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The ball's in your Supreme Court and three thinkers thinking thoughts.

Three great reads to set up your 2025...
 
The ball's in your Supreme Court and three thinkers thinking thoughts.
 
Names in the Pod Today:
TikTok
Virginie Berger
Benji Rogers
Keith Jopling
Shane Tobin
 
LINKS:
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/09/tiktok-emergency-injunction-december-2024/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ais-oligarchization-creativity-creators-lose-big-tech-virginie-berger-0k80c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_vi
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-publishers-flip-split-ais-42-billion-licensing-benji-rogers-p9tue?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shanetobin_the-response-to-musics-3-futures-has-been-activity-7270405091801632768-jWqg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
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A TikTok setback, more lists, and a fast response murder ballad.

More Lists, Spotify Rapped, and what folks music was meatn to do.
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Lisa Deluca
Glenn Macdonald
Jewel Ham
Kasey Brown
TikTok
Paul Mescal
Joe DeVito
Brain Tohmpson
Concord
Hipgnosis
Legends
 
 
LINKS:
 
TikTok Rejected
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/tiktok-loses-bid-to-overturn-ban-6260388/
Bigest deals of 2024
https://www.billboard.com/lists/biggest-music-deals-2024-queen-michael-jackson-hipgnosis/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-biggest-music-business-deals-of-2024-from-irving-azoff-to-daddy-yankee-hipgnosis-and-queen/
The Rap on Wrapped
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2024/12/05/spotify-wrapped-2024-backlash-controversy-and-memes/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lisadeluca21_spotifys-most-brilliant-idea-didnt-come-activity-7270790674256379904-Qx3u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Not Funny, but Accurate.
https://youtu.be/5G2sYKQI_28
Fast-Reponse Folk
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brian-thompson-ceo-killing-reaction-b2660294.html
RoyFi
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Daniel Ek's Donuts, it's Rough On Rats, and Perspective is Everything.

How much does it cost to feed 26,00 families for a year? NITO is fun to say.
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Daniel Ek
Spotify
Chris Horton
Universal Music Group
Stuart Dredge
Tim Hortons
Ashley King
Alexis Fisher
Larry Rudolph
 
LINKS:
UMG and AI
https://musically.com/2024/12/05/umg-on-ai-music-licensing-litigation-and-legislation-will-eventually-align/
EK'sDonuts
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/daniel-ek-cashes-out-another-37m-in-spotify-stock-as-total-value-of-shares-sold-this-year-nears-320m/
Your Donuts
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/04/spotify-unwrapped-how-much-did-you-pay-your-favorite-artist/
NITO's Neato report
https://celebrityaccess.com/2024/11/26/nito-breaks-down-where-the-money-fans-spend-on-tickets-actually-goes/
You can always buy a ring light
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/live-nation-just-majority-acquired-a-hollywood-influencer-management-company-heres-why-that-matters/
RoyFi
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The high cost of FOMO, Ultra-confusing, and more Sorry, Drake.

Festivals toppling under their own weight?
 
Names in the Pod today:
Patrick Moxey
Coachella
Sick World
Sony Music Entertainment
Murray Stassen
Ashley King
Ariel King
Tracy Scarlato
Nicole Atkins
Peter Yorn 
 
 
LINKS:
Ultra-confusing
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/patrick-moxeys-ultra-music-publishing-sues-sony-music-for-alleged-copyright-infringement-claims-the-major-is-committing-massive-piracy-of-its-ip123/
Coachella Excess
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/02/coachella-ticket-sales-sluggish-weekend-2-widely-available/
Sick World Canceled
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/02/sick-new-world-cancellation-theories-emerge/
But AC/DC powers on
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/02/ac-dcs-power-up-tour-goes-to-north-america/
RoyFi
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YouTube Top Trends, Influencer on Influencer Violence, and this time with Four-Part Harmony and Feelin'

Shocker: Youtube 2024 Trends do not include Pop Divas
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Dan Rys
Warner Music Group
Universal Music Group
Sony Music Entertainment
Empire
Ashley King
Mia Sato
Youtube
TikTok
Phillip Banks
Arlo Guthrie
 
Links:
BIllboard  2024 in Label News 
https://www.billboard.com/lists/biggest-record-label-stories-2024-umg-tiktok-fraud-atlantic/
YouTube Top Music Trends
https://blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/2024-top-trends/
Trump's Cabinet split on TikTok, But that can change.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/02/trump-incoming-cabinet-tiktok-ban-positions/
Influencer Vs. Influencer
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/26/24303161/amazon-influencers-lawsuit-copyright-clean-aesthetic-girl-sydney-nicole-gifford-alyssa-sheil
RoyFi
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Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

The end of big tech? Who owns your GenAI songs? and music critics can breathe a little easier

Big Tech may be on the wane, Suno's terms look awful familiar, and Music Critics baffle AI
 
Names in the Pod Today:
Fortnite
Meredith Whittaker
Chris Dalla Riva
Suno
Udio
Senator Peter Welch
Claude
ChatGPT
Robert Christgau
Pitchfork
 
LINKS:
Fortnite Is the New Coachella
https://musically.com/2024/12/02/14m-people-attended-fortnites-remix-the-finale-concert/
AC/DC is back, Pack your Grandchildren
https://blabbermouth.net/news/ac-dc-announces-spring-2025-north-american-stadium-tour
The End of Big Tech
https://www.wired.com/story/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-big-tech/
All the upside of Spam, all the downside of a major label deal
https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/who-owns-ai-generated-music-i-asked
TRAIN Act might just pass
https://www.billboard.com/pro/senate-train-act-transparency-generative-ai-training-copyrighted-works/
Critics Breathe easy
Chat GPT Best Ten Albums of 2024
https://chatgpt.com/share/674f1a3f-8fcc-8002-8ab2-af8728d21b76
Claude's Best Ten Albums of, uh... 2024?
https://claude.ai/chat/378fc7ce-cc8c-4174-8fa9-0d62ebab569d
RoyFi
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12 more days of Christmas, 100 billion pieces of the Star Wars future, and stop sawing, Daffy.

Not a slow news week!
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Kendrick Lamar
Drake
Universal Music Group
Min Hee-Jin
Ador
Hybe
Mark Williamson
ROSTR
Partisan Records
Virgin Music
Ian Wheeler
Jacquelyn Saturn
Shazam
WIll Mills
Peter Szabo
Nick Fishbaugh
Matt Plotnik
TikTok
 
 
LINKS:
Kendrick v Drake
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-drake-litigation-umg-spotify-iheartradio/
Bruno Mars Writes Bangers
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bruno-mars-spotify-shattered-album/
Korean HR Continues
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/newjeans-leaving-ador-hybe-amid-dispute-1235841233/
Should Music Be like Real Estate?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/markgwilliamson_musicindustry-recordlabels-artists-activity-7264672123988652033-Xh9l?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Partisan and Virgin Hook up
https://www.billboard.com/pro/virgin-music-group-distribute-partisan-records-music-deals/
Happy 100 Billion Shazam
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/11/shazam-hits-100-billion-song-recognitions/
TikTok Ban News
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/27/tiktok-fate-appeals-court-next-week/
RoyFi
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A tale of two industries, Berklee Valencia is cool AF and chin up America!

It's Black Finance Friday!
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Daniel Ek
Martin Lorentzen
Spotify
Will Page
Emilien Moyon
Alexandre Perrin
Cliff Fluet
Sean Adams
Laura Jane Grace
Triller
Kevin McGurn
Sean Kim
Seon Jeong Shin
Brady Bedard
 
 
LINKS:
 
Music > Cinema
https://pivotaleconomics.com/undercurrents/music-copyright-2023
Spotify Cash Out
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/key-spotify-executives-have-cashed-out-more-than-1-billion-in-stock-this-year-including-283-million-for-daniel-ek/
While Artists Don't
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/seaninsound_live-nations-profits-are-up-taylor-swift-activity-7267597571680866307-LWeJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Triller Sheds a forward
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-rival-triller-says-kevin-mcgurn-wont-be-joining-the-company-as-ceo-after-all/
Good Korean HR
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-bighit-music-promotes-seon-jeong-shin-president
Congrats Brady Bedard
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/brady-bedard-named-executive-vice-president-promotion-for-atlantic-music-group1/
Berklee Valencia
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Australia's teen social ban, BlueