Spotify's goal celebration, UMG's goal celebration, and all quiet on the TikTok front.

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