Congrats Mike Harris!

 

Names in the pod today:

Mike Harris

Elizabeth Dilts Marshall

Tom Conrad

Sonos

Chris Welch

Tim Ingham

Spotify

Warner Music Group

Robert Kyncl

Golnar Khosrowshahi

Reservoir Media

Matt Adell

Stuart Dredge

Wing Fai Ng

Triller

Musical AI

Cindy Mabe

 

 

 

LINKS:

Sonos - Fix the App!

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/sonos-video-streaming-box/

https://www.theverge.com/news/607022/sonos-february-layoffs-app-problems

Upward Coffee

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-major-record-companies-lost-market-share-again-on-spotify-last-year-but-bmg-and-artist-centric-royalties-make-this-a-more-complicated-picture-than-it-first-appears/

Reservoir Good News

https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-media-revenue-2025-increases-full-year-guidance/

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-major-record-companies-lost-market-share-again-on-spotify-last-year-but-bmg-and-artist-centric-royalties-make-this-a-more-complicated-picture-than-it-first-appears/

50M for Triller

https://musically.com/2025/02/04/triller-raises-50m-funding-in-effort-to-outlast-tiktok/

Sovereign wealth again

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/trump-creates-sovereign-wealth-fund-ahead-of-tiktok-deal/

Congrats Mike Harris!

https://www.billboard.com/pro/cindy-mabe-exits-universal-music-group-nashville-ceo/

Alice Chater Hangout RSVP

https://partiful.com/e/K99GrvCbdKXsCPvRumAY

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.FM

Hangout.fm

 

LA fire resources

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

Roan Rage?

 

 

Names in the Pod today:

 

Katie Bain

Dave Brooks

Jeff Rabhan

Robert Kyncl

Warner Music Group

Allison Moore

Tracy Chan

Jason Jordan

Joel T. Jordan

Bruce Houghton

 

 

LINKS:

Warner X Spotify

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-and-spotify-ink-new-deal-overriding-controversial-crb-bundling-payment-structure-in-the-us/

Jeff's Roan Rage

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/chappell-roan-grammys-speech-misguided-1236128051/

FireAid raises a Rod

https://news.pollstar.com/2025/02/04/fireaid-raises-estimated-100m/

The Ticket Act is Back

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/ticket-act-senateq-support-organizations/

https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2025/02/ticket-act-would-legalize-ghost-tickets.html

AnymaXSphere

tps://www.billboard.com/pro/anyma-sphere-residency-how-vegas-concerts-came-together/

A new rehearsal space in St. Lou

https://www.billboard.com/pro/touring-rehearsal-space-st-louis-open-may-2025/

Congrats Allison Moore

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/allisonbmoore_exciting-news-ive-officially-joined-the-activity-7292927462345232385-muAY

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout

Https://hangout.fm

 

LA fire resources

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

It's a power play goal! x2 (Thanks, Sam Rosen!)

 

Names in the pod today:

Spotify

Lucian Grainge

Universal Music Group

Sam Rosen

National Music Publishers Association

Kristin Robinson

Oracle

TikTok

Justin Eshak

Imran Majid

Murray Stassen

Alice Whitaker

 

Links:

Spotify Goal Celly

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-posts-1-5bn-annual-operating-profit-for-2024-as-subscriber-base-grows-to-263m-in-q41/

https://www.billboard.com/pro/nmpa-podcast-takedown-actions-spotify-infringement-songs/

Another Bundlegate skirmish

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/nmpa-spotify-infringement-notices/

UMG Goal Celly

https://www.billboard.com/pro/lucian-grainge-umg-new-years-2025-staff-message-read-memo/

Schrödinger in effect

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/who-is-wanting-to-buy-tiktok-2025/

Reminder: we don't have a Sovereign -- yet

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/trump-creates-sovereign-wealth-fund-ahead-of-tiktok-deal/

Biz as youzh at TikTok

https://musically.com/2025/01/30/tiktok-kicks-off-behind-the-breakthrough-series-with-gigi-perez/

 

 

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

Lydia's V30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

Some Bureaucracies actually work...

 

Names in the Pod Today:

Lucas Shaw

Tom Corson

Aaron Bay-Schuck

Hangout.fm

Tom Gray

Elon Musk

The US Copyright Office

The Beatles

Kakao

SM entertainment

Caitlin Dewey

MySpace Tom

 

LINKS:

Interview with Tom Corson and the son of Sergeant Enright

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-02/how-two-strangers-turned-around-the-home-of-fleetwood-mac-and-madonna?

Hangout gets some love

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/03/hangout-brings-tracks-to-discord/

Congrats to A Gomez Guy

https://ivorsacademy.com/news/tom-gray-re-elected-as-chair-of-the-ivors-academy-there-is-unfinished-business/

The Copyright office weighs in on AI

https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-2-Copyrightability-Report.pdf

Bealtle AI wins A Grammy

The 120-hour work week. Tim Ferrriss would not approve

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-doge-work-silicon-vallery-grind-culture-2025-2

MySpace Tom is just fine

https://linksiwouldgchatyou.substack.com/p/ground-control-to-myspace-tom

 

 

LA fire resources

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

 

RoyFi

Https://www.royfi.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

Kendrick put the diss in Cognitive Dissonance.

 

Names In Today's Pod:

Tim Ingham

Glenn Peoples

Liz Pelly

Daniel Ek

Steve albini

Keatly Haldeman

Tres Williams

Liz Pelly

 

LINKS:

DMN Grammy Recap

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/02/grammy-awards-winners-losers-snubs/

Young republican deja Vu

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inauguration-trump-supporters-conservative-movement-post-maga.html

Congrats to The Rights

https://musically.com/2025/01/23/soundstripe-deepens-its-sync-focus-with-the-rights-acquisition/

Artists angry about Spotify

https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-led-music-business-growth-why-artists-angry/

The MLC is not done

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/31/the-mlc-might-appeal-spotify-court-victory/

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

 

LA fire resources

 

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.FM

Hangout.fm

Dr. Altmanstein, I do believe your creation has turned on you...

 

 

Names in the pod today:

Sam Altman

OpenAI

ChatGPT

Deepseek Ai

Elizabeth Dilts Marshall

SIriusXM

Dr. Tamay Aykut

Alex Gramatzki

Murray Stassen

Andrew Hampp

Lylette Pizzarro

Larry Miller

 

 

LINKS:

Deepseek has OPenAI in shambles

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/business/openai-deepseek-nightcap/index.html

ChatGPT turns on its creator

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/larsmurray22_ai-trainingdata-music-activity-7290830701237583872-Skxs

Dr. Aykut on Synthetic Data, Part 2

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/synthetic-data-north-star-generative-ai-part-ii-dr-tamay-aykut-mqitc/

SXM's Managed decline. (Sigh)

https://www.billboard.com/pro/siriusxm-2024-earnings-subscriber-revenue-streaming-car-business/

Spotify's Payout Victory Dance

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-paid-out-10-billion-to-the-music-industry-in-2024-a-full-1bn-more-than-in-2023/

What If Netflix built its own Spotify?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexvongramatzki_netflix-spotify-streaming-activity-7290780313016844289-9T5K?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

$360 Mil for Influence

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/influence-media-partners-raises-360m-in-debt-financing-led-by-goldman-sachs/

Lylette on Musonomics

https://musonomics.com/songwriters-take-the-stage-two-rising-music-publishers/

Congrats Andrew Hampp!

https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/andrew-hampp-managing-director-music-consumer-partnerships-1236288890/

LA fire resources

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.FM

Hangout.fm

A bundle IS a bundle after all. and big AI gets a taste of its own training medicine

 

Names in the Pod today:

 

Glenn Peoples

Spotify

Amazon Music

Ed Newton-Rex

Baroness Kidron

Ashley King

Dylan Smith

Sam Altman

OpenAI

Deepseek

Paul Resnikoff

Erig Gardner

Vince Amoroso

 

LINKS:

Spotify's Bundlegate win

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/29/mechanical-licensing-collective-spotify-lawsuit-dismissed/

Flat growth at Spotify

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-spotify-individual-flatline-q4

AMazon hikes Music Prices

https://www.billboard.com/pro/amazon-music-raises-prices-unlimited-subscribers-us-uk-canada/

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/amazon-hikes-prices-for-music-unlimited-streaming-service-in-the-us-uk-and-canada/

Lords come in handy

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-newton-rex_baroness-kidron-has-done-the-uks-creative-activity-7290363194898796544-Uv04

Hoovers hoovered

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/29/deepseek-ai-model-openai-sam-altman/

https://www.ticketnews.com/2025/01/ticketmaster-argues-that-competition-would-cost-fans-more-money-in-antitrust-suit/

Livenation Headlines

https://www.tipranks.com/news/live-nation-entertainment-makes-absurd-arguments-in-doj-lawsuit

https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/live-nation-stock-hits-alltime-high-of-14129-amid-robust-growth-93CH-3834722

Where to watch FireAId

https://news.pollstar.com/2025/01/28/where-to-watch-fireaid-appletv-amc-theatre-iheartradio-meta-siriusxm-regal-cinema-more/

Congrats Vince!

https://news.pollstar.com/2025/01/29/wasserman-music-announces-5-new-exec-hires/

 

LA fire resources

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout

Https://hangout.fm

Influgee Options and AI in Chaos

 

Names in the pod today:

Ashley King

Ivan Mehta

DeepSeek

TikTok

Perplexity

3LAU

Snoop

Andrew Hutchinson

 

Links:

Deepseek disrupts AI

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/business/us-stock-market-deepseek-ai-sp500-nvidia.html

Deals on Reels

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/28/meta-tiktok-influencers-contracts/

X Adds Vertical video

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/x-expands-its-vertical-video-feed-to-global-users/

Inaugurations have consequneces

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/27/snoop-dogg-loses-followers-trump-inauguration/

Bluesky adds video

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/bluesky-adds-video-feed-decentralized-tiktok-alternative/737897/

 

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

Lydia's V30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

AI and More AI

 

 

Names in the Pod Today:

Cherie Hu

Water & Music

Howie SInger

Paul McCartney

Ed Newton-Rex

Imran Majid

Justin Eshak

Michael Rapino

 

 

LINKS:

Billboard Power 100

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cheriehu_musicbusiness-musictech-artificialintelligence-activity-7289673512833671168-K8lx?

Cherie Hu's AI Ethics Framework

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-addresses-ai-copyright-law-proposal-1235883567/

Sir Paul on AI

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/dont-let-ai-rip-off-artists-beatles-star-mccartney-warns-uk-government-2025-01-26/

 

LA fire resources

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

 

RoyFi

Https://www.royfi.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

We are moving the music industry culture, one catchphrase at a time.

 

Names In Today's Pod:

Tim Ingham

Robert Levine

Wes Davis

Lucian Grainge

Universal Music

Universal Music Publishing

Daniel Ek

Glenn Peoples

Spotify

TikiTok

Oracle

Larry Ellison

Microsoft

MIDEM

Raine Group

SiriusXM

Jennifer Witz

 

LINKS:

 

Hey Tim, there's no Hyphen in Bundlegate!

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-spotify-royalty-discount-bundle-audiobooks/

TikTok Takeover?

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/25/24351973/oracle-microsoft-tiktok-takeover-deal

Spotify All time high

https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-share-price-new-high-music-stocks-2025-strong/

Pop turning right?

https://www.billboard.com/pro/trump-inauguration-politics-pulling-pop-music-right/

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

 

LA fire resources

 

Running list

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/

https://musicares.org/donations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyJ-NM2qP-iRk1LJ8l3dc7e0M3IhHlo3E7Agvo9JOAQ/htmlview?at&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt_6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXN3-Q2mmAkiflQ9P2fOUWx0AVBTyFa9FBbWvp7YmSfy9Zv1Uy5eT4XKCA_aem_XkNGZvPvtrq02-bMe6Y9LA

Stream these folks to help them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tLN23Ens9S8wxl4A7fbN5ojQ_xCMRXfbxQw1JRGfYac/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Max Bernstein might be able to find you a place to stay

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mberns01_musicindustry-airtable-activity-7285062707056181248-x1Wn?

Ian Cunningham

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iancunn_feels-odd-to-share-this-on-linkedin-but-trying-activity-7284674854086156289-xTFw