainik Cleveland Research Dylan Smith iHeart Hybe Henry Luzzato #musicindustry #podcast Links: Sony results https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-generated-2-89b-from-recorded-music-and-publishing-in-calendar-q3-2025-up-13-3-yoy/ Sony Vs Uni https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandkluger/ iHeartXTiktok https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/10/iheartmedia-tiktok-partnership/ The Lowest form https://slate.com/life/2025/11/tiktok-subway-public-transit-out-loud-noise-pollution.html Gordinho Bolado Trend https://www.tiktok.com/music/som-original-7554425143339289355 Tyla Trend tiktok.com/@hernametyla?lang=en Hangout.fm Https://hangout.fm RoyFi ...
2025-11-12
07 min
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Foundational pieces, old friends in new gigs, and a quick victory lap.
New gigs for old friends! Names in Today's Pod: Jeff Price Word Collections Ed Christman Metallica Rolling Stone Dan Weiner Dylan Smith Warner Music Leda Chang Island Records Imran Majid Justin Eshak Spotify Meta Happy Birthdays: Mike Spinella Alisha Outridge Scott Greer Mauro DeCeglie Robin Frank LINKS Jeff Price is important https://www.billboard.com/pro/metallica-exec-fight-band-songwriter-royalties/ How management and Labels get along these day https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/near-truths/near-truths-zach-bryan-reup-taylor-swift-beyonce-justin-bieber-olivia-rodrigo-dua-lipa-uk-2025-11-03 Meta Engineers trained their AI replacements https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/technology/meta-plans-to-cut-600-jobs-at-ai-superintelligence-labs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Sonia Chien explains indie, sorta https://www.digitalmusicnews.com...
2025-11-10
08 min
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Honey Crullers, CISAC's 2024 report, and startups are hard.
Delicious Donuts and great philosophers encountered in the wild. https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in the pod today: CISAC Daniel Tencer Dylan Smith Plates Cipher Orphiq Kristen Bender Bryan Stone Shane Tobin Luminate Tim Hortons Paul Troiano Sun Jen Yung Spencer Klein David Tauber Connor Healy Aadit Parikh Lucas Cantor Santiago Maurice Pam Bryan Stone #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Luminate Opens up China https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shanetobin_big-news-luminate-and-tencent-music-activity-7391978781474791425-5vvZ? CISAC's 2024 Report 1 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/global-songwriter-royalty-collections-reached-13-6bn-in-2024-up-7-2-cisac-reports/ CISAC's 2024 Report 2 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/06/cisac-music-collections-2024-report/ Song Of the Week: The Nude Party: Sweetheart of the...
2025-11-07
09 min
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The times are a changin', but publishing is forever. What is a Jambot? and, payola again?
Running a little long today but it's worth it. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Elliot Grainge Zohran Mamdani 10K Projects Internet Money Rachel Scharf Genevieve Capolongo Spotify Dave Brooks Bill Donahue Sphere Teddy Kartzman Jambase JR Lind AJ Lindenbaum Grace Hong Brayden Dan Aufhauser Braden Pierce David Owczarek LINKS: The Times May Change But Pub is forever https://www.billboard.com/pro/zohran-mamdani-bob-dylan-ad-removed-x-umpg-song-denial/ Net Deal? Whoops? https://www.billboard.com/pro/elliot-grainge-10k-projects-lawsuit-internet-money-jv/ Payola is forever https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-lawsuit-discovery-mode-modern-payola/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/artificial-intelligence-concerts-impact-analysis/ https://news.pollstar.com/2025/11/04/sphere-revenues-surge-in-q3/ #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast RoyFi Ht...
2025-11-06
10 min
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Layoff porn, Spotify's Q3 Meh, and "who are you and why are you here?"
Recorded today on the beach in Santa Monica! https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Spotify Glenn Peoples Live Nation Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Kerry Justich Bluesky Rakai Threads TikTok Vuk Muyot Michael Weiss-Malik Hugo Kalfon Anthony Glaze #musicindustry #podcast Links: Spotify Earnings https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-q3-earnings-call-highlights/ LiveNation Earnings (the good) https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-q3-earnings-highlights-stadium-shows-doj-case/ LiveNation Earnings (the not so good) https://seekingalpha.com/news/4515656-live-nation-shares-slide-after-wide-miss-for-profit-revenue-in-q3 Layoff Porn https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/article/get-laid-off-with-me-inside-the-tiktok-trend-of-people-turning-job-loss-into-content-103031655.html? TikTok Jazz Hands https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/03/tiktok-us-creator-awards-launch-2025/ Bluesky on the march https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/blu...
2025-11-05
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The AI floodgates open; to product or not to product? and Xania's pronouns.
Get your "Who are you and why are you here?" answers ready! Names In Today's Pod: Jonathan Dworkin Universal Music Group Stability AI Udio Meta Bruce Houghton Edison Research Spotify Russell Brandom Ashley King Bemyfriends Dreamus HYBE #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS UMG opens the AI floodgates https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-strikes-strategic-alliance-with-stability-ai-to-develop-next-generation-ai-music-making-tools/ Paid Streaming is now #1 https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2025/10/paid-streaming-dominates-music-listening-for-first-time.html Bemmy Friends lives the Dreamus https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/k-pop-superfan-platform-bemyfriends-a-rival-to-weverse-acquires-controlling-stake-in-sk-groups-music-streaming-operator-dreamus-for-38-5m/ To Product or Not To Product https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/02/meta-has-an-ai-product-problem/ Virtual artist for an increasingly virtual medium https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/02/ai-artist-xania-monet-getting-spins-on-us-radio-stations/ Music Services Https://Musicservices.com ...
2025-11-04
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Tossing up three pointers, LA is the place to be and introducing the job of the week.
The job of the week, Birthday wishes and more! https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in Today's Pod: Udio Universal Music Group Andrew Sanchez Irving Azoff Suno Barclays Glen Peoples Rachel Scharf Music Artists Coalition HYBE ADOR New Jeans Tom Truitt Tyler Bacon Mark Chipello Position Music Dmitri Vietze Music Tectonics Happy Birthdays Jessica Messier Larry Mattera Dave Bell John O'Toole Eric Molk Spotify Live Nation LINKS: UDIO Hits A Pothole https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/31/udio-umg-deal-downloads-resumed-48-hours/ Irving enters the Chat https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/31/irving-azoff-mac-udio-umg-deal/ NewJeans Needs an Irving https://www.billboard.com/pro/newjeans-loses-ador-lawsuit-stay-hybe/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/hyb...
2025-11-03
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Trick or treat, AI's neat, but the artists gotta eat.
What did UMG and SXM get in their earnings trick or treat bags? https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in the pod today: Michael Nash Lucian Grainge Glenn Peoples Ashley King Ed Newton-Rex JP Olsen SXM Ed Newton-Rex Aaron Lee Tasjan Mark Stepro #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: TikTok Edging https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/us/politics/trump-xi-tiktok-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare UMG Earnings https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-q3-2025-earnings-highlights-youtube-ai/ UMG X Youtube https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-has-a-new-youtube-deal-that-includes-guardrails-around-ai-and-3-other-things-sir-lucian-grainge-said-on-umgs-q3-earnings-call/ SXM is managing its decline https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sirius-xm-raises-2025-guidance-by-25m-with-focus-on-free-cash-flow-and-spectrum-value/ar-AA1Pvg4N Ed Newton-Rex on UM...
2025-10-31
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Udio goes legit. What say you, Benji? And is rap the new rock... revisited.
Happy Mischief Day! Though TBF it's always Mischief day in the Music Industry... https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Udio Universal Music Group Kristin Robinson Andrew Unterberger Benji Rogers Createbase Tiktok Andrew Liszewski Arthur Fogel Bon Jovi Ashley King Devo Ariel King LINKS: Udio and UMG pact up https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-udio-settles-lawsuit-universal-music-group/ Is Rap the new Rock? https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/no-rap-songs-hot-100-top-40-first-time-since-1990-1236100625/ Arthur Fogel is the touring Player of the Year https://www.billboard.com/p/touring-power-players-2025-list/ JBJ Adds a sixth date for the B&T's https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/28/bon...
2025-10-30
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Pedagogues and demagogues, problematic artists go viral and really from a Wall-E future?
Maybe we are not doomed... https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Larry Miller Emilien Moyon Alexandre Perrin Bryan Calhoun David Herlihy Ed Christman Cathy Applefeld Olson Thom Duffy Paul SInclair Andrew Hutchinson Roisin Murphy #musicindustry #podcast Links: Congrats to the pedagogues https://www.billboard.com/pro/top-music-business-schools-2025-list/ Ed Christman Explains it all (Taylor's version) https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-how-much-money-make-week-1/ News you can use 1 https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/adobe-adds-youtube-shorts-creation-elements-premiere-app/804038/ News you can use 2 https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-launches-ghost-posts-temporary-updates/803892/ Maybe we aren't doomed https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/09/17/from-political-speeches-to-songs-how-would-americans-react-if-they-found-out-ai-was-involved/ Finally the TikTok deal? https://www.nytim...
2025-10-29
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Diligent dismantling of mystique, OpenAI versus Sunosudio and the Zero Day work week.
