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Beef, it’s what’s for dinner (and breakfast and lunch) -- Kendrick and Drake

LINKS:
Various Cuts of Beef
 
For Fans
https://www.vulture.com/article/drake-kendrick-lamar-feud-explained.html
 
Trapital Beef Evolution
https://trapital.co/how-hip-hop-beef-evolved-in-the-streaming-era/
 
Ranker of the rancor
https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-tracks-ranked/7-drakes-taylor-made-freestyle/
 
By the numbers (Paywall)
https://variety.com/vip/streaming-big-three-rap-beef-data-1235989096/

A Q1 reporting cavalcade, Reservoir raises a "Rod," more TikTok Whack-a-mole.

LINKS:
Uni Results
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/universal-music-beats-earnings-forecasts-after-blockbuster-swift-tour/ar-AA1o3o9y
 
HYBE results
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybes-revenue-dropped-12-yoy-in-q1-weverse-platform-sees-user-decline-amid-ongoing-bts-drought/
 
HYBE Weirdness
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/a-shaman-a-management-coup-a-tearful-press-conference-and-a-770m-market-cap-dip-what-the-heck-is-going-on-at-hybe/
 
Live Nation Earnings
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/live-nation-reports-biggest-ever-first-quarter-record-2024-1235990505/
 
Reservoir Rod
 
https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/reservoir-media-funding-acquisitions-selling-securities-1235669696/
 
NMPA TikTok
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-nmpas-tiktok-deal-has-officially-ended-what-does-that-mean-for-independent-publishers-in-the-us/
 

UMG and TikTok, together again; Eclipse, not Fyre; Bad Bunny Multiplying the Samoleans

LINKS:
UMG-TikTok
https://www.billboard.com/business/tech/umg-tiktok-strike-licensing-deal-1235671492/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-and-tiktok-strike-new-licensing-deal/
 
Fortnite and Roblox Discovery
https://www.billboard.com/pro/roblox-fortnite-fan-frontier-artists-new-social-media-discovery/
 
Bad Bunny Multiplies
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-march-2024-boxscore-report-1235669677/
 
Eclipse not Fyre
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/05/01/texas-eclipse-announces-refund-policy-following-festival-cancellation/
 
Peter Shapiro Strikes Again
https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/peter-shapiro-bearsville-theater-woodstock-reopening-lineup-1235666036/
 
Billie Eilish Tour
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/04/29/billie-eilish-announces-hit-me-hard-and-soft-the-tour/

Diva Coattails, a lower satellite orbit, and Et Tu, EU?

LINKS:
SXM Earnings
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/siriusxm-loses-pandora-subscribers-1235886707/
 
Twigs and Kyncl in the Senate
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/fka-twigs-deepfake-ai-warner-music-ceo-senate-1235987754/
 
Et Tu, EU?
https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-ban-in-eu-is-not-excluded-von-der-leyen-says/
 
Billboard TikTok 50
https://www.billboard.com/charts/tiktok-billboard-top-50/
 
Spotify Viral 50
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZEVXbLiRSasKsNU9?si=9f6f47ce1de849df

TikTok and the courts, Augmented wins and fails, and a glimmer of AI hope?

LINKS:
 
ByteDance Court outlook
https://www.theverge.com/24141539/tiktok-ban-bytedance-china-dc-circuit-supreme-court
 
Taylor Dominance
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-32-songs-hot-100-one-week-tortured-poets-department-1235669025/
 
Billie EIlish Snapchat
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/04/26/billie-eilish-snapchat-new-music-2024/?mc_cid=1aca92c637&mc_eid=e6e936dd58
 
VisionPro losing value
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/27/24142810/apple-vision-pro-ebay-low-prices
 
Billboard International Power Players
https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/billboard-international-power-players-2024-list-1235666471/
 
MILLY "Drip From the Fountain"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrk0sPx4TJw

A bytedance hard stance; If you come at the king you'd best not miss; latest on Hipgnosis Island

TikTok Hard Stance
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/04/26/who-will-buy-tiktok-will-bytedance-sell/?mc_cid=1aca92c637&mc_eid=e6e936dd58
The Hybe Wire
https://www.billboard.com/pro/newjeans-label-ceo-controversy-hybe-stock-spotify-shares-rise/
 
Pearl Jam/Rock Radio
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pearl-jam-dark-matter-top-five-debut-billboard-200-chart-1235668510/
 
Vinyl and Retailers 
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-independent-vinyl-retailers-call-for-end-to-artist-label-d2c-pre-sell-exclusivity-windows1/
 
Hipgnosis Island
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-concord-bids-1-511bn-for-hipgnosis-songs-fund-blackstone-tells-hsf-shareholders-dont-move-a-muscle-well-be-right-back/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/blackstone-launches-1-57-billion-bid-for-hipgnosis-songs-fund-hsf-board-recommends-offer-to-shareholders/

Hipgnosis on the hoof, kumbaya for Luminate, and a Proper mess?

Hipgnosis on the Hoof
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-concord-bids-1-511bn-for-hipgnosis-songs-fund-blackstone-tells-hsf-shareholders-dont-move-a-muscle-well-be-right-back/
 
Ek Cashes in 
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotifys-daniel-ek-cashes-out-118-8-million-in-shares/
 
Latin suges in USA
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/latin-music-generated-1-4-billion-in-us-recorded-music-revenues-last-year-up-16-yoy/
 
Proper...
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/proper-formerly-utopia-tells-shareholders-we-need-6-4m-from-you/
 
Believe Up...
ttps://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believe-generated-250-million-in-q1-up-15-9-yoy/
 
Luminate Kumbaya
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/luminate-changes-record-store-sales-count-method-billboard-charts-1235664630/
 
Bella Figura
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bella-figura-music-acquires-rak-publishing-including-hits-by-hot-chocolate-and-joan-jett-firm-has-spent-80m-on-music-rights-to-date1/
 
Neil Finn Primary Wave
https://www.billboard.com/business/publishing/neil-finn-publishing-deal-primary-wave-music-1235665894/
 
 
 
 

Biden Bites ByteDance; VMAs Return to NY, technically; Drew Carey, come on down.

LINKS
 
Biden Bites Bytedance
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-ceo-says-we-arent-going-anywhere-after-president-biden-signs-divest-or-ban-bill-into-law2/
 
Madison Square Garden
https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/madison-square-garden-headlining-acts-2024-1235662382/
 
VMAS on Long Island
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/04/24/ubs-arena-tapped-to-host-2024-mtv-vmas/
 
Resnikoff on Festivals
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-music-festivals/?mc_cid=d0bd10dc75&mc_eid=e6e936dd58
 
Drew Carey Come on Down
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/drew-carey-first-phish-show-sphere-met-god-after-midnight-1235665947/
 
 

Black ink at Spotify, Let's talk about the forest, and Fido's kidneys.

LINKS:
 
Spotify
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-subscribers-grew-by-3m-to-239m-in-q1-as-company-posts-biggest-ever-quarterly-profit/
 
Senate/TikTok
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-passes-bill-that-forces-tiktok-owner-to-sell-app-or-face-ban-in-u-s/ar-AA1nzN3J
 
Billboard TikTok 50
https://www.billboard.com/charts/tiktok-billboard-top-50/
 
Spotify Viral 50 USA
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZEVXbKuaTI1Z1Afx?si=cd614cf435034aae
 
 

AI training rights roundup, Triller and NFTs still alive and kicking and Elephants trading blows

Elephants Trading Blows
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hipgnosis-song-bares-its-teeth-over-call-option-with-hipgnosis-songs-fund/
 
AI Training
http://copyright.nova.edu/openai/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-companies-license-works-train-guest-column/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-pathway-to-a-robust-framework-for-the-safe-development-of-ai-is-not-an-aspiration-it-is-a-necessity
 
Alphabeats
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jorritdevries_alphabeats-partners-with-feedfm-to-soundtrack-activity-7187117781857759232--9ioutm_source=share&utm_medium=member_iosQ
 
Triller?
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-rival-triller-to-merge-with-hong-kongs-agba-creating-4-billion-social-media-and-financial-services-company12/
 
NFTS
https://musically.com/2024/04/19/sound-of-fractures-wants-tokens-to-re-imagine-our-relationship-with-music/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/how-artists-can-navigate-the-cult-crypto-and-nfts-1235006125/
 
Solar Vinyl
https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/solar-powered-vinyl-factory-audiodrome-open-1235662402/