A flat circle built on flat circles past peak TikTok, and hang on to that publishing.

"Without You" is this week's viral for the olds.

 

Names in the pod today:

Fred Goldring

Josh Gruss

Universal Music

Ashley King

Emma Roth

Mike Spinella

Ryan Redington

Amazon Music

Soundcloud

Spotify

TikTok

 

 

Links

UMG Goes Back to Bricks and Mortar

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-to-relocate-new-york-offices-to-penn-2-building-in-manhattan-with-future-premium-retail-experience-dedicated-to-serving-music-superfans/

https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/bookstores-comeback-record-stores-follow-op-ed-1235966827/

Amazon AI Playlisting > Spotify AI Playlisting

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/20/amazon-music-ai-powered-search/

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/amazon-music-ai-music-discovery

Spotify Leans harder into Audiobooks

https://www.theverge.com/news/669933/spotify-iphone-app-audiobooks-purchase-apple-ruling

Past Peak TikTok?

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/20/tiktok-loses-most-downloaded-app-crown/

A SoundCloud-y Promo

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mikespinella_1000bpmremix-1000bpmremix-soundcloud-activity-7329967290274172928-ON0l?

 

Music Services

Musicservices.com

Hangout.fm

Https://hangout.fm

Lydia's V30

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