Is OpenAI about to Take on Suno and Udio? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Anthony Ha justin bieber Twitch Dylan Smith Karim Suno Udio OpenAi Tiktok sarah perez Eric Yuan Zoom Olivier Chastan Jon Burr Amazon Karen Weise Beth Galetti Benji Rogers #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS Bieber Twitch https://www.barstoolsports.com/bio/64372283/karim OpenAI coming forSunosudio? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/27/openai-music-tool/ Three Day Workweek says Zoom CEO? https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/27/zoom-ceo-eric-yuan-says-ai-will-shorten-our-workweek/ Zero day workweek says Amazon https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/amazon-layoffs.html Virtual Tony Bennett is coming. https://www.billboard.com/lists/tony-bennett-estate-ai-licensing-platform-deals/ Music Services Https://Mu...
2025-10-28
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Rotten musical tomatoes, 1.1 billion creators, and anybody got a feel good story?
Finally watched Higher 2 Lower; its Music Industry take borders on the comical. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in Today's Pod: Steve Knopper Monica Cornia Spike Lee Paul Resnikoff Ashley King Rebecca Rubin Ben Woods Mark Qi MIDIA Spotify Youtube Music TikTok LINKS: Springsteen Biopic marketing Logic https://www.billboard.com/pro/bruce-springsteen-movie-music-catalog-value-streaming-boost/ Springsteen Biopic Yikes https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/box-office-chainsaw-man-surprises-springsteen-disappoints-1236561362/ Spotify Squeezes the pennies Pt. 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/24/spotify-uk-price-increase/ Spotify Squeezes the pennies Pt. 2 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/24/mlc-spotify-lawsuit-amended-answer/ Youtube Music still lags in US Subs https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/23/youtube-music-struggle-against-spotify-apple-music-amazon-music/ TikTok Layoffs https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/24/tiktok-music-layoffs-2025/ 1 Bill...
2025-10-27
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Bulls in the money Trench; a Spotify Price hike? and Benji Rogers has an axe to grind.
Benji Rogers does not want rightsholders to screw up this moment. https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in the pod today: Benji Rogers Glenn Peoples Lyor Cohen Hannah Karp Dylan Smith Mike Morris Flexpoint Ford Spotify Omdia #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: 8 Queeners from Lyor https://www.billboard.com/pro/flexpoint-ford-indie-investment-ai-artists-interview/ OMDIA is Bullish on Publishing https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/21/music-publishing-revenue-forecast/ Your Spotify Bill is going up... https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-raise-us-subscription-prices-early-2026-analysts/ And Mike Morris is OK with that https://www.billboard.com/pro/flexpoint-ford-indie-investment-ai-artists-interview/ Benji Rogers has an Axe to Grind about AI licensing https://www.linkedin.com/in/benj...
2025-10-24
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Underdogs punching above their weight. Ticketing wars flare up again, and Neato!
Lots of old friends today in the pod. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Spotify Qobuz NITO J.R. Lind Dan Mackta Syd Schwartz Barney Wragg Andre Paine Ticketmaster Ari Emanuel TodayTix Caitlyn Huston Unit1 Ari Emanuel MARI Beatport Tito's Handmade Vodka LINKS: AI Slop inundates Spotify https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/22/spotifys-discover-weekly-lists-hit-with-a-deluge-of-ai-slop/ NITO Declares a ticketing crisis https://news.pollstar.com/2025/10/22/finding-a-crisis-nito-calls-for-ny-to-cap-ticket-fees/ JR Lind Ari Emanuel Pokes the Hornets Nest https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/ari-emanuels-mari-acquires-broadway-ticketing-company-todaytix-1236405251/ Beatport does too... https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/beatport-launches-ticketing-platform-exclusively-for-dance-music-events/ We are on Team Unit1 https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/avatar-concerts-producer-unit1-studio-launches-to-realise-immense-potential-for-virtual-events/092920 And...
2025-10-23
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Obscure corners of the viral verse, not faceplant guy, and some troubling but not surprising things.
Tkandz's Success has a thousand fathers. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Richard James Burgess John Smith OBE Triller Merlin PPL TikTok Andrew Hutchinson Daniel Tencer Ashley King Soundon Lu of Magalu John Vigorito Everything's Yours Entertainment #musicindustry #podcast Links: Burgess to PPL https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dr-richard-james-burgess-named-chair-at-the-uks-ppl-as-john-smith-steps-down/ Triller: No longer worth suing? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/21/merlin-triller-lawsuit-partial-dismissal/ Advertisers squeamish about TikTok USA? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/21/advertisers-tiktok-usa-cold-feet/ Lu of Magalu has no soul https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/20/virtual-influencers-out-earn-humans/ Lens Fest is a thing https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-lens-fest-2025-ar-creation-games-spectacles-creator-payouts/803025/ Online teens in the EU https://www.s...
2025-10-22
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Mitigate, mitigate and mitigate some more.
Remember that time McDonald's ran out of burgers? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Warner Music Group Lisa Yang Goldman Sachs Michael Ryan-Southern Zach Whittaker Sarah Perez Amazon Web Services Suno Arsh Shah Creatbase Richard Dixon Sheila Dohman Yoav Zimmerman Anthony Corder #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS WMG'snew Strat head https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lisa-yang-joins-warner-music-group-as-evp-global-head-of-strategy/ AWS: The Big Fail expalined. https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/20/amazon-dns-outage-breaks-much-of-the-internet/ Suno's $2B Target (on its back) https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-is-generating-more-than-100m-in-annual-revenue-and-is-in-talks-to-raise-more-money-at-a-2b-valuation/ CreateBase A2IM webinar https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7385132874267684864-S9Bb? Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc
2025-10-21
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A brief cyberpocalypse, Ozzy's dog, and release a ton of crap.
Losing a pet is sad. Losing the cloud is a real problem. And 'Who are You and Why are you here?" from Mondo. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in Today's Pod: Griselda Flores Paul Resnikoff Jaime Marconette Luminate The RIAA AWS Amazon Music Mondo Conference Bobby Haber Elisa Shamrow Carrie Able Caswell Hawley Grace Blue Liv Seltzer Rithik Kundu Fiona Bloom LINKS: RIP elvis https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sharon-osbourne-dog-death-tribute-elvis-1236092625/ Five Rods for US Latin in H1 2025 https://www.billboard.com/pro/latin-music-revenue-500-million-mid-year-2025-riaa/ APAC has a lot of Streaming upside https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apac-lags-world-in-premium-streaming-but-japan-a-driving-force-leading-change-luminate-report-says/ https://luminatedata.com...
2025-10-20
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Industry gentrification, circling the wagons, and be sure to read the fine print.
Welcome Back, Sugar! https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Names in the pod today: Matt Pincus Kristin Robinson Too Lost SPotify Musixmatch AntiFragile Tom Sarig Bob Mould Dave Barbe Malcolm Travis BeatBread WIN IMPALA AIM #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: MusixMatch AI Deal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/16/spotify-ai-deals-october-2025/ Spotify AI Deal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/tiktok-usa-advertising-push/ Dont bet against TikTok https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/tiktok-usa-advertising-push/ Matt Pincus is a smart dude https://www.billboard.com/pro/matt-pincus-music-biz-financialization-ai-on-the-record/ Too Lost invests again https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/too-lost-makes-seven-figure-investment-in-catalog-acquisition-startup-antifragile-equity-partners/ Song Of the Week: Sugar-- House of dead Memories https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=8bf12038fd...
2025-10-17
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Pesky Feds super, super fans, and the two rules of Taylor Nation.
Hipsters for Housing? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Dave Brooks Tim Leiweke Alexis Christiansen Saumil mehta Ticketmaster LiveNation Oak View Group Legends Stubhub Ticketmaster Bill Donahue Ethan Millman Ashley King LINKS: https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-fan-sues-stubhub-eras-tour-tickets-seats/ https://news.pollstar.com/2025/10/14/brooklyn-mirage-files-for-demolition/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/tim-leiweke-criminal-case-ovg-ceo-lawyers-postpone-trial/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/ticketmaster-appoints-new-global-president-saumil-mehta-1236401165/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/15/live-nation-concert-tourism-trip-com/ #musicindustry #musictech #Podcasto adopt the la RoyFi Https://royfi.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Seated https://www.seated.com/ Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-10-16
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Kind and gentle; the price of soybeans; and Lamine Yamal, hit maker.
I love shoehornong Soccer into the pod. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Sophie Williams Michael Saponara MTV D'Angelo Ashley King Andrew Hutchinson TikTok University of Arizona PsyPost Lamine Yamal #musicindustry #podcast Links: MTV starts to disappear https://www.billboard.com/pro/mtv-closing-uk-ireland-europe-channels-2025/ D'Angelo https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dangelo-death-singer-dead-cancer-battle-1236088978/ The Price of Soybeans and TikTok https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/12/us-china-tariffs-tiktok-usa/ Negativity drives engagment? Really? https://www.psypost.org/negativity-drives-engagement-on-political-tiktok/ 36 Social Media Predictions https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/36-predictions-social-media-marketing-2026/802195/ Lamine Yamal Hitmaker https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bandlab-enjoys-global-viral-hit-as-tkandz-now-or-never-makes-splash-on-spotify/ Kaeilish Trend https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7541525717026442040 Music Servi...
