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Mr. Grainge, tear down that wall(ed) garden!
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Names In Today's Pod:
 
The Grammys
CBS
Jive Records
Mike Weiss
David Melhado
Paul Sinclair
Suno
Udio
Universal Music Group
Michael Nash
RCA Records
Five Holdings
Live Nation
Jeffrey Epstein
Ariel King
Dylan Smith
Andrea Troolin
 
 
LINKS:
Grammys Finally escape the CBS demo
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/03/grammy-viewership-2026/?
Walled Gardens don't work anymore
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-and-suno-are-in-a-pr-battle-over-walled-gardens-in-ai-music/
Ticketmaster in the soup again in Mexico
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/03/ticketmaster-bts-tour-fine-mexico/
Pacha looks to correct the Mirage.
https://news.pollstar.com/2026/02/03/pacha-new-york-announces-june-opening/
Jive resurrection
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/03/sony-rca-records-revives-jive-label/
Was the money trench too s hallow for Epstein?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/02/epstein-files-ticket-resale-scheme/
 
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A recipe as old as Madonna herself
 
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Names in the pod today:
Howie Singer
Larry Miller
Marisol Segal
Stationhead
Upscroll
Andrew Hutchinson
Benji Rogers
Derek Thompson
Sora
Sarah Perez
Addison Rae
 
Links:
Once upon a time in the Severance Building
https://roguesgalleryprog.substack.com/p/the-a2b-spin-out-that-never-happened
Benji Says Insta is not your friends.
https://substack.com/@benjirogers/note/c-208825024?r=lszz&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Derek Thompson elaborates on that
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everything-became-television
TikTok Bounce
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/downloads-of-tiktok-alternatives-slow-in-the-us/811265/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/tiktok-recovers-from-dip-in-usage-that-benefited-rival-apps-following-u-s-ownership-change/
Sora? I barely knew her.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/tiktok-recovers-from-dip-in-usage-that-benefited-rival-apps-following-u-s-ownership-change/
Addison Rae's cool kid coronation at the Grammys
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/arts/music/grammys-2026-best-worst-moments.html
 
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“Tunnel vision and unwavering belief.” Quote of the week.
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Liberty Lucken
JP Evangelista
VEVO
Youtube
Kristin Robinson
Michael Nash
Emily Braham
Paul Sweeting
Mellomanic
Stationhead
Q.ai
Scott Galloway
 
Links in the Comments...
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LINKS  
Go Liberty Lucken!
https://www.musicweek.com/digital/read/as-umg-takes-a-stake-in-stationhead-the-fan-platform-merges-with-mellomanic/093477
Go JP Evangelista!
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jp-evangelista-promoted-to-evp-of-content-programming-marketing-at-vevo/
Youtube raises the paywall
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/youtube-blocks-background-play/
While Apple lowers theirs
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/apple-music-super-bowl-lx-free-trial/
Resist and Unsubscribe
https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/
UMG invests in combined Stationhead and Mellomanic
https://www.musicweek.com/digital/read/as-umg-takes-a-stake-in-stationhead-the-fan-platform-merges-with-mellomanic/093477
Your cocktail party guide to music AI
https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-ai-music-companies-2026-future-music/
What is Q.ai all about.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/apple-qai-acquisition/
Paul Sweeting explains it all
https://rightstech.substack.com/p/the-infrastructure-of-control
Six fingered Ariana
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/30/ariana-grande-vogue-cover-ai/
 
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Actually a lot of news while the industry partied.
 
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Names in Today's Pod:
BMG
Concord
Bob Valentine
Murray Stassen
Ed Christman
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
Kristin Robinson
Laurent Pernin
Marion Gargulo
Celine Joshua
Hartwig Masuch
HYPH
SUNO
Sam Berger
Paul Sinclair
Meagdeth
Warner Music Group
 
Happy birthdays this week:
Colleen Theis
John Franck
Bob Heinemann
Amanda Walk Dobbins
And publishing whisperer
Adam Parness
 
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LINKS
A fourth Major? What is this, 2011?
https://www.billboard.com/pro/bertelsmann-reportedly-in-talks-buy-concord/
DIstrokid on the Block
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-repped-by-goldman-sachs-and-raine-exploring-a-sale/
Good Move Suno
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/29/suno-artist-partnership-team-addition/
Masuch Believes the HYPH?
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ex-bmg-boss-hartwig-masuch-named-chairman-of-music-remix-platform-hyph/
Changes at BMG aheadof the big merger
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/marion-gargula-and-laurent-pernin-promoted-to-co-general-managers-at-bmg-france/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/celine-joshua-promoted-to-executive-vice-president-global-marketing-streaming-at-bmg/
Young Pups top the Billboard 200
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/megadeth-first-number-one-album-billboard-200-chart-1236169046/
 
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The sun will rise, the sun will set, and the power 100...
 
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Names in the pod today:
 
Glenn Peoples
Murray Stassen
Michael Nash
Bob Valentine
Mikey Shulman
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
GIC Capital
Dan Rys
Kristin Robinson
Michael Nash
Paul Resnikoff
Jim Roppo
Donna Gryn
Kevin Kelleher
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LINKS:
Billboard hits Shuffle on the power 5
https://www.billboard.com/p/billboard-2026-power-100-list/
Market share old faithful
https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-label-market-share-2025-republic-taylor-swift/
Michael Nash explains it all
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-michael-nash-tiktok-udio-ai-deals-on-record/
Singapore Slings cash at Sony
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-to-form-2bn-music-rights-acquisition-jv-with-singapores-gic-pte-sovereign-wealth-fund-report/
Glenn Explains countercyclical
https://open.substack.com/pub/theneedledrop/p/good-thing-music-is-a-counter-cyclical?
Cycles and Careers are getitng shorter
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/chartmetric-2025-data/?
Anthropic is having a moment; let's sue them!
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-concord-and-abkco-sue-anthropic-for-3bn-in-what-could-be-single-largest-non-class-action-copyright-case-in-us-history/
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Song Of the Week: untitled -- restless
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Names In Today's Pod:
Chris Douridas
Jason Hradil
Kid Rock
Live Nation
Harry Styles
Eric Frankenberg
Dylan Smith
Chris Hellman
Spotify
Ground Control
Eric Renner Brown
Ariel King
Keith Richards
Range Media Partners
Sean O'Connell
Jason Hradil
 
 
LINKS:
Spotify Spiel
https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-01-28/2025-music-industry-payouts-whats-next-for-artists/
Spotify Spiel Interpreted
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/spotify-revenue-recorded-percentage/
Bring Back the (San Jose) Clash?
https://news.pollstar.com/2026/01/27/range-sports-acquires-superfly/
Kid Rock goes to Washington
https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-kid-rock-testify-ticketmaster-senate-hearing/
Just wild about Harry...
https://www.billboard.com/lists/harry-styles-upcoming-tour-together-together-boxscore/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/harry-styles-wembley-stadium-records/
Ground Control's Glimmer Twin.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-waxahatchee-agency-looking-grow-festival-bookings/
Amazon Layoffs
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/tech/amazon-layoffs-ai
The Boss weighs in on MPLS.Your move, GenZ
https://open.spotify.com/track/6AtgHxdvghUjcjdPX1VhWN?si=da3e2fea3814416e&nd=1&dlsi=604db24f336f4e99
 
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New US TikTok already has folks Tik'd off.
 
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Names in the pod today:
TikTok
Spotify
Goldman Sachs
Bruce Houghton
Randi Zimmerman
Instagram
Andrew Hutchinson
Lil Uzi Vert
Headband
 
Links:
AI Playlists on Spotify launch in the USA...
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/spotify-brings-ai-powered-prompted-playlists-to-the-u-s-and-canada/
...and they are kinda Bad
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CBnYVp9zl7HF8zyHQseoC?si=7tztj9pdQaC0pOdbHOo3sw&pi=TW9RzyrXT5CPI
TikTok US-er exodus?
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/us-tiktok-users-seek-alternatives-after-change-in-ownership/810527/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/?utm_campaign=daily_pm
TikTok setles a suit
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/tiktok-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
TikTok USA news you can use
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2026/01/new-tiktok-music-terms-of-service-bad-feeds-and-outages.html
Instagram News you can use
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2026/01/facebook-whatsapp-instagram-updates-that-matter-to-musicians.html
Lil Uzi Vert Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/What-You-Saying-7586832819629901825
Headband Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7561202385775790878
 
