TikTokalypse postponed, FOMO deflation, and the end of the world.

A packed weekend and packed week ahead

 

Names In Today's Pod:

TikTok

Murray Stassen

Tony Blair Foundation

Ashley King

Coachella

Downtown Music

Record Store Day

 

LINKS:

TikTokalypse postponed (Not news)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/trump-says-china-s-objections-to-tariffs-stalled-tiktok-deal

TikTokers say Whatever.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/05/nx-s1-5351788/sale-trump-tiktok-china-creators-fatigue

The New TikTok Business Model

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/06/profiting-from-misery-how-tiktok-makes-money-from-child-begging-livestreams

New Music

Miley

https://mileycyrus.lnk.to/listen

Wet Leg

https://wetlegband.com/

TV Girl (seriously, get a website! UGH!)

https://tvgirl.bandcamp.com/

The Dare

https://www.itsthedare.com/

Uncool Brittannia?

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tony-blairs-institute-just-wrote-a-report-calling-for-uk-copyright-law-to-be-ripped-up-heres-what-it-says/

UMG-Downtown EU Scrutinny

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/04/universal-music-downtown-music-deal-eu-investigation/

Inflation proofing redux. and the FOMO recession

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/04/beyonce-tickets-drop-prices-cowboy-carter/

Fomo recession Part 2

https://www.coachella.com/passes

Record Store Day

https://recordstoreday.com/

Me and Joseph Perla Thursday 2PM ET

https://zrgpartners.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jeuh94CiSXK9-_fAGl98Sg#/registration