2025-10-15
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More thirsty robot hypebeasts, peak Taylorsumption, and it's a relationship business, for now
Behold the thirsty Robot Hypebeasts made manifest! https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in Today's Pod: Glenn Peoples Keith Caulfield Taylor Swift Neil Young Yael Penn David Penn Max Martin Lucian Grainge Sora 2 Paul SInclair Mondo Wincon LINKS: Taylorsumption https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-number-one-tiobillboard-200/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-fan-content-life-of-a-showgirl-break-records/ Respect Neil https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/10/neil-young-pulls-music-amazon/ A setback for the Publshers https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/piracy-claims-cant-be-added-to-music-publishers-copyright-case-against-anthropic-says-judge/ Thirsty robot hypebeasts made manifest https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68eb0205a8dc81918a8e77d679835774 Mondo https://www.mondo.nyc/ Max Martin is the Viking Marauder of Pop https://www.hitsongsdeconstructed.com...
2025-10-14
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Courtsplaining Rap Beefs, Knights to the rescue, and porque no los dos.
And when I say Friday, I mean Saturday... Names in the pod today: Nir Seroussi Leila Cobo Elizabeth Dilts Marshal Paul Resnikov Ashley King Murray Stassen Sir Paul Sir Elton Jeremy Holley Spotify PRS Goldman Sachs iHeart Too Lost Rebellion Records #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Courtsplaining a beef https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/drake-lawsuit-against-umg-over-kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-dismissed-by-us-court/ Latin Power Players Https://www.billboard.com/p/billboard-latin-power-players-2025-list-executives/ Bad Bunny Explained: Spanish https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-why-people-angry-1236084209/ Bad Bunny Explained: Moneyese https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-catalog-gain-revenue-estimate/ Knights to the rescue https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/09/prs-for-music-admin-criticism/ Managed decline at iHeart again https://www.dig...
2025-10-11
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Running a little late today…
We ran into some technical issues today. No worries, still lots to cover, though Finance Friday may drop Saturday this week.
2025-10-10
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Mighty winds; No Pablo, no Cruise, and Howie Singer has an axe to grind.
Howie Singer has a theory about Sora 2's Opt-in Pivot. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Howie Singer Live Nation J.R. Lind Dave Brooks NIVA The Kingston Trio The Greek Theater Pablo Cruise Cristopher Cross OpenAI LINKS: Nice try Live Nation. https://news.pollstar.com/2025/10/07/supreme-court-rejects-live-nation-appeal-in-ticketing-antitrust-case/ NIVA's Cool Map https://www.nivassoc.org/stateoflive/state-reports Don't Mess With The Kingston Trio https://www.billboard.com/pro/kingston-trio-promoter-lawsuit-ticketmaster-city-la-corrupt/ Yacht Rock sinks in Cabo https://sunsetfestcabo.com/ Howie Singer: Author Professor, Digital OG https://www.linkedin.com/in/howiesinger/ #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast RoyFi Https://royfi.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Se...
2025-10-09
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Sora opts out of opt-out, tweaks of the week, and olds rule the viral verse.
Sora 2 Opts out of Opt Out and is Zach Bryan the new Kimmel? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: OpenAI Sora 2 Kristin Robinson Andrew Hutchinson Youtube Snap Threads Zach Bryan Concetta Kirschner (Princess Superstar) #musicindustry #podcast Links: Kristin Robinson Got Sora 2 and we are Jelly https://www.billboard.com/pro/sora-2-music-industry-pay-attention-ai-social-app/ TikTok Cements its creator base https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-expands-creator-subscription-payouts-us-canada/801996/ Threads comes at Snap https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-tests-ghost-posts-that-auto-delete-24-hours/802289/ Youtube Media Kit seems worth a look https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-adds-media-kit-public-to-member-live-streams-extend-with-ai/802277/ Europe deals with Political ads https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta...
2025-10-08
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AI's detachable penis issue, Spotify's Dip, and Music for Pandorans.
How King Missile foretold AI Training data issues Names In Today's Pod: Virginie Berger Sora 2 Glenn Peoples Steve Knopper Alex Norstrom Gustav Soderstrom Rebecca Bellan King Missile Murray Stassentem Min Adam Frelon Sutem Min #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS Spotify New Leadership and stock dip https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/alex-norstrom-has-a-long-to-do-list-as-spotifys-new-co-ceo-heres-whats-on-it/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-lost-billions-value-daniel-ek-ceo-succession-news/ Good Luck, Claimy! https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ai-music-tech-startup-claimy-raises-1-8m-to-tackle-missing-royalty-payments/ Virginie on Sora 2 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/virginieberger_openai-sora-generativeai-activity-7380313906616987648-U_8v? Detachable Penis https://youtu.be/byDiILrNbM4?si=Ia67Aryd_afruc5L AI regulation is not bad https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/05/californias-new-ai-safety-law-shows-regulation-and-innovation-dont-have-to-clash/ Sutem Min is mu...
2025-10-07
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Where is Taylor's mind? 100 voices against UMG-Downtown and Diddy, just this once.
Where is Taylor's Mind? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in Today's Pod: Murray Stassen Annie Shapiro Chritopher Gonda Jason Lipshutz Keith Caulfield Ashley King Taylor Swift Michael Majster The Pixies Diddy Real Madrid JDog AIM Martin Mills Charles Caldas LINKS: TayTay blocks out the sun https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/05/taylor-showgirl-weekend-totals/ https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-songs-ranked/ https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-first-day-sales-debut-week-1236082178/ 100 Voices Vs UMG-Downtown... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/03/universal-music-downtown-100-voices/ ...and one for it https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/top-european-music-lawyer-dismisses-umg-downtown-data-concerns-as-fantasy-or-paranoia/ Annie Shapiro says "Be Nice" https://youtu.be/Rl5Wv9Y3cAM?si=lhhwcrtfSVQDLBAx Pick of the week: JDog doe...
2025-10-06
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Wonky tech makes it rain, new rev streams, and Abba's bull case
New rev streams on the march! Names in the pod today: Fortnite Netflix Spotify Charlie Hellman David Kaefer Stuart Dredge Audioshake Abba Ashley King Pleasrdao Jason M. Bradford Andrew Vail Wu Tang Howie Singer Devo #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: FortniteXDemon Hunters https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/netflixs-kpop-demon-hunters-joins-fortnite-with-month-long-gaming-event/ More Spotify Changes https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/01/spotify-exec-david-kaefer-out/ AI deals are nigh and I'm here for it. https://musically.com/2025/10/02/report-umg-and-wmg-could-sign-landmark-ai-deals-within-weeks/ Wu Tang Innovates again https://www.jenner.com/en/news-insights/publications/client-alert-once-upon-a-time-in-trade-secret-law-federal-judge-expands-trade-secret-protection-to-wu-tang-clan-album-opening-new-strategies-for-exclusive-assets Abba Voyage generates 1.13 Rods https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/abba-voyage-generated-113m-in-2024-as-demand-for-virtual-concert-series-stayed-strong-in-third-year/ Audioshake's series A https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/01/audioshake-series-a/ Song Of the...
2025-10-03
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Bunny Bashers, update your references! Sora 2's thundering hordes; Jack McCarthy has an axe to grind
Jack McCarthy has an axe to grind about money left on the table. https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: OpenAI Dylan Smith Leila Cobo Bad Bunny Katie Bain Rob Della Bovie Jack McCarthy IndieX LINKS: OpenAI's Video Land Grab https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/30/sora-2-opt-out-option/ Bud Bunny is American AF https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-puerto-rico-residency-behind-the-scenes/ Private Jets can be useful https://www.billboard.com/pro/private-jets-music-artist-tours-costs-impact/ Jack McCarthy has an Axe to Grind https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackmccarthy1991/ #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Seated https://www.seated.com/ Copyright © 2025 Nodisc...
2025-10-02
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Thirsty robot hype beasts in a shark infested bathhouse.
Social Media is a big pool with big predators. #thirsty #robot #hypebeasts https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: OpenAI Daniel Ek Gustav Soderstrom Alex Nordstrom Andrew Hutchinson Murray Stassen Rebecca Bellan Adobe Meta Threads #musicindustry #podcast Links: Ek Steps Up https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/daniel-ek-to-step-away-from-ceo-role-at-spotify-will-become-executive-chairman-effective-january-1-2026/ OpenAI Comes at Shopping https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/openai-takes-on-google-amazon-with-new-agentic-shopping-system/ ...and vies to be the biggest shark in the bathhouse. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/openai-readies-tiktok-style-app-but-is-exclusive-for-ai-generated-content-report/ But the biggest Shark is Insta ttps://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-reaches-3-billion-users-ui-update/761038/ Threads Catches X https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/data-suggests-threads-will-soon-overtake-x-formerly-twitter-in-active-users/761326/ Premiere is late to the mobile party...
2025-10-01
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AI, A2IM and Rick Morales has an Axe to Grind.
Thanks to the very Viral Rick Morales for grinding his sharp axe. Names In Today's Pod: Rick Morales Virgines Berger Richard James Burgess Nabil Ayers Ian Harrsion Sound Patrol A2IM Daft Punk Fortnite Suno Robert Levine #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS A2IM's New CEO https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7378460656297017345/ Daft Fortnite https://www.fortnite.com/@epic/daft-punk-experience?lang=en-US Virginie Berger on Sound Patrol https://www.linkedin.com/posts/virginieberger_big-move-today-soundpatrol-with-umg-and-activity-7377368997530550272-rQ_5? Suno Product Updates https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-launches-its-own-daw-after-introducing-most-powerful-model-yet/ Rob Levine on GEMA's OpenAI Suit https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-trial-openai-lyrics-case-germany-explained/ Rick Morales is our...
2025-09-30
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Roman numerals, orders of magnitude, and sweet deals.
Its a very Math-y Monday. Names in Today's Pod: Dan Rys Bad Bunny Zach Bryan Ashley King TikTok Bytedance The MLC Ticketmaster Murray Stassen Spotify Lauren Forristal Devo Joe Lynch Gerald V. Casale ACL IEBA LINKS: Bad Bunny Is as American as Morgan Wallen https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-2026-headliner-1236077527/ Jack Antonoff Isn't having it on Ticket Prices https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/26/jack-antonoff-michael-rapino-comments/ TikTok USA is a sweet deal https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/26/heres-whats-happening-right-now-with-the-us-tiktok-deal/ Bundlegate resurfaces https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mlc-can-file-amended-complaint-in-bundling-lawsuit-against-spotify-court-says/ ACL https://www.aclfestival.com/ IEBA https://www.ieba.org/ Pick of the week: Devo is relevant and excell...
2025-09-29
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Spammy AI, non-spammy AI, and paying attention to EDM.
Following the money to EDM and AI today. And it's a Spotifriday. Names in the pod today: Spotify Dylan Smith Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Serato DJay Rekordbox FIVE Holdings Pacha Xamia Monet Murray Stassen #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Spammy Tracks OUT https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-has-deleted-75m-spammy-tracks-as-it-unveils-new-ai-music-policies/ DJ Platforms IN https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/24/spotify-serato-dj-integrations/ EDM is where the $$ is https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/25/five-holdings-facility-september-2025/ Xania Monet doesn't care how you pronounce her name. https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-artist-xania-monet-how-much-money-songs-made/ Song Of the Week: Wednesday -- "Reality TV Argument Bleeds" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=41e03f8e6a094863 Music S...
2025-09-26
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Warming in the desert. More thundering hordes, and Shanah Tovah, Y'all!
Rosh Hashanah comes late to Nashville... Names In Today's Pod: Dave Brooks Dylan Smith Katie Bain Global Citizen The Weeknd Haim Noga Erez Columbia Records LINKS: More thundering hordes set upon for Suno https://www.digital music news.com/2025/09/23/suno-lawsuit-tony-justice-amended/ The Weeknd is un-Abel to appear https://news.pollstar.com/2025/09/23/cardi-b-replaces-the-weeknd-as-2025-global-citizen-festival-headliner/ The Desert does indeed heat up https://www.billboard.com/pro/coachella-2026-sells-out-both-weekends-festival/ Go Blond:ish! https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/blondish-rid-new-york-nightlife-single-use-plastic-1236072914/ Funky Buses at peak demand https://www.billboard.com/pro/dreamliner-concert-tour-bus-empire-market-leader-expansion/ #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Seated https://www...
2025-09-25
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Murder? A 90's murderer's row, and tons of TikTok.
From how "will we live without TikTok?" to "how will we live WITH new Tiktok?" Names in the pod today: Michael Saponara Ashley King D4vd Ray Donovan AMC Cinema Andrew Hutchinson Paul Resnikoff #musicindustry #podcast Links: TayTay's Killing it https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/23/taylor-swift-album-party-amc/ D4vd hopefully not Killing anything https://www.foxla.com/news/d4vd-subreddit-locked Strip club home playlist https://www.billboard.com/lists/strip-club-songs-chart-atlanta-august-2025/ TikTok changes https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/22/more-details-emerge-on-us-china-tiktok-deal/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/23/us-based-tiktok-government-share/ How it looks from Oz https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/us-tiktok-deal-could-see-white-house-influence-tiktok-trends/760798/ Maybe moderation is good biz https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news...
2025-09-24
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Foxtok? Smartypants glasses, and everything is a negotiation.
Anybody remember Delphi internet? Here's why it matters right now. Names In Today's Pod: Karyne Levy Tim Ingham Brian X. Chen Eli Tan Sarah Perez Karyne Levy Fox Rupert Murdoch Lachlan Murdoch MySpace Delphi Internet Andrew Bosworth Mark Zuckerberg #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS Not freaked about FoxTok https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/21/white-house-offers-more-details-about-potential-tiktok-deal/ Fox is kinda Tech poison https://www.nydailynews.com/1996/05/02/murdoch-dumps-delphi/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jun/30/myspace-sold-35-million-news Smartypants Glasses fail https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/technology/personaltech/meta-smart-glasses-mark-zuckerberg.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/19/meta-cto-explains-why-the-smart-glasses-demos-failed-at-meta-connect-and-it-wasnt-the-wi-fi/ Youtube's new exciting tools https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/20/updates-to-studio-youtube-live-new-gen-ai-tools-and-everything-else-announced-at-made-on-youtube/ The majors' AI Kudgel htt...
2025-09-23
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Album Launch Do's and Don'ts, 21 Pilots Turn back time; Is Brendan Carr a Boondocks fan?
A tad late today... Names in Today's Pod: Brendan Carr Robert Levine Ashley King Chris Willman Andrew Unterberger Norman Lebrecht Keith Caulfield Muzyka D4vd 21 Pilots Cardi B Miley Cyrus Olivia Rodrigo Jimmy Kimmel LINKS: Monday Long Live Rock https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/twenty-one-pilots-breach-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236071465/ Cardi Goes Platinum in one day https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/friday-music-guide-cardi-b-miley-cyrus-lola-young-1236070491/ How To Launch an Album https://variety.com/2025/music/news/taylor-swift-film-theaters-october-showgirl-1236524158/ How NOT to Launch an Album https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/19/d4vd-us-tour-canceled/ Olivia calls out Censorship https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-jimmy-kimmel-show-suspension-reaction-1236071443/ Brendan Carr: a Boondocks fan? https://boo...
2025-09-22
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Spotify challengers from all sides, BMG drops 2.5 rods, an unlimited supply of thieves and pimps.
An Unlimited Supply of Thieves and Pimps Running free. Names in the pod today: Michelle Jubelirer Arjun Pulijal Murray Stassen Sony Music Spotify Airbuds Coda Ashley King KKR Soft Shock Music HarbourView Apollo Global Management Marlon Funaki #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Sony and Spotify reup https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/meet-the-new-music-streaming-service-thats-ditched-algorithmic-playlists-with-major-label-licensing-deals-secured/ Coming at Spotify Part 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/18/airbuds-raise-september-2025/ COming at spotify Part 2 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/meet-the-new-music-streaming-service-thats-ditched-algorithmic-playlists-with-major-label-licensing-deals-secured/ RIAA get a new Yardstick https://www.billboard.com/pro/riaa-changes-revenue-metrics-retail-wholesale-what-to-know/ Thieves running free https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/15/calvin-harris-financial-advisor-accusations/ Soft Shock https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/michelle-jubelirer-and-arjun-pulijal-launch-new-venture-soft-shock-backed-by-harbourview/ Song Of the Week: Metaphor https://open...
2025-09-19
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Cooling the desert, StubHub underwater, and shifty bots.
Stubhub's issues may reflect a larger problem Names In Today's Pod: Stubhub Coachella Ticketmaster Ashley King Griselda Flores Tekendra Parmar #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Desert Cooling https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/16/coachella-2026-headliners/ Visa issues are a self-own for the US economy https://www.billboard.com/pro/work-visa-issues-threatening-artists-careers-latin-music/ Shifty bots have the drop on you https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/14/behind-the-ticket-resale-curtain-part-2/ Radiohead victimized by Shifty bots https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/15/radiohead-tickets-flood-secondary-markets/ The real Problem with Stubhub https://www.inc.com/tekendra-parmar/stubhub-ipo-google-search-traffic-decline/91241359 Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Seated https://www.seated.com/ Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-09-18
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Media is weird, a final TikToking down, and complex negotiations.
Looks like TikTok Is sticking around, but does it matter that much for the music industry? Names in the pod today: Tatiana Cirisano Kristin Robinson TikTok Tom Briggs Josh Deutsch Premier Music Group Ashley King #musicindustry #podcast Links: TikToking down for the final time... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/us-government-says-tiktok-sell-off-deal-established-china/760167/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/16/tiktok-deal-terms-leak-stake/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/us-government-says-tiktok-sell-off-deal-established-china/760167/ But Does TikTok really help that much? https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-music-discovery-youtube-streaming-midia-study/ Get To Know Tom Briggs! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/premier-music-group_were-thrilled-to-announce-the-addition-of-activity-7373760993765588992-8BZU? Music Services Musicservices.com Hangout.fm Https://hangout.fm Lydia's V30 https://www.y...
2025-09-17
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Spotify pedals hard, Atlantic heads talk AI and ask Chachi.
Why are we talking about Scott Baio on Tech Tuesday? Ask Chachi-PT! Names In Today's Pod: Ashley Belanger Lyor Cohen The Internet Archive ChatGPT Elliot Grainge Atlantic Records Taylor Mims Terrence O'Brien #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS Spot Open Up Free Features https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-wont-replace-music-artists-lyor-cohen-guest-column/ Spotify Lossless, Meh https://www.theverge.com/hands-on/777691/spotify-lossless-flac-audio-inconvenient-improvement The Internet Archive Survives https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/internet-archives-big-battle-with-music-publishers-ends-in-settlement/ Two Atlantic Views on AI https://www.billboard.com/pro/elliot-grainge-ai-atlantic-ceo-interview/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-scraps-shuffle-restriction-for-users-of-free-tier/ Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-09-16
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Meatspace logistics, we're off to see the Wizard, and expensive real estate.
Back from the Beach! Names in Today's Pod: TikTok Glenn Peoples Vickie Nauman Russ Crupnick Andrew Stess Farm Aid Teamsters Union Sphere Ashley King Camille Hackney Sam Sklover Bart Saunt Primary Wave Rafaela Fornitani Music Tectonics Mark Mulligan AIMP LINKS: From Zeitgeist domination to chart domination https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-number-one-billboard-200-1236066167/ TikTok Live Ed Sheeran https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/streaming/tiktok-live-ed-sheeran-robert-kyncl-2025-09-14 Sphere rides the Tornado to Oz https://www.billboard.com/pro/sphere-stock-wizard-of-oz-gains-up/ Superfan offers can't avoid meatspace. https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-streaming-superfan-tiers-why-spotify-dont-have/ Farmers vs. Workers in Minny? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/11/farm-aid-cancellation-worker-strike/ Pri...
2025-09-15
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Dad Rock on the block, AI pilots, 21 Pilots, what happens -- and stays -- in San Juan.
We interrupt Axegrinder week again! We couldn't stay away. Names in the pod today: STIM Songfox Sureel AI Aileen Crowley Benji Rogers Tamay Orkut Robert Levine Ed Christman Reservoir Media Dylan Smith Ashley King Third Man Recordings Temu #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Has STIM solved AI Licensing? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/09/stim-ai-music-license/ Well it's complicated. https://www.billboard.com/pro/what-would-ai-music-license-look-like-complicated/ Lazy Music Supes update your speed DIal https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-miles-davis-catalog/ Dad Rock on the block https://www.billboard.com/pro/jack-white-catalog-worth-morrissey-music-asset-value/ What Happens in San Juan... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/10/bad-bunny-puerto-rico-tour/ 21 Pilots v. Temu https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com...
2025-09-12
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Spotify cuts its loss. AI wins for rights holders, and maybe Sabrina can help.
We interrupt Axegrinder week with mashup; the industry doesn't go on vacation when we do. Names in the pod today: Shira Perlmutter Monica Corton Barry Scannell Spotify Dylan Smith Xander Zellner Terrence O'Brien MTV The RIAA WIlliam Alsup Anthropic #musicindustry #podcast Links: Spotify cuts its loss https://www.theverge.com/spotify/775189/spotify-lossless-streaming-flac-audio https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-finally-launching-lossless-but-its-not-part-of-a-super-premium-tier/ Tepid streaming growth in the USA https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/10/us-music-revenue-h1-2025/ Maybe Sabrina can help https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-number-1-numbers-breakdown-1236062504/ VMAs up , but (shrug). https://www.thewrap.com/2025-vmas-ratings-viewership-cbs-mtv-paramount-plus/ AI Good news for rightsholders https://www.linkedin.com/posts/acti...
2025-09-11
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Arsh Shah Says Stop Blaming Songwriters
Arsh Shah wants to fix splits and a whole lot more. We are on vacation this week, so we turn the podcast over to a network of the smartest people in music business, tech and finance. We have Axegrinder segments from three startup founders this week. Today: Arsh Shah says stop Blaming songwriters for their inabililty to get paid. Names In Today's Pod: Arsh Shah Createbase LINKS: Createbase https://createbase.com/ #Musicbusiness #Musicindustry #Podcast Supporter Links RoyFi https://www.RoyFI.com Hangout.fm Https://hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-09-10
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Sam Friske Says: Beware Vanity Metrics
Sam Friske tell you why your vanity metrics don't matter. We are on vacation this week, so we turn the podcast over to a network of the smartest people in music business, tech and finance. We have Axegrninder segments from three startup founders this week. Today: Sam Friske has an axe to grind about "vanity metrics" on Spotify and everywhere else. Names In Today's Pod: Sam Friske LINKS: Cadence https://cadenceio.com/ #Musicbusiness #Musicindustry #Podcast Supporter Links RoyFi https://www.RoyFI.com Hangout.fm Https://hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-09-09
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Andy Blair: Why a Privacy Policy Really Matters
Andy Blair on how your privacy policy is a key marketing asset. We are on vacation this week, so we turn the podcast over to a network of the smartest people in music business, tech and finance. We have Axegrninder segments from three startup founders this week. First up: Andy Blair has an axe to grind about fan data and why privacy policies matter in unexpected ways! #musicidustry #podcast Names In Today's Pod: Andy Blair LINKS: https://fandation.com. Supporter Links RoyFi https://www.RoyFI.com Hangout.fm Https://hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-09-08
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The morals of catalogue, a Song of the Summer champ, and merch folks, be very afraid.
Will Amazon let Le Sserafim own their data? Names in the pod today: Murray Stassen Pieter Van Rijn Amazon Le Sserafim Hybe Weverse TikTok Downtown Music Jet2 Claire Hoffman Dylan Smith Ken Weinstein Stubhub #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Tiktok's Summer song Champ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/04/jess-glynne-tiktok-songs-of-the-summer/ Amazon looms over Tour Merch https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/03/amazon-music-le-sserafim-merch-partner/ EU Pauses Downtown deal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/04/eu-presses-pause-on-umg-downtown-acquisition/ Downtown Head claps back https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/downtown-music-boss-speaks-out-on-umg-deal-the-debate-must-be-honest-it-must-be-about-facts-not-agendas/ The morality of Catalogue https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/when-rebellion-becomes-risk-negotiating-morality-in-music-catalog-deals/ Stubhub still trying to IPO https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/stubhub-losses-widen-despite-revenue-growth-ahead-of-planned-ipo/ Physical Music Whistles past the tariff gra...
2025-09-05
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Blood sucking leechbots, WMG's new UK model, and only sellouts this week.
Leechbots, or armies of humans? That is the question. Names In Today's Pod: Robert Kyncl Simon Robson Warner Music Group Thomas Smith Gideon Gottfried Manatt Gary Gilbert Key Investment Group Ashley King Katy Perry J.R. Lind Dave Brooks Radiohead Sophie WIllimas #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Pushed, not jumped, apparently https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-uk-leadership-changes-structure-simon-robson/ UK LIVE up in 24 https://news.pollstar.com/2025/09/03/uk-report-another-record-year-for-live-music/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylo either way r-swift-eras-tour-uk-live-music-industry-record-high/ Katy can still be cringe and sell a lot of tickets https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/03/katy-perry-lifetimes-tour-ticket-sales/? Field nor stream in 2025 https://news.pollstar.com/2025/08/29/field-stream-music-festival-canceled-for-second-consecutive-year/ Leechbots? http...
2025-09-04
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Taylor and Sabrina divide the spoils, social news you can use, kitties + Buble = viral cocaine.
Will TikTok DMs become a valuable marketing too? Let me know what you think in the comments! Names in the pod today: Andrew Hutchinson Tony Harlow Warner Music Group Robert Kyncl Lee Martin TikTok Ashley King Sabrina Carpenter Taylor Swift Reddit Spotlify Michael Buble #musicindustry #podcast Links: Tony Harlow exits Gracefully https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tony-harlow-to-exit-as-ceo-of-warner-music-uk/ Sabrina Set A Record that Taylor will Probably Break https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/02/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-spotify/ Taylor sets a record that Taylor will also Probably Break https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/02/taylor-swift-new-album-spotify-pre-save-record/ Yummy Ramen Goes Viral https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/29/samyang-kpop-demon-hunters/ TikTok adds DMs https://www.socialmediatoday.com...
2025-09-03
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Three heartwarming tales, more - or not - on Spotify super Premium, doing the simple things well.
Three Heartwarming Tales to start the week Names In Today's Pod: Kate Studley Spotify Peter Sinclair Louis Posen Fat Wreck Chords Hopeless Records Alex Norstrom Chris Dalla Riva Andrew Unterberger MTV Lucas Shaw Dylan Smith Oasis #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Oasis Keeps it simple https://www.billboard.com/lists/oasis-new-york-show-recap-best-moments-metlife-stadium/ Louis Posen Keeps it Simple https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/independence-rocks-a-conversation? Listen to Katie Studley, Spotify https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-katie-studley-merlin-stacey-mitsopulos-job-news/ As if we don't say it enough... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-24/spotify-said-it-was-making-a-super-premium-service-where-is-it? Music Ally Startup Competition https://www.linkedin.com/posts/musically_music-ally-six-applications-close-15-september-activity-7368236262924656642--OS...
