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?
Music Services
Https://Musicservices.com
Hangout.FM
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