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All eyes on Israelite, a Bundlegate Breakdown, Who Are You and Why Are You Here?

Names in the Pod today:
 
David Israelite
Thomas Coesfeld
Dae Bogan
Fiona Bloom
Joseph Perla
Hunter Giles
Jack Hedges
Robert Singerman
Dario Draštata
Bill Wilson
Stacy Karp
 
 
Finance Friday Links:
 
Israelite
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/13/spotify-music-publishers-war/
 
BMG Coesfeld
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/thomas-coesfeld-talks-bmgs-unique-superpower-and-having-the-financial-power-of-a-major-at-music-investor-conference-in-new-york1/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-enters-into-a-worldwide-deal-with-republic-records-for-new-jelly-roll-album/
 
More Bundlegate
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/14/spotify-subscription-accounts-bundles-transition/
 
Sony M&A
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/how-sonys-6bn-ma-splurge-has-set-the-pace-for-music-acquisitions-over-the-past-decade/
 
Remember Edgar?
https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/paramount-edgar-bronfman-bain-capital-bid-shari-redstone-national-amusements-1236031916/
 
Merlin Meta
https://musically.com/2024/06/13/merlins-new-meta-deal-includes-new-tools-to-boost-artists/

Bundlegate hits the FTC, Kickoff Jam gets jammed, Riot Fest gets moved, and Croatian Elvis hits the Music City.

LINKS:
 
NMPA take Spotify's Bundlegate to the FTC
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/12/music-publishers-file-ftc-complaint-against-spotify/
 
Kickoff Jammed
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/10/country-music-festival-kickoff-jam-cancelled/
 
Riot Fest Announced
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/06/12/riot-fest-moves-to-seatgeek-stadium-with-fall-out-boy-nofx-beck-slayer-more-adds-immersive-riotland/
 
 
Metallica Fortnite
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/metallica-partner-with-epic-games-to-join-fortnite-as-season-4-festival-icons/
 
Metallica Report
https://www.metallica.com/podcast.html

Frontline Punches back, There's No Magic TikTok Bullet, and Dropping Indie Names Like Bombs.

Names in the Pod Today:
Colleen Theis, Jacqueline Saturn, Nabil Ayers, Glenn Mendlinger, Samantha Moore, David Macias, Nate Albert, Daniel Glass, David Abdo, Brad Navin, Lonny Olinick, Zack Gershen 
 
LINKS:
 
Indie Power players
https://www.billboard.com/h/indie-power-players-2024/
 
Spotify
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-to-launch-pricier-music-tier-that-includes-high-fidelity-audio-report/
 
The pendulum swings back toward Frontline
https://www.billboard.com/music/features/catalog-chart-hits-struggling-1235703667/
 
Tayler Holder 
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/tayler-holder-talks-transition-from-tiktok-kid-to-country-singer/
 
Bayker Blankenshiphttps://www.tiktok.com/@baykerblankeshipmusic?lang=en
 
 

Apple Intelligence, More nine-toed cats, Even more Black Keys Oof.

Names In the Pod Today:
 
Molly Neuman
Patrick Carney
Martin Lorentzen
Ezra Sandzer-Bell
Tim Cook
 
Molly Neuman CDBaby CEO
https://www.musicbusine
ssworldwide.com/molly-neuman-appointed-president-of-downtown-music-owned-cd-baby123/
 
Martin Lorentzen, Buy Us a Donut
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-co-founder-martin-lorentzon-sells-81m-of-companys-shares/
 
Patrick Carney Tweets
https://loudwire.com/patrick-carney-black-keys-tour-canceled/
 
 
Apple Intelligence
https://www.theverge.com/24171190/apple-wwdc-2024-biggest-announcements
 
Gemini to Support Spotify?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/04/google-geminis-first-non-google-extension-is-spotify/
 
SUNO Pipped?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ezra-sandzer-bell_sheeeesh-so-many-big-announcements-in-genai-activity-7204312467320053760-liSU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
 
New OpenAI CFO
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-hires-sarah-friar-cfo-2024-06-10/
 
Don Toliver Fortnite
https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/don-toliver-fortnite-hardstone-twitch-1235706232/

The High Cost of Diddy, Twitch Clears The Bases and More Oof! For the Black Keys.

Names In Today's Pod:
 
Jon Loba
The Black Keys
Larry Miller
Lynn Gonzalez
 
LINKS:
 
BMG Under Jon Loba
https://www.billboard.com/pro/bmg-major-investment-frontline-releases-jon-loba/
 
Diddy's Ten Foot Pole
https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-legal-issues-tank-music-catalog-valuation-millions-each-year/
 
Twitch for Djs
https://musically.com/2024/06/06/twitch-strikes-music-licensing-deals-for-livestreamed-dj-sets/
 
Me n' Larry Live
https://youtu.be/I9ze2vygDIA?si=dvf1pJZaxLBv0JmO

WMG M&A, Merlin Connects with Tech, a generous pinch of salt.

