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Amazon is complicated, opt out bad, and own your data.

Let's exchange gifts today...
 
Names in the Pod Today:
 
Steve Boom
Lucian Grainge
Paul Mccartney
Anthropic
Concord
Chris castle
Dylan Smith
Ed Newton-Rex
Virginie Berger
 
 
LINKS:
Amazon and UMG Re-up
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-and-amazon-music-ink-new-deal-covering-exclusive-content-and-with-streaming-2-0-at-its-heart/
NMPA's Bundlegate Card
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/11/nmpa-spotify-bundling-holiday-comments/
Anthropic's Fair Use Delay and Deny
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/20/anthropic-music-publishers-lawsuit-2/
Sir Paul says Opt Out=Bad
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2024/12/sir-paul-mccartney-slams-opt-out-ai-scraping-policies.html
Ed Newton-Rex on Opt Out
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-newton-rex_i-sent-this-letter-to-lisa-nandy-the-uk-activity-7275336771184246786-sFt2
Virginie Berger on Opt Out
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/virginieberger_what-the-uks-ai-copyright-reform-means-activity-7274822785258999809-wIyW
RoyFi
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An extension for TikTok? There's down and then there's down. And what is a community-based label?

Senators ask for an extension on TikTok. The Building and Loan vs. old man Potter: label version.
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Ed Markey
Rand Paul
SiriusXM
Berkshire Hathaway
Lucinda Martinez
Deborah Renteria
Harborview Partners
Ashley King
Tyson Haller
Spotify
Drake
Sonia Chien
 
LINKS:
Politics makes odd Senator Bedfellows
Https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/20/tiktok-ban-deadline-extension-request-senators/
SXM downer
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/19/siriusxm-shares-down-more-than-60-percent/
Harborview walks the walk
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lucinda-martinez-appointed-chief-marketing-officer-at-harbourview-deborah-renteria-named-vp-brand-content-strategy/
Weverse latest
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-weverse-pioneering-new-superfan-subscription-model/
Spotify enters the beef
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-responds-drake-umg-legal-action-false-claims-demanding-dismissal/
It's a Wonderful label model
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2024/11/community-record-labels-offer-musicians-an-alternative.html
RoyFi
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SVO-Cheese, SoundCloud's for sale sign, and yet more Proper mess

Is Nitrogen Ice Cream the new "Fruit and Flowers?"
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Robert Kyncl
Dan Runcie
Eliah Seton
Dylan SMith
Soundcloud
Warner Music Group
Jask Newsham
Katherine Long
Lil Wayne
Chris Brown
Alice in Chains
Steve Aoki
Proper Music
Utiopia Music Distriubtion
 
 
 
LINKS:
Kyncl's Holiday Message
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-ceo-robert-kyncl-year-end-note-staff-2024/
Soundcloud in the News
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/druncie_soundcloud-is-up-for-sale-i-talked-to-ceo-ugcPost-7275596535164276737-UypU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/17/soundcloud-introduces-a-new-cheaper-paid-plan-for-artists/
Spotify Erosion
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/19/spotify-subscribers-data-2024/
Government Cheese for Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, etc.
https://www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-chris-brown-covid-relief-funds-svog-grant-2024-12
More Proper Mess
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/16/proper-music-group-comment-utopia-collapse/
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.FM
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The velocity of my vindication, live list season, and hearing things on Ticketmaster.

It's the venues, stupid! Live music year-end lists, and maybe I should do more predictions.
 
Names in the Pod today:
 
Dylan Smith
Bandsintown
Pollstar
Andy Cush
Frank Digiacomo
John Moore
Jim Glancy
 
LINKS:
Supremes take up TikTok Challenge
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/18/tiktok-supreme-court-ban-law-challenge/
Pollstar wrapup
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/16/2024yearendhub/
Bandsintown High Notes
https://www.company.bandsintown.com/2024-high-notes
It's the Venues, Stupid
https://www.hearingthings.co/universal-loathing-of-live-nation-might-help-save-the-dojs-rantitrust-lawsuit-under-trump/
Bowery Presents at 20
https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-bowery-presents-20-years-graduating-indie-artists-arenas/
RoyFi
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Indies react to downtown, kissing the...ring, and this week's New Dylan.

This week's Virals are soooo random. And that's what makes them spectacular.
 
Names in the pod today:
Martin Mills
Helen Smith
Downtown Music
Virgin Music
IMPALA
Gee Davy
AIM
Dario Drastrata
Imogen Heap
Shou Zhi Chou
TikTok
Jesse Welles
 
 
Links:
Indies Vs. Downtown Deal
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/martin-mills-and-impala-accuse-universal-of-land-grab-over-virgin-musics-775m-downtown-acquisition/
TikTok Kisses the...Ring
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/17/tiktok-ban-supreme-by court-appeal/
 
Sigma Boy having a moment
https://www.tiktok.com/@simonbth1/video/7447120696364256534?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7317743953888003630
Jesse Welles Is this week's new Dylan
https://www.tiktok.com/@jessewelles/video/7449039358230859051?q=jesse%20welles&t=1734533401498
Imogen Heap Mouthwashing
https://www.tiktok.com/@gyroalmighty/video/7434161999078001927?q=imogen%20heap%20headlock%20mouthwashing&t=1734533516319
 
RoyFi
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Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

Downtown's 7. 75 Rods, Where those kids are hiding and tech geeks heart Claude.

Geeks, don't fall in love!
 
Names in the Pod Today:
Justin Kalifowitz
JT Meyers
Nate Roose
Downtown Music
Virgin Music
Fuga
CDBaby
IHeart
Stuart Dredge
Pew
Snapchat
Daft Punk
 
LINKS:
Downtown Sale
https://www.billboard.com/pro/virgin-music-group-acquires-downtown-775-million-universal/
Teens mostly online most of the time
https://musically.com/2024/12/13/nearly-half-of-us-teenagers-are-now-online-almost-constantly/
Daft Snap
https://musically.com/2024/12/12/daft-punk-fans-on-snapchat-get-an-interstella-5555-ar-lens/
iHeart tries t get the internet right
https://musically.com/2024/12/13/iheartradio-mobile-app-gets-its-biggest-redesign-since-2011/
Geeks, Don't fall in Love!
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/technology/claude-ai-anthropic.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
RoyFi
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One beef equals 15 million bucks, a sync splainer, and the TikTok train rolls on.

A new $15M Denomination: Introducing the "Beef."
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Tim Cook
Sundar Pichai
Tim Miles
Chris Eggertson
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
Daniel Ek
Brady Brickner-Wood
Allison Schlueter
Vicki Stepanenko
 
LINKS:
 
The House Puts App Stores on TikTok Notice
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/prepare-to-remove-tiktok-from-app-stores-by-january-19-us-lawmakers-tell-google-and-apple12/
A Syncsplainer
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-revolution-in-music-consumption-has-really-pushed-sync-up-the-industrys-agenda
Billboards List of Lists
https://www.billboard.com/pro/biggest-music-industry-stories-2024-labels-ai-live-music/
One Beef=$15million
https://www.billboard.com/pro/kendrick-lamar-drake-diss-tracks-how-much-money-generate/
Ek Cashes out 1.86 more Beefs
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-spotifys-100bn-market-cap-milestone-daniel-ek-cashes-out-another-28m/
The New Yorker's Spotify Diss track
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-hollow-allure-of-spotify-wrapped
 
 
RoyFi
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TikTok ain't Star Wars. More list season, and high cost, high churn audiences in streaming.

SXM in Streaming retreat. More upbeat stuff form Bandsintown and Create Music
 
Names in the pod today:
Fabrice Sergeant
Chris Herche
SiriusXM
Jonathan Strauss
TikTok
Bandsintown
Will Holland
Glenn Peoples
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
 
 
LINKS:
Star Wars metaphors don't hunt
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/12/tiktok-ban-injunction-motion-government-response/
List Season Bandsintown edition
https://www.company.bandsintown.com/2024-high-notes
Amazon Music Down in US
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-streaming-subscriber-report-dec-2024/
SXM and Pandora (sigh)
https://investor.siriusxm.com/news-events/press-releases
I've napped on Create
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/1bn-valued-create-music-group-acquires-50-stake-in-uk-label-and-publisher-enhanced/
Billions and Billions
https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-billionaire-music-company-investors-warren-buffett-dolans/
 
RoyFi
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Pick on someone your own size, more high cost of FOMO, and all I want for Christmas is Doom

Festivals dropping like flies, hey UMG Lay off the Internet Archive, and doom.
 
Names in the Pod today:
 
Universal Music Group
The Internet Archive
Brewster Kahle
Tyler Jenke
Josh Gottheimer
Eric Adams
J. Cole
Brian Bauhs
Cloud Taste Satanic
Metallica
Renee Richardson
 
LINKS:
Hey Lay Off, UMG
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/11/artists-vs-umg-internet-archive-lawsuit/
Cooking the Books on Wrapped
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/new-jersey-politican-fakes-spotify-wrapped-results-bruce-springsteen-1235853616/
Festival Doom...
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/11/dreamville-festival-2024-final/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-music-festivals-2024/
...But Not for everyone
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/def-leppard-motley-crue-nickelback-boardwalk-rock-festival-1235853701/
Taylor Tips 10%
https://people.com/taylor-swift-gave-eras-tour-crew-usd197-million-in-bonuses-exclusive-8758216
RoyFi
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Hangout
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Waiting for TikTok, two 2005-era trends, and those other social platforms.

Holiday traditions we're not so psyched about.
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Andrew Hutchinson
TikTok
Mariah Carey
Andrew Hutchinson
Bluesky
Snap
 
Links:
All I want for Christmas is my Numbers back up
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/10/mariah-carey-christmas-song-listenership/
An Aughtsies Holiday Tradition slithers Back
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/downtown-confirms-layoffs-at-cd-baby-amid-restructuring/
TikTok Canada Echo
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktoks-canada-unit-seeks-judicial-review-shutdown-orders-2024-12-11/
One Rod of Black Friday Sales at TikTok
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktoks-in-app-sales-on-black-friday-top-100m/734629/
Bluesky Ponders Rev streams
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/bluesky-considers-subscription-elements-bring-cash/735031/
Snap Year End Recap
https://newsroom.snap.com/2024-in-a-snap