2025-09-02
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One percenters get more than 1%, the Weeknd wants a Queener, if only The Police had Createbase.
A good time for the Weeknd to cash in. Names in the pod today: Arsh Shah Thomas Coesfeld Tim Ingham TikTok Ashley King Robert Levine The Weeknd Wren Graves Dave Rowntree PRS Glenn Peoples Arsh Shah Createbase #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: TikTok's oddly timed flex https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/28/tiktok-ad-blitz-music-discovery-campaign/ The Beatles Still Earn https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-beatles-how-worlds-biggest-band-stays-big-business/ The Weeknd earns the horonoific "F-In" https://www.billboard.com/lists/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-rb-hip-hop-songs-21st-century/ Weeknd Wants a Queener https://consequence.net/2025/08/the-weeknd-1-billion-financing-music-catalog/ BMG explained https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/thomas-coesfeld-bmgs-h1-2025-results-why-music-streaming-remains-undervalued-and-a-strategy-focused-on-the-core-business-of-music-rights/ Glenn Breaks down CEO pay https://www.billboard.com/pro...
2025-08-29
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Score one for copyright, another legend on tour, and the actual Who doesn't sell out.
Legends on the road: Oasis, The Who, Beyonce, and Joe Boyd Names In Today's Pod: Glenn Peoples Dylan Smith Anthropic Apple Music Joe Boyd Oscar Arelliz TuneIn Radiohead The Who Kneecap Big Ears Festival #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Apple Radio seeks an audience https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-radio-stations-streaming-tunein-why/ Score one for the rightsholders https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/anthropic-lawsuit-authors-settlement/ YouTube expands Hype https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/youtube-expands-hype-feature-globally/ Radiohead goes viral for the olds https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/27/radiohead-tiktok-let-down/ Kneecap sells out and pulls out of US https://news.pollstar.com/2025/08/27/kneecap-cancels-sold-out-us-tour/ Beyonce is either the most popular Country artist or more...
2025-08-28
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Ensh#@ification, what's old is new, and news you can use.
Why Is Spotify re-adding a failed feature before it fixes its audio? Leave your comments here! Names in the pod today: Ashley King jess weatherbed Mandy Dalugdug Triller Spotify Andrww Hutchinson YouTube Instagram Reddit TikTok #musicindustry #podcast Links: Apple swings the door open to Spotify Subscribers https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/26/apple-music-transfer-tool-more-countries/ What's old is new Ensh**ification on SPotify https://www.theverge.com/news/765771/spotify-messages-dms-audio-sharing-feature Triller's old is new again https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/triller-receives-nasdaq-delinquency-notice-then-an-extension-after-missing-financial-filings Spotify's old is new again. https://www.theverge.com/news/765771/spotify-messages-dms-audio-sharing-feature Social News you can use https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-shares-growth-tips-infographic/758585/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com...
2025-08-27
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Netflix's Net-flex, YouTube wins and fails, and more AI fear and loathing.
Artists and Songwriters: beware the Big AI midterm war chest. Names In Today's Pod: Netflix T.J. Fowler Dan Rys David Krinsky Kathy Baker Bobby Sherman Youtube Music Rebecca Bemman Rick Beato Thomas Germaine Marsha Blackburn Scott Desjarlais Andy Ogles John Rose Mark E. Green Ashley King Emily Portman Tatiana Cirisano Andreesen Horowitz OPENAI Niamh Byrne Gorillaz David Israelite NMPA Mitch Glazier RIAA #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Netflix K-Pop Demon-ation https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/box-office-kpop-demon-hunters-leads-box-office-over-weapons-1236497070/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/silicon-valley-is-pouring-millions-into-pro-ai-pacs-to-sway-midterms/ YouTube Music Bueno https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-music-turns-10-new-features-fandom-future-streaming/ YouTube No Bueno https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission Ind...
2025-08-26
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Bad people, bad playlists, an Atlanta hip-hop lesson, and some congrats are in order.
The Panama Playlists is a great beach read! Names in Today's Pod Tomas Ericsson AMRA Chirag Patel Grey Gordon Kashmir Hill Mike Isaac Dylan Smith Gabe Amo Jermaine Dupri Taylor Lorenz Margo Price Marc Andreesen Soundexchange Sonos Napster Live Nation LINKS: The Panama Plylists are Fun and maybe a tad depressing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/technology/spotify-panama-playlists-privacy.html? Magic City's Lesson https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/arts/television/magic-city-tip-drill.html? Lawsuits flying 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/22/soundexchange-sonos-lawsuit-dismissal-schedule/ Lawsuits flying 2 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/22/live-nation-class-action-lawsuit/ Congrats Ross Golan https://www.billboard.com/pro/ross-golan-co-chair-grammy-songwriters-composers-wing/ Congrats Tomas Ericsson https://www.billboard.com/pro/spoti...
2025-08-25
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Bullets dodged, the FML list, and a bookend to the week.
We just call it the Billboard FML list because when you see it you'll say "FML!" Names in the pod today: Tim Ingham Daniel Ek Fabrice Sergeant Bandsintown Jennifer Witz SiriusXM Lucian Grainge Universal Music Group Willard Ahdritz Denis Ladagallirie Kristin Robinson Ashley King Hybe #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: The Billboard FML list http://billboard.com/pro/highest-paid-music-executives-public-traded-companies-2024/ TikTok Growth Hacking that is about to end. https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-hottest-tiktok-marketing-strategy-burner-pages-volume/ Big WIn For Bandsintown https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bandsintown-inks-youtube-deal-to-become-platforms-exclusive-provider-of-concert-listings/ BTS is the Gift that keeps on Giving https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/j-hope-tour-hybe-quarterly-revenue/ Song Of the Week: Telescreens -- Joh...
2025-08-22
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Not the Grammy problem, administration flexes and the who DOESN'T sell out.
News entering stage right today... Names In Today's Pod: Dave Brooks Dylan Smith AEG Live Nation Morgan Wallen The FTC Avant Gardener Key Investment Group TikTok ASCAP The Grammys Morgan Wallen #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/19/rmlc-ascap-bmi-settlements/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/trump-launches-white-house-tiktok-account/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/20/morgan-wallen-no-grammy-consideration/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-aeg-building-more-midsize-concert-venues-why/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-eras-tour-tickets-illegally-resold-ftc-lawsuit/ Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Seated https://www.seated.com/ Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-08-21
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More posting, more growth, a new KPI, and hello again, Ting Tings!
KPI now stands for "Key Passion Indicator" Names in the pod today: Daniel Tencer Evan Shapiro BMI Threads Tim Marcin The Ting Tings Andrew Hutchinson Buffer #musicindustry #podcast Links: BMI extracts more gold form a shrinking mine https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/neil-young-quits-facebook-meta-chatbots-kids-1236045179/ Neil Young leaves Facebook https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/neil-young-quits-facebook-meta-chatbots-kids-1236045179/ Evan Shapiro's New KPI https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eshap-media-cartographer_creators-fandom-creatoreconomy-activity-7363177832891486208-g9wX More Posting more Audience. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/study-shows-posting-more-instagram-leads-to-more-reach/757633/ Threads is coming for X https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-reaches-400-million-monthly-active-users/757489/ TikTok goes 2006 https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-college-features-campus-verification Music Services Musicservices.com Ha...
2025-08-20
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Painting vulgar pictures. Check your AI work and the Taylor Effect is back.
Did Morrissey predict our AI Future? Names In Today's Pod: Casey Newton Benji Rogers Univerals Music Gorup Eleven Labs ChatGPT Kashmir Hill Dylan Freedman The Smiths #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: What AI makes most people feel happy, leads us headlong into harm https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/technology/ai-chatbots-delusions-chatgpt.html Double pack with a photograph, extra track, and a tacky badge https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/18/taylor-swift-limited-edition-vinyl/ ChatGPT 5 Backlash https://www.platformer.news/gpt-5-backlash-openai-lessons/ Benji RogersXElevenLabsXJohn Denver https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/selling-our-artists-prompt-benji-rogers-orxye Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-08-19
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More analysis than news, August gonna August and Drake-Kendrick is practically jerky.
August is Augusting but Telescreens will scratch an itch. Names in Today's Pod Paul Resnikoff Spotify Glenn Peoples YG Entertainment Universal Music Lucian Grainge THE Velvet Sundown Kendrick Lamar Drake Telescreens LINKS: Sunset for Sundown? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/the-velvet-sundown-update-august-2025/ K-Pop On the explode https://www.billboard.com/pro/k-pop-business-booming-q2-2025-music-earnings-takeaways/ Spotify shores up the Publishing defenses http://digittalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/spotify-bags-kobalt-what-is-up-spotify-sleeve/ Lucian Tags in to a Jerky Beef https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umgs-sir-lucian-grainge-refutes-ridiculous-claims-in-drake-lawsuit-confirms-umg-bought-stars-recorded-music-and-publishing-catalogs/ Telescreens scratch a rock itch https://linktr.ee/Telescreens RoyFi Https://www.royfi.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-08-18
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Private equity or B&B, the gold rush ain't over, and K-Pop. critical mass.
