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/podcast

Dead Elephants Float

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/23/blackstone-abs-372m-recognition-catalog/

No-drama Youtube

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/23/youtube-revenue-q2-2025/

Immigration for UMG

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-takes-step-closer-to-us-listing-filing-draft-registration-with-sec/

Korean regulators have teeth

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/three-hybe-employees-receive-prison-sentence-for-insider-trading-on-bts-military-enlistment-report/

Spotify could probably sell more tickets...

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/super-listeners-are-2-of-all-music-streamers-but-buy-50-of-concert-tickets-spotify-says/

 

Song Of the Week -- Bodega's "Quantify"

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?

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