Universal Music cha-ching (with caveats), A music innovation manifesto, Kiev-chella.

Names in the Pod today:

 

Murray Stassen

Glenn Peoples

Blaze James

Cherie Hu

Redd Kross

Michael Nash

 

 

 

LINKS:

 

UMG Earnings

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-generated-3-15bn-in-q2-driven-by-top-sellers-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-seventeen-and-more12/

https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-q2-earnings-analysis-uneven-streaming-growth-more/

 

An Innovation Manifesto

https://www.waterandmusic.com/proactive-innovation-in-the-music-business

 

Live Nation venue change request

https://news.pollstar.com/2024/07/24/live-nation-wants-antitrust-case-moved-to-dc-asks-judge-to-ax-amp-charges/

 

Kiev-chella!

https://news.pollstar.com/2024/07/23/ukraines-largest-music-festival-returns-with-a-break-from-the-inescapable-reality-of-war/