The music rights goldrush continues to attract enormous Scrooge McDuck-sized piles of coin. Names in the pod today: JYP Gil Kaufman Daniel Tencer Paul Resnikoff Anthropic Concord Music Abkco Harbourview Searchlight Chord Universal Music Group Ed Christman Murray Stassen Slipknot Stray Kids K-Pop Demon Hunters #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Music Promotes Podcasts https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-record-views-travis-kelce-new-heights-podcast-1236044284/ King Gizzard Stands on Business and Principle https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/14/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-ditch-spotify/ Bittorrent? Uncool, Anthropic https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-publishers-allege-anthropic-used-bittorrent-to-pirate-copyrighted-lyrics/ Spotify investors are unfazed https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/14/spotify-stock-august-2025-rebound/ Searchlight pours 2 Queeners into Chord https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/exclusive-chord-music-partners-raises-2-billion-in-investible-capital-with-another-1-billi...
2025-08-15
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Who's bad at hockey, bad at basketball and bad at live music?
Who's bad at hockey, bad at basketball and bad at Live music? Names In Today's Pod: Eric Frankenberg Rufus Du Sol Glenn Peoples Dylan Smith IQ Magazine Primary Wave #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Pollstar NextGen https://news.pollstar.com/2025/08/11/meet-pollstars-impact-nextgen-class-of-25/? Stadiums Explode https://www.billboard.com/pro/stadium-box-office-exploded-prices-shows-up/ https://www.iqmagazine.com/publications/global-stadium-report/ Bad at Hockey, Bad at Basketball, Bad at Music https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/13/madison-square-garden-entertainment-q2-2025-earnings/? Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm Seated https://www.seated.com/ Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC
2025-08-14
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Earnings drag us back in, Tencent lights the way, and the squeals of NFL Swifties.
Maybe podcasts can promote music after all! https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/a-new-rival-for-sunossudio-a-new-tool-for-creepers-we-do-the-bugatti-challenge/ Names in the pod today: Tencent Music Naman Ramachandran iHeart Glenn Peoples Taylor Swift Travis Kelce Wondery Adam Mosseri Andrew Hutchinson Jonas-Con TikTok Instagram Realtor.com Lynne Publishing Links: Tencent leads the Way https://variety.com/2025/music/news/tencent-music-q2-revenue-2025-1236487221/ iHeart ekes out a gain https://www.billboard.com/pro/iheartmedia-earnings-q2-2025-revenue-up-stock-price-jumps/ Taylor uses a podcast to launch new Album https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/taylor-swift-album-release-travis-kelce/ Joans Bros TikTok hub/Jonas-Con is a think https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-jonas-brothers-in-app-hub/757368 A new workflow consideration for so...
2025-08-13
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The figurative Wayback machine, The literal Wayback machine, and more AI questions than answers.
From AI all the "Wayback" to dialup, the week's Music Tech Roundup Names In Today's Pod: Robert Levine Kristin Robinson Joe Taysom Dylan Spotify The Black Keys Jay Peters George Karalexis Ethan Curtis Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Mike Masnick Disney Yan Zhuang #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: The Black Keys on their Spotify holdout https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-black-keys-interview-no-rain-no-flowers/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/11/the-black-keys-spotify-boycott-impact/ Rob Levine's AI Questions https://www.billboard.com/pro/white-house-ai-action-plan-what-mean-music/ Kristin Robinson's AI Questions https://www.billboard.com/pro/will-ai-music-content-creators-compete-traditional-artists/ Disney's AI Answers https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/08/disney-scraps-deepfake-dwayne-johnson-after-lawyers-panic-about-the-public-domain/ Reddit Blocks the Wayback Machine https://www.theverge.com/news/75...
2025-08-12
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The song of the summer is the problem,More fun than jazz, and guys, it's pronounced co-buzz.
Jazz and Coffee is way more fun than Jazz! Names in Today's Pod Elias Leight Tom Corson Barry Weiss Jim Turner Syd Schwartz Roman Mars Chris Berube Chris Castle Monica Corton Leah Hodgekiss Glenn Peoples LINKS: No song of the summer? https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/top-songs-2025-benson-boone-shaboozey-justin-bieber-swag-133fd33f? Jazz and Coffee: More fun than Jazz itself. https://jazzandcoffee.substack.com/p/raiders-of-the-lost-arkhives Chris Castle Expalins it all/ https://musictechpolicy.com/2025/08/08/did-the-court-misread-congress-rethinking-the-soundexchange-ruling-through-the-lens-of-legislative-design/ Go Hayley WIlliams! https://www.billboard.com/pro/hayley-williams-singles-release-strategy-ego-rollout/ Validation from our Partner https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/spotify-price-us-data-q2/ Full Earnings Season Recap https://www.billboard.com...
2025-08-11
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Earnings-palooza, chameleons, cockroaches, and a rare rock nugget.
The majors continue to adapt... Names in the pod today: Ed Christman Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Glenn Peoples Record Store Day Luminate Tim Ingham Daniel Tencer HYBE Sony Music Warner Music Group Sonos Tom Conrad Reservoir Media Live Nation BeatBread #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: The Taylor Effect is Real https://www.billboard.com/pro/physical-music-2025-vinyl-hip-hop-up-taylor-swift-effect/ HYBE does OK https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-earnings-tours-bts-j-hope-jin-revenue-rise/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-controversies-bts-label-k-pop-business/ Warner does OK too https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-regains-momentum-underlying-recorded-music-revenues-up-8-3-yoy-in-calendar-q2-subscription-revenues-up-8-5/ And So does Sony https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/07/sony-music-earnings-q2-2025/ Reservoir is getting there https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com...
2025-08-08
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Jim Cramer doesn't get it, Swifties finished third at Wembley and JP Saxe is courageous.
Let me explain something, Jim Cramer. Names In Today's Pod: Jim Cramer Ashley King Dylan Smith C3 Lollapalooza Liberty Dunworth J.P. Saxe #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Jim Cramer doesn't get Spotify https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/06/jim-cramer-on-spotify-q2-performance/ Oasis Tragedy https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/04/oasis-fans-at-wembley-gig-where-man-died-question-alcohol-use-and-security https://www.nme.com/news/music/beer-here-now-oasis-fans-set-new-wembley-stadium-record-by-drinking-250000-pints-3882225 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14975805/Oasis-fan-slipped-beer-plunging-death-balcony-Wembley.html Jp Saxe Is a Hero https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/jp-saxe-tour-canceled/ Running a venue is hard: Avant Gardner Baknkruptcy https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/brooklyn-mirage-owner-avant-gardner-files-for-bankruptcy/ Running a venue is hard: But C3 knows how. 113k per day. https://www...
2025-08-07
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A new rival for Sunossudio, a new tool for creepers, we do the Bugatti Challenge.
Eleven Labs joins the music AI fray, and our Richard Scarry Tribute... Names in the pod today: Eleven Labs Mati Staniszewski Suno Udio Tim Ingham Laurent Hubert Jeremy Sirota Andrew Hutchinson Reddit Reece Rogers Boone Ashworth Links: Eleven labs launch https://www.wsj.com/articles/voice-startup-elevenlabs-launches-ai-music-service-8a546cef https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/eleven-music-new-ai-rival-to-suno-launches-with-merlin-kobalt-licensing-deals-in-the-bag/ A Creepy Meta Ray-Ban Hack https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-promotes-stickers-for-secretly-recording-meta-ray-ban-video/ Don't Snooze on Reddit! https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/reddit-reports-higher-revenue-q2-2025/756530/ https://s203.q4cdn.com/380862485/files/doc_financials/2025/q2/Q2-25-Shareholder-Letter.pdf Bugatti Trend https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7498388102705056528 Our Take on Bugatti -- Na...
2025-08-06
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Earnings call timings, fending for oneself, and stoppering the AI genie.
Some reassuring words for AI doomers... Names In Today's Pod: Dan Rys Virginie Berger Ewan Morrison Rayna Bass Charlie D'Atri Atlantic Music Group Spotify Shira Perlmutter Michale Lewan Fortnite Partynextdoor Lex Luger Lemonaide Dylan Smith #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Spotify Jacks Prices https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-announces-new-round-of-price-hikes-and-share-price-soars/ Atlantic Shuffle https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rayna-bass-and-selim-bouab-appointed-to-co-president-roles-at-atlantic-music-group-lanre-gaba-moves-to-advisory-evp-position/ Shira Perlmutter Fends for herself https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/shira-perlmutter-preliminary-injunction-motion-denied/ Amazon Shutters Wondery https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/amazon-to-shut-down-wondery-podcast-studio-reorganize-audio-business AI may not conquer everything https://unherd.com/2025/08/how-to-stopper-the-ai-genie/ Another Ray lof AI Light https://www.forbes.com/sites/virginieberger/2025/07/31/inside-lex-lugers-ai-model-how-lemonaide-is-redefining-consent-in-ai-music-licensing/We That other AI...
2025-08-05
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Crossing the USA with the olds, salty earnings season-ing and WTH is going on at my former employers?