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1968, 1991, 1996, 2019, or 2026? You tell me!
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Claude Code
Dario Amodei
Anish
Todd Goodwin
Karen Allen
Billie Eilish
The Hoodoo Gurus
Eleven Labs
Chris Herche
Ground Control Touring
Lyndsey Havens
Emily Braham
Andreesen Horowitz
Anish Acharya
David Gewirtz
Ed Newton-Rex
 
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LINKS  
Billie Speaks out (Fox news link optional)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/billie-eilish-calls-out-silent-celebs-outrage-grows-over-alex-pretti-killing.amp
https://consequence.net/2026/01/billie-eilish-finneas-ice-speak-up/
Hoodoo Gurus do too...
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hoodoo-gurus-one-nation-song-1236163476/
Managers to grip and grin with...
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-managers-to-watch-2026/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-managers-to-watch-2026/
Claude is starting to happen..
https://a16z.com/softwares-youtube-moment-is-happening-now/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-used-claude-code-to-vibe-code-mac-app/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/anthropic-launches-interactive-claude-apps-including-slack-and-other-workplace-tools/?utm_campaign=daily_pm
Eleven Labs hooks up with innovators
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/22/elevenlabs-liza-minnelli-art-garfunkel-ai-album/
Ed Newton Rex X Anna's Archive: Two Rods, please
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-newton-rex_a-few-months-ago-i-was-curious-to-know-how-activity-7420048307655200768-buoq?
UMG Twitch is starting to happen.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/umg-1824-twitch-initiative/
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I won't be suiting up this week in LA. Have fun everyone!
 
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Names in Today's Pod:
Ashley Iasimone
A$ap Rocky
NERD
Jen Citron
Manatt
Gary Gilbert
Jordan Bromley
Chris Castle
The MLC
Nick Maiale
Jump Global
Heather Mars
Angela Abbott
 
Happy birthdays this week:
Russell Fink
Dan Weiner
Jenn Sperandeo
Jay Liepis
Erin Yasgar
 
 
LINKS
The SUper Bowl Super Troll
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/donald-trump-super-bowl-2026-anti-bad-bunny-green-day-1236162205/
A$AP Rocky breaks through
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/asap-rocky-dont-be-dumb-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236162371/
No one ever really sues each other,
https://www.billboard.com/pro/pharrell-williams-sued-by-neptunes-chad-hugo-lawsuit-split/
Chris Castle follows the money
https://musictechpolicy.com/2026/01/23/the-mlcs-2027-distribution-plan-mechanics-announced-accountability-deferred/
Manatt Helps you follow the money
https://www.manatt.com/music-streaming-royalty-calculator
Jimp Global's Grammy Week FOMO calendar
https://app.zuddl.com/jumpglobal/no-ego-la-awards-week-2026/
 
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Chengdu, the ATL of China?
 
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Names in the pod today:
TikTok
Glenn Peoples
Universal Music Group
Sony Music
The MLC
Merlin
Matt Spetzler
Pipeline
Duetti
The Raine Group
 
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LINKS:
TikTok is here to stay
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/tiktok-deal-oracle-bytedance-china-us.html
Glenn says the US industry is big bloated and slow.
https://theneedledrop.substack.com/p/the-us-music-market-is-big-bloated
Def Jam China
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-launches-def-jam-recordings-china-division-in-chengdu-the-capital-of-chinese-hip-hop/
Pipeline established and working with Merlin
https://www.billboard.com/pro/investor-led-kobalt-acquisition-artist-advance-platform/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/22/merlin-pipeline-deal/
Duetti Raiises a rod (actually Two
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/duetti-secures-200m-in-fresh-financing-led-by-50m-series-c-equity-investment-from-the-raine-group/
 
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Song Of the Week: Brigitte Calls Me Baby -- Slumber Party
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