Names in the pod today:
 
Jeremy Sirota
Paul Shaver
Robert Kyncl
Michael Ryan-Southern
Barry McCarthy
Tim Horton
 
Finance Friday Links:
 
Merlin Connect
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/merlin-launches-merlin-connect-to-provide-tech-platforms-with-licensed-indie-music/
 
WMG M&A
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/michael-ryan-southern-is-leaving-goldman-sachs-to-become-global-head-of-ma-at-warner-music-group12345/
 
CMRRA's Good Year
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/canadas-cmrra-reports-9-increase-in-royalty-payouts-for-2023/
 
SACEM's REALLY Good Year
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sacems-revenues-rose-5-to-1-61bn-in-2023-board-renews-term-of-ceo-cecile-rap-veber/
 
FFS, DIMA!
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/05/crtc-canada-revenue-foreign-streamers-ruling/
 
Barry McCarthy Cashes In
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-stepping-down-as-pelotons-ceo-barry-mccarthy-cashes-out-10m-in-spotify-stock/

Livezilla vs AEG-ra, J Lo, Meet the Black Keys and Let the Tide Carry You

Bruce Wheeler
Robert Singerman
Roy Hennig
Darryl Ballantyne
Jay Marciano
 
 
Links:
 
Black Keys and J-Lo Cancellations
https://www.ticketnews.com/2024/05/the-black-keys-cancel-tour-is-slow-ticketing-killing-tours/
https://www.thecut.com/article/jennifer-lopez-tour-ticket-sales-divorce-rumors-theory.html
 
Livezilla Vs. AEG-Ra
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/live-nation-slams-aeg-bosss-self-serving-arguments-over-doj-investigation/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/aeg-ceo-jay-marciano-labels-live-nation-ticketmaster-as-monopoly-asserts-doj-will-win-in-lawsuit/
 
Merch Fees
https://www.billboard.com/pro/merch-fees-venues-artist-reps-bands-ripped-off/
 
LyricFind 20
https://musically.com/2024/06/03/lyricfind-turns-20-with-over-10m-songs-in-its-lyrics-database/

Looking for a man in finance, a thick skin and a fat wallet, one more penny for Hipgnosis

Girl On Couch
David Wander
Dan Chertoff
Ramon Alvarez-Smikle
Sean Stevenson
John Rogovin
 
Hipgnosis's Penny
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hipgnosis-songs-funds-catalog-turned-out-to-be-worth-more/
 
New MNRK CEO
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mnrk-ceo-chris-taylor-resigns-sean-stevenson-to-lead-company/
 
Diddy and Revolt
https://www.billboard.com/pro/revolt-employees-diddy-shares-company/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/revolt-ceo-post-diddy-future-employees-shareholders-interview/
 
40 under 40
https://www.billboard.com/h/music-industry-40-under-40-list-2024/
 
Spotify Hikes Prices
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24170301/spotify-us-price-increase-plans
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-06-02/spotify-has-one-big-advantage-on-every-other-streaming-service
 
Bytedance Flak Catcher
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bytedance-appoints-ex-warner-bros-lawyer-john-rogovin-as-global-general-counsel/
 
Man in Finance
https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnickholiday/video/7375635443674516778?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7317743953888003630
Lana
https://www.tiktok.com/@bava.qt/video/7370748834043006251?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7317743953888003630
Korean
https://www.tiktok.com/@thebryanjun/video/7376722988961484075?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7317743953888003630
Indian
https://www.tiktok.com/@thebryanjun/video/7376722988961484075?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7317743953888003630

Swiftonomics, Metadata is Quotidian, and Other Tech

Names in the Pod today:
 
Cheri Hu
Cliff Fluet
Dorian Lynskey
Damon Krukowski
 
Tech Tuesday Links.
 
Swiftonomics
https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/01/its-the-age-of-swiftonomics-but-will-taylor-swifts-phenomenal-success-trickle-down?curator=MusicREDEF
 
SymphonyOS/DOwntown
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/downtown-artist-label-services-partners-with-symphonyos-to-offer-ai-powered-marketing-tools-at-a-discount/
 
ROSTR Stack
https://stack.rostr.cc/
 
@dailmusicdata
https://www.instagram.com/dailymusicdata
 
Car Thing Refund
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/02/how-long-did-spotify-car-thing-last-timeline/
 
Metadata
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/domino-and-sentric-music-join-rdx-global-data-exchange-service/

Napster and the modern industry Turn 25, K-POP succession, J Balvin on the move

Names In Today's Podcast
#Napster
Shawn Fanning
J. Balvin
Rob Stringer
Min Hee-jin
Alex Machurov
 
LINKS:
Napster 25
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/2/24169908/napster-would-have-been-25-years-old-yesterday#comments
 
Balvin Switches Teams
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/j-balvin-interscope-capitol-miami-signing-1236019950/
 
Stringer and ad support
https://musically.com/2024/05/30/sony-music-boss-wants-streaming-services-to-start-charging-free-users/
 
Hybe, Adore and Succession
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybe-cant-remove-newjeans-label-ceo-min-hee-jin-for-now/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/05/31/min-hee-jin-olive-branch-hybe-after-court-decision/
 
NIVA
https://www.nivassoc.org/
 
A2IM Machurov
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=341428&title=A2IM-WELCOMES-MACHUROV-CZECH-EXECS
 
 
Me n' Larry Live
https://www.linkedin.com/events/thesmartestpeopleintheroom-lars7201222124642910208/about/