Salty earnings season-ing, and introducing a new feature: our Pick of the Week! Names in Today's Pod Glenn Peoples Andy Greene Keith Caulfield Mitchell Peters Sirius XM Columbia Records Joey Bada$$ Oultlaw Festival Bob Dylan HYBE Live Nation Warner Music Group Tom Conrad Sonos LINKS: Coast to coast with the Olds... East https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/bob-dylan-willie-nelson-wilco-outlaw-festival-1235399179/ Midwest https://www.billboard.com/lists/dead-company-san-francisco-anniversary-concert-best-moments/ West https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-weezer-lollapalooza-2025-1236035827/ Morgan Wallen Is the Problem Again https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-problem-returns-number-one-billboard-200-1236035896/ Joey Bada$$ V. Columbia https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/joey-badass-columbia-records-album-delay/ SXMeh https://ww...
2025-08-04
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A UMG miss, Deja Vu all over again, and I'm ready to be educated.
Flat results amid the Gold Rush. Names in the pod today: Sam Boughedda David Krinsky Denis Ladegaillerie Universal Music Group Spotify Tim Ingham Deezer Vinyl Me Please Rosenblatt Believe John Josephson SESAC Dylan Smith Remy Bond #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Hits Shines UMG Up https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/umg-q2-financials-2025-07-31 VMP's AI Shines UMG up even More https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/music-industry-news/universal-music-group-reports-strong-q2-revenue-growth-amid-streaming-surge Investing.com doesnt varnish it https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/universal-music-group-q2-revenue-misses-expectations-4163985 Spotify Target Down https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/30/spotify-stock-target-rosenblatt/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/31/spotify-stock-rally-cools-july-2025/ Deezer Flat https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2...
2025-08-01
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The festival business is hard, old punks and bucket lists, and Sinclair discovers MTV.
Might buy a plane Ticket for Seed Sounds Weekender! Names In Today's Pod: Warner Brothers Dalia Ganz Josh Remsberg Jesse Ervin Glenn Peoples Sophie Williams Soundside Festival Seed Sounds Weekender Sinclair ROXi Kit Muir-Rogers GigPig #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Warner Changes https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-records-staff-changes-layoffs-label-marketing-team/ SInclair discovers MTV https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/30/sinclair-music-video-channel/ Billboard K-Pop Report https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-k-pop-fandom-in-us-report-introducing/ Festivals are Hard https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/25/soundside-festival-canceled/ Especially in The UK.. https://www.billboard.com/pro/1975-matty-healy-new-festival-seed-sounds-weekender/ Beyonce Hits 100million in June Alone https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-june-100-million-boxscore/ Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hango...
2025-07-31
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SPOT misses the mark, we do "the Nicki Minaj" and Don't Tap the Spam.
Did we ace the Nicki Minaj Challenge or what? Names in the pod today: Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Allie Canal Marc Schneider Lee Brown Spotify Tyler the Creator Niche Micro Celebrity Records Howard Lutnick Andrew Hutchinson TikTok iHeart Media Meta Nicki Minaj Alisha Haridasani Gupta Links: Spotify earnings not so Bad? https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-q2-2025-earnings-subscribers-profit-revenue/ Well Actually, Yes. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spotify-stock-slides-after-reporting-q2-loss-weaker-forecast-after-record-rally-134534543.html? Lee Brown Dashes out the door https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-lee-brown-exit-advertising-chief-doordash/ Don't Tap the Spam https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/29/tyler-the-creator-dont-tap-the-glass-ai-song/ iHeart Doesn't think TikTok is going away https://www.socialmediatoday.com...
2025-07-30
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ChatGPT should be PIP-ed, don't believe the HYBE and politics is STILL weird.
AI and K-Pop move at Lightning Speed Names In Today's Pod: Glenn Peoples Hybe Bang Si-Hyeuk Ador Min Hee-Jin Chris Castle Michael Chuthakieo Penske Media Dick Clark Productions Marsha Blackburn Adam Schiff Marc Schneider Evan Shapiro ChatGPT Anthropic Dylan Smith #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Don't Believe the HYBE https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-stock-down-chairman-bang-fraud-allegations-convictions/ New Jeans wants their SIM card back https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/newjeans-telling-us-to-return-to-ador-and-hybe-is-like-telling-the-victim-of-school-bullying-to-return-to-the-same-school-and-endure-it/ ChatGPT SHould be PIP-ed https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eshap-media-cartographer_the-matrix-lies-recently-i-embarked-on-activity-7355557260342796288-44K3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAC_y4Bj_55MYX2ryKaHuxhU84V4OgAAeM Anthropic lawyers Up https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com...
2025-07-29
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Bond villains, politics is weird, and earnings season kicks off.
What do King Gizzard and Tom Lehrer share? Names in Today's Pod Darryl Ballantyne Karen Allen Tom Lehrer Daniel Ek Ethan Shanfield Ashley King US Rep Kevin Kylie Fire Aid Richard Severo Peter Keepnews Spotify Deerhoof Xiu XIu King Gizzard Glenn S. Gerstell TikTok Universal Music Group Deeezer Sirius XM Tom Truitt LINKS: King Gizzard and Spotify https://variety.com/2025/music/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-pulls-music-off-spotify-1236470802/ Fire Aid kerfuffle https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/25/fireaid-funds-distribution-to-non-profits/ RIP Tom Lehrer https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/arts/music/tom-lehrer-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Whither the TikTok Ban? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/opinion/tiktok-ban-trump-china-technology.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=art...
2025-07-28
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The shallow money canal? Cool New Hires, and financial regulators are still a thing -- In Korea
It's my birthday! A rating or review or follow on Apple or Spotify would make a great present -- and it's Free! Names in the pod today: Nicki Shamel Tunecore Tom Conrad Sonos Bob Valentine Paul Sipio Larry Miller Michael Paniwozik Concord Apollo Global Management Blackstone Murray Stassen Dylan Smith Mandy Dalugdug YouTube Universal Music Group HYBE Spotify Luminate Daniel Tencer LINKS: Go Nicki Shamel https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/nicki-shamel-appointed-head-of-tunecore-us/ Sonos Does the right thing. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/23/toto-ai-generated-track-spotify-page/ Concord's Money Canal https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/concord-closes-1-76-billion-asset-backed-securities-transaction-to-fuel-continued-growth/ Musonomics again with Paul Siipio from Apollo https://musonomics.com/po...
2025-07-25
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ADA's Bang-bang play, bipartisanship lives, and a Dacus destination wedding.
An Indie divorce, and the ultimate indie wedding! Names In Today's Pod: Cat Kreidich Alejandro Duque ADA Warner Music Group Josh Hawley Richard Blumenthal Dylan Smith Murray Stassen Tim Ingham Bonnaroo Paolo Ragusa Billboard Lucy Dacus #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: ADA Bang-Bang Play https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/23/warner-music-group-ada-alejandro-duque/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/cat-kreidich-exits-as-president-of-warners-indie-distribution-arm-ada/ Bipartisanship sold, bought, or processed https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/23/ai-accountability-and-personal-data-protection-act/ Bonnaroo Makes some changes but still in June https://consequence.net/2025/07/bonnaroo-2026-dates/ Billboard Live Summit https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/billboard-live-music-summit-awards-2025-date-1236027693/ Lucy Dacus will get you married https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lucy-dacus-officiate-fans-weddings-upcoming-tour-1236028933/ Music...
2025-07-24
07 min
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TikTok nods to songwriters, keep an eye on Threads, you never know where a viral phenomenon is gonna come from.
Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday meme! Names in the pod today: Tricia Rice Thomas Scherer Dennis Scheyer BMG PopCult Worldwide TikTok Threads Zoe Lister Jet2 Jess Glynne Andrew Hutchinson Ozzy Osbourne Links: Why This Song? https://whythissong.lnk.to/podcast Socials Vs. EU https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/us-tech-giants-oppose-eu-penalties-force-trump-support/753631/ TikTok Supports Songwriters https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-adds-credit-for-songwriters-on-profiles/753415/ Nothing Beats a Jet 2 Holiday Meme https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/travel/new-york-floods-tiktok-meme.html https://www.nme.com/news/music/jess-glynnes-hold-my-hand-takes-on-life-of-its-own-after-becoming-viral-jet2-holiday-meme-3879375 Edits adds Music Features https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-edits-video-editing-app-keyframe-editing-voice-effects-royalty-free-music/753254/ Keep an Eye on Threads https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-and-ai-apps-see-strong-download-momentum-june/753286/ Rip Oz...
2025-07-23
09 min
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Global AI training wars, Suno makes us forget, and Kesha crushes with Kruchkow.
Zuck DGAF: It Rhymes! Names In Today's Pod: Dan Kruchkow Crush Management Suno Rob Wells Orfium McKenzie Cummings Grady Josh Hawley Mark Zukerberg Meta Ashley King Daniel Tencer Tyler The Creator Kesha #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast LINKS: Tyler Tracks Speed ranked https://www.billboard.com/lists/tyler-the-creators-dont-tap-the-glass-tracks-ranked/ Dan Kruchkow Exec of the Week https://www.billboard.com/pro/kesha-period-independent-debut-chart-topping-how/ Suno moves closer to a DAW, but still... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/18/suno-v4-5-launch/ Hawley gets one right https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/17/josh-hawley-ai-companies-comments-senate-hearing/ Zuck DGAF https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/meta-rejects-eus-ai-code-of-practice-even-as-ai-giants-anthropic-and-openai-say-they-will-sign-on/ Orfium Gets an EU grant to detect AI training data https://www...
2025-07-22
06 min