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/activity-7371133686420910081-j__N?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAAC_y4Bj_55MYX2ryKaHuxhU84V4OgAAeM

More AI Good news for rightsholders

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/10/appeals-court-reinstates-shira-perlmutter/

 

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