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From AI all the "Wayback" to dialup, the week's Music Tech Roundup
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Robert Levine
Kristin Robinson
Joe Taysom
Dylan
Spotify
The Black Keys
Jay Peters
George Karalexis
Ethan Curtis
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Mike Masnick
Disney
Yan Zhuang
 
 
 
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
 
The Black Keys on their Spotify holdout
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-black-keys-interview-no-rain-no-flowers/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/11/the-black-keys-spotify-boycott-impact/
Rob Levine's AI Questions
https://www.billboard.com/pro/white-house-ai-action-plan-what-mean-music/
Kristin Robinson's AI Questions
https://www.billboard.com/pro/will-ai-music-content-creators-compete-traditional-artists/
Disney's AI Answers
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/08/disney-scraps-deepfake-dwayne-johnson-after-lawyers-panic-about-the-public-domain/
Reddit Blocks the Wayback Machine
https://www.theverge.com/news/757538/reddit-internet-archive-wayback-machine-block-limit
AOL dialup in Hospice
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/business/aol-dial-up-internet.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
 
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Jazz and Coffee is way more fun than Jazz!
 
Names in Today's Pod
Elias Leight
Tom Corson
Barry Weiss
Jim Turner
Syd Schwartz
Roman Mars
Chris Berube
Chris Castle
Monica Corton
Leah Hodgekiss
Glenn Peoples
 
 
 
LINKS:
No song of the summer?
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/top-songs-2025-benson-boone-shaboozey-justin-bieber-swag-133fd33f?
Jazz and Coffee: More fun than Jazz itself.
https://jazzandcoffee.substack.com/p/raiders-of-the-lost-arkhives
Chris Castle Expalins it all/
https://musictechpolicy.com/2025/08/08/did-the-court-misread-congress-rethinking-the-soundexchange-ruling-through-the-lens-of-legislative-design/
Go Hayley WIlliams!
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hayley-williams-singles-release-strategy-ego-rollout/
Validation from our Partner
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/spotify-price-us-data-q2/
Full Earnings Season Recap
https://www.billboard.com/pro/2025-q2-earnings-recap-every-music-company/
99% Invisible X Pono
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/635-neil-youngs-ipod-killer/
 
 
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The majors continue to adapt...
 
Names in the pod today:
Ed Christman
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
Glenn Peoples
Record Store Day
Luminate
Tim Ingham
Daniel Tencer
HYBE
Sony Music
Warner Music Group
Sonos
Tom Conrad
Reservoir Media
Live Nation
BeatBread
 
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
The Taylor Effect is Real
https://www.billboard.com/pro/physical-music-2025-vinyl-hip-hop-up-taylor-swift-effect/
HYBE does OK
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-earnings-tours-bts-j-hope-jin-revenue-rise/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-controversies-bts-label-k-pop-business/
Warner does OK too
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-regains-momentum-underlying-recorded-music-revenues-up-8-3-yoy-in-calendar-q2-subscription-revenues-up-8-5/
And So does Sony
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/07/sony-music-earnings-q2-2025/
Reservoir is getting there
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-reports-8-revenue-growth-to-37m-in-fiscal-q1/
And so is Sonos
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2679098/sonos-q3-earnings-meet-estimates-revenues-beat-stock-up
The Gold Rush continues
https://www.billboard.com/pro/beatbread-raises-124-million-backed-megabank-citi/
 
Song Of the Week -- The Beths, "No Joy"
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR
 
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Let me explain something, Jim Cramer.
 
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Jim Cramer
Ashley King
Dylan Smith
C3
Lollapalooza
Liberty Dunworth
J.P. Saxe
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Jim Cramer doesn't get Spotify
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/06/jim-cramer-on-spotify-q2-performance/
Oasis Tragedy
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/04/oasis-fans-at-wembley-gig-where-man-died-question-alcohol-use-and-security
https://www.nme.com/news/music/beer-here-now-oasis-fans-set-new-wembley-stadium-record-by-drinking-250000-pints-3882225
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14975805/Oasis-fan-slipped-beer-plunging-death-balcony-Wembley.html
Jp Saxe Is a Hero
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/jp-saxe-tour-canceled/
Running a venue is hard: Avant Gardner Baknkruptcy
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/brooklyn-mirage-owner-avant-gardner-files-for-bankruptcy/
Running a venue is hard: But C3 knows how. 113k per day.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/04/lollapalooza-attendance-2025/
 
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Eleven Labs joins the music AI fray, and our Richard Scarry Tribute...
 
 
Names in the pod today:
Eleven Labs
Mati Staniszewski
Suno
Udio
Tim Ingham
Laurent Hubert
Jeremy Sirota
Andrew Hutchinson
Reddit
Reece Rogers
Boone Ashworth
 
Links: 
 
Eleven labs launch
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voice-startup-elevenlabs-launches-ai-music-service-8a546cef
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/eleven-music-new-ai-rival-to-suno-launches-with-merlin-kobalt-licensing-deals-in-the-bag/
A Creepy Meta Ray-Ban Hack
https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-promotes-stickers-for-secretly-recording-meta-ray-ban-video/
Don't Snooze on Reddit!
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/reddit-reports-higher-revenue-q2-2025/756530/
https://s203.q4cdn.com/380862485/files/doc_financials/2025/q2/Q2-25-Shareholder-Letter.pdf
Bugatti Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7498388102705056528
Our Take on Bugatti -- Nailed It!
https://youtube.com/shorts/m1uo1rMNYM4
 
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Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

