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Omelets imply broken eggs, big, bigger, biggest in New York, and it's good to be Bruno Mars.

Thinking of Making Unlimited Supply Bingo Cards...
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Jamie Marconette
Luminate
Nabil Ayers
Victor Zaraya
Richard Burgess
Glen Barros
A2IM
Tim Leiweke
Oak View Partners
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
A2IM's new Board
https://news.a2im.org/news/a2im-announces-2025-26-board-of-directors?
Luminate Midyear Report
https://luminatedata.com/reports/midyear-music-industry-report-2025
Tim Leiweke
https://musically.com/2025/07/11/ex-oak-view-group-ceos-spokesperson-says-he-has-done-nothing-wrong/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/tim-leiweke-indictment-ovg-ceo-charges-asm-legends-merger/
 
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Seated
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K-Pop Demon Hunters, Lord Huron is measured in billions, and don't sell that catalog Chapters 23 and 24.

An "industry plant" producing abundant tasty fruit.
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Andrew Hutchinson
Ian Youngs
Lord Huron
Sanna Kotecha
Visva Records
Republic Corps
Nicole Pasia
Angela Lim
Teddy Bears
Iggy Pop
 
Links: 
Your password sucks..
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/most-commonly-used-passwords-infographic/752288/
TikTok's Sort of denial
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-refutes-claim-its-developing-us-only-version/752746/
OK Boomers...
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-adds-music-for-text-posts/753004/
Lord Huron is Massive: don't sell you catalogue chapter 23
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/10-old-sleeper-hit-more-013153863.html
K-Pop Demon Hunters is Massive-er
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/why-kpop-demon-hunters-is-the-pop-culture-event-of-the-summer/
It's Everywhere
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-albums-chart-1236459821/
And Republic's not surprisingly involved
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/visva-records-universal-music-jv/
Teddy Bears Punk Rocker
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Punkrocker-feat-Iggy-Pop-98225421
 
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Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

Prosthetic Vocals, you CAN spell layoffs with AI, and Billy Mann Sends a love letter

L-AI-o-f-f-s ahead?
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Billy Mann
LyricFind
Musixmatch
TPG
Daniel Tencer
Thania Garcia
Warner Music
Hybe
Alan Cross
Electric Stage
Soundcloud
Eliah Seton
Dylan Siegler
Bravado
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Billy Mann's Love Letter
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-waste-meeting-love-letter-warning-aspiring-music-billy-mann-7jqie/?
LyricFind Ups the Ante
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lyricfind-files-opposition-to-musixmatch-motion-to-dismiss-antitrust-lawsuit/
BPI asks for AI Tags
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/14/spotify-ai-tags-call-july-2025/
Warner Chappell Hiring an AI ops head
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-hiring-a-director-of-ai-automation-growth/
Hybe GIves an artist and AI vocal Prosthesis
https://musically.com/2025/07/11/k-pop-act-big-ocean-jj-used-supertone-ai-voice-tech-for-new-single/
Soundcloud Makes Vinyl easy for creatives
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/soundcloud-elasticstage-artists-create-sell-make-vinyl-1236451428/
Bravado Recycles T-Shirts
https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-bravado-unsold-t-shirts-new-artist-merch/
 
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Pop drops, old friends, and the summer of Love Island.

From buttering your muffin to moisturizing your Daisy....
 
Names in Today's Pod
Jeremy Holley
Jason Feinberg
Sina Seger
FlyteVu
Driftwood Music Group
JYP Entertainment
TikTok
Steuart Dredge
Bag Si-Hyuk
Domino Records
Hybe
Ashley King
Marc Schneider
Katherine Bassett
 
 
LINKS:
Bieber vs Pavement
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/charts/theres-swag-all-over-this-2025-07-12
Wet Leg tiny desk
Summer of Love Island
Love Island
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/love-island-user-playlists-spotify-spike/
Chairman Bang feels the heat
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/hybe-chairman-investigation-response/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/09/hybe-chairman-bang-si-hyuk-faces-criminal-charges/
TwiceXTikTok
https://musically.com/2025/07/11/tiktok-update-app-row-chordal-deal-twice-hub-and-dpc-probe/
Jason Feinberg explains it all
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kobalts-new-publishing-platform-kosign-already-represents-12k-songs-where-is-it-going-next/
FlyteVu Changes Hands; Good Luck Jeremy!
https://www.billboard.com/pro/lost-highway-capitol-nashville-radio-promo-flytevu-sold/
 
RoyFi
Https://www.royfi.com
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You can't kill a dead elephant. BTR, not BTS, And NIVA and Live Nation agree on one thing.

Return of the son of Hipgnosis
 
Names In Today's Pod:
@Merck Mercuriadis
@Joel Klaiman
@Scott Borchetta
@NIVA
@Livenation
JR Lind
Dave Brooks
Big Time Rush
Rachel Scharf
@scott Fellows
@sony music
@Michael Del Donne
@Wasserman
@Emily Kennedy
@Lydia Barry
 
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
You Can't Keep a Dead Elephant Down
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/06/merck-is-back-hipgnosis-founder-is-plotting-a-new-venture/
These guys Promo
https://www.billboard.com/pro/big-machine-ascend-music-joel-klaiman/
Don't forget the Showrunner!
https://www.billboard.com/pro/big-time-rush-creator-lawsuit-sony-reunion-tour/
Live Nation + NIVA
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/07/08/live-nation-niva-chime-in-on-feds-live-industry-study/
Live Nation - NIVA
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/08/live-nation-secondary-ticketing-proposals/
NIVA - Live Nation
https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-threat-indie-venues-scalping-niva-letter/
Another WMG-fugee does well
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/wasserman-music-makes-three-key-exec-hires-in-artist-services-and-communications-teams/
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Media's Transitional Phase, Suno Gets One Right, and Remember the TikTok Ban?

We are back! Today's pod left me literally breathless.
 
Names In Today's Pod:
 
Julia Alexander
Paul Sinclair
Suno
Howie Singer
Marc Schneider
TikTok
Capcut
Ashley King
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
A transitional moment in media
https://puck.news/how-ai-powered-search-will-transform-publishing/
Suno Gets Their Man
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/07/suno-appoints-chief-music-officer/
M2 Signaling A TikTok resolution
https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-ban-bytedance-us-app-version/
Capcut too
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/07/us-version-of-capcut-in-the-works/
 
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Day to day -- upper body injury

Gonna be another day or two before we return.

Two kinds of cyclists, half a rack of broken ribs, and I may miss a few days.

No links today!
 

A new twist on holiday layoffs. Here's your COVID support --psych! and a Thursday/Friday mashup.

Layoffs -- just in time to ruin the holiday!
 
Names in the pod today:
Warner Music Group
Robert Kyncl
Bain Capital
Elias Leight
Ashley King
Oliver Schusser
Gideon Gottfried
The Small Business Administration
 
#musicindustry #podcast
 
LINKS:
Warner Layoffs. Ugh.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-layoffs-cutting-costs-300-million/
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/07/02/uk-music-report-music-tourist-spend-reaches-record-13bn-in-2024/
Apple lowkey shades Spotify
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/02/apple-music-price-hike-2025/
COVID Help -- Psych!
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/02/sba-demands-svog-funds-return/
 
Seated
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RoyFi
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Blackburn does the right thing, virals of the summer, and it's not clocking to you that I'm standing on business.

Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!
 
Names in the pod today:
Marsha Blackburn
Scooter Braun
Scott Desjarlais
Andy Ogles
John Rose
Mark E. Green
Chris Castle
Monica Corton
Tom Greene
Bang Si-Hyuk
Hybe
Apple Corps.
Chris Willman
 
 
Links: 
Blackburn Gets It
https://musictechpolicy.com/2025/07/01/senator-cruz-joins-the-states-on-ai-collapse-and-the-moratorium-quietly-slinks-away/
Scooter Scoots
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/exec-moves/scooter-braun-hybe-america-ceo-2025-07-01
Greene in
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beatles-apple-corps-tom-greene-new-ceo-1236444938/
Justin Bieber has a viral
https://www.tiktok.com/search?lang=en&q=clocking%20justin%20bieber&t=1751407457652
Olivia Dean is Having a Moment
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Nice-To-Each-Other-7509652418617427985
This week's Viral For the olds
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Cancion-Del-Mariachi-6847258486615574529
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Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug