Payola's barn door. NFTs and Drake are still alive, and, hey Alexa, move slow and break things.

Is SoloAI the DeepSeek of Music AI?

 

Names In Today's Pod:

Dan Rys

Marsha Blackburn

Dylan Smith

The FCC

Ed Christman

Kristen Robinson

Murray Stassen

Caroline O'Donovan

Deepseek

SoloAI

 

 

LINKS:

Payola 2025!!

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/17/payola-enforcement-advisory-fcc/

It's not Payola if it's online.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-to-launch-music-pro-service-with-superfan-perks-like-early-access-tickets-and-ai-remix-tool-for-up-to-5-99-more-per-month-report/

Drake Back off the Mat.

https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-drake-release-album-while-suing-record-label/

But...

https://www.billboard.com/pro/drake-streams-down-kendrick-lamar-feud/

NFTs are not Dead yet

https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-nfts-how-companies-artists-fans-using-web3-now/

Youtube Shorts get an Upgrade

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/14/youtube-expands-generative-ai-capabilities-in-shorts/

The Deepseek of Music AI?

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/17/soloai-seed-round/

Hey Alexa! Got AI?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/14/amazon-ai-alexa-delayed/

 

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