Some reassuring words for AI doomers...
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Dan Rys
Virginie Berger
Ewan Morrison
Rayna Bass
Charlie D'Atri
Atlantic Music Group
Spotify
Shira Perlmutter
Michale Lewan
Fortnite
Partynextdoor
Lex Luger
Lemonaide
Dylan Smith
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Spotify Jacks Prices
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-announces-new-round-of-price-hikes-and-share-price-soars/
Atlantic Shuffle
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rayna-bass-and-selim-bouab-appointed-to-co-president-roles-at-atlantic-music-group-lanre-gaba-moves-to-advisory-evp-position/
Shira Perlmutter Fends for herself
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/shira-perlmutter-preliminary-injunction-motion-denied/
Amazon Shutters Wondery
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/amazon-to-shut-down-wondery-podcast-studio-reorganize-audio-business
AI may not conquer everything
https://unherd.com/2025/08/how-to-stopper-the-ai-genie/
Another Ray lof AI Light
https://www.forbes.com/sites/virginieberger/2025/07/31/inside-lex-lugers-ai-model-how-lemonaide-is-redefining-consent-in-ai-music-licensing/We
That other AI threat
https://www.billboard.com/pro/artificial-streaming-intelligence-threat-music-guest-column/
F Ai, Let's PARTYNEXTDOOR
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/sony-music-partynextdoor-fortnite/
 
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Salty earnings season-ing, and introducing a new feature: our Pick of the Week!
 
Names in Today's Pod
Glenn Peoples
Andy Greene
Keith Caulfield
Mitchell Peters
Sirius XM
Columbia Records
Joey Bada$$
Oultlaw Festival
Bob Dylan
HYBE
Live Nation
Warner Music Group
Tom Conrad
Sonos
 
LINKS:
Coast to coast with the Olds...
East
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/bob-dylan-willie-nelson-wilco-outlaw-festival-1235399179/
Midwest
https://www.billboard.com/lists/dead-company-san-francisco-anniversary-concert-best-moments/
West
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-weezer-lollapalooza-2025-1236035827/
Morgan Wallen Is the Problem Again
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-problem-returns-number-one-billboard-200-1236035896/
Joey Bada$$ V. Columbia
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/joey-badass-columbia-records-album-delay/
SXMeh
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/siriusxm-q2-2025-earnings-report-subscribers-podcasting-1236334612/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/31/siriusxm-lackluster-q2-2025/
Spotify Glenn-alysis
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-stock-fell-q2-earnings-analysts-worried/
Pick of the week: The best Dylan performance I ever saw in person
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-transcript-of-bob-dylans-musicares-person-of-year-speech-20150207-story.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnYkCp3RrYM
 
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Flat results amid the Gold Rush.
 
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Sam Boughedda
David Krinsky
Denis Ladegaillerie
Universal Music Group
Spotify
Tim Ingham
Deezer
Vinyl Me Please
Rosenblatt
Believe
John Josephson
SESAC
Dylan Smith
Remy Bond
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Hits Shines UMG Up
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/umg-q2-financials-2025-07-31
VMP's AI Shines UMG up even More
https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/music-industry-news/universal-music-group-reports-strong-q2-revenue-growth-amid-streaming-surge
Investing.com doesnt varnish it
https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/universal-music-group-q2-revenue-misses-expectations-4163985
Spotify Target Down
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/30/spotify-stock-target-rosenblatt/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/31/spotify-stock-rally-cools-july-2025/
Deezer Flat
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/30/deezer-h1-2025-financials/
Believe Deja Vu
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/denis-ladegaillerie-gets-his-company-back-believe-consortiums-squeeze-out-nearly-complete-as-firm-stops-trading-in-france/
SESAC's WBS
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sesac-raises-889m-whole-business-securitization-three-times-oversubscribed/
 
Song Of the Week -- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=1BUUQCZSQbaubZyHh18LwQ&pi=CLPO8zxbQluJt
 
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Might buy a plane Ticket for Seed Sounds Weekender!
 
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Warner Brothers
Dalia Ganz
Josh Remsberg
Jesse Ervin
Glenn Peoples
Sophie Williams
Soundside Festival
Seed Sounds Weekender
Sinclair
ROXi
Kit Muir-Rogers
GigPig
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Warner Changes
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-records-staff-changes-layoffs-label-marketing-team/
SInclair discovers MTV
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/30/sinclair-music-video-channel/
Billboard K-Pop Report
https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-k-pop-fandom-in-us-report-introducing/
Festivals are Hard
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/25/soundside-festival-canceled/
Especially in The UK..
https://www.billboard.com/pro/1975-matty-healy-new-festival-seed-sounds-weekender/
Beyonce Hits 100million in June Alone
https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-june-100-million-boxscore/
 
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Did we ace the Nicki Minaj Challenge or what?
 
Names in the pod today:
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
Allie Canal
Marc Schneider
Lee Brown
Spotify
Tyler the Creator
Niche Micro Celebrity Records
Howard Lutnick
Andrew Hutchinson
TikTok
iHeart Media
Meta
Nicki Minaj
Alisha Haridasani Gupta
 
Links: 
Spotify earnings not so Bad?
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-q2-2025-earnings-subscribers-profit-revenue/
Well Actually, Yes.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spotify-stock-slides-after-reporting-q2-loss-weaker-forecast-after-record-rally-134534543.html?
Lee Brown Dashes out the door
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-lee-brown-exit-advertising-chief-doordash/
Don't Tap the Spam
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/29/tyler-the-creator-dont-tap-the-glass-ai-song/
iHeart Doesn't think TikTok is going away
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-live-singing-competition-next-up/754246/
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-and-iheartradio-present-next-up-live-music
Threads Upgrades
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-expands-api-functionality-social-media-management/754239/
I don't believe this...
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-ban-upheld-if-deal-not-in-place-by-deadline/754039/
The Nick Minaj Trend
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/style/nicki-minaj-challenge-tiktok.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
 
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Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug