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Names In Today's Pod:
Brad Navin
Colleen Theis
Dan Rys
Hipgnosis
Kristin Robinson
Suno
Udio
Tracy Chan
Splash
Sourceaudio
Morgan Hayduk
Marsha BlackBurn
Scott Desjarlais
Andy Ogles
John Rose
Mark E Green
Ro Khanna
Timbaland
Max Martin
Maia Aniverse
Dave Macli
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LINKS:
Brad Navin Interview
https://www.billboard.com/pro/orchard-music-distribution-brad-navin-interview/
SMP scoops up some Dead Elephant IP
https://www.billboard.com/pro/sony-music-publishing-acquires-hipgnosis-songs-group/
Suno/Udio/UMG Reaction from ethical AI players
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ethical-ai-music-firms-react-majors-suno-udio-license-talks/
Timbaland calls it A-Pop
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/06/timbaland-ai-genre-suno-signing/
Max Martin Invests in Synch platform
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/max-martin-invests-in-maia-universe-as-music-tech-startup-closes-1-3m-round-strikes-new-licensing-deals1/
SourceAudio proves Ethical AI can generate revenue
https://www.wjbf.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/819100130/sourceaudio-establishes-the-first-scalable-fully-cleared-ai-music-dataset-licensing-marketplace/
A Big Ugly Tweak
https://www.theverge.com/politics/681727/ro-khanna-ai-state-law-moratorium-reconciliation
BeatDapp X AudioMack
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/audiomack-and-beatdapp-team-up-to-address-streaming-fraud/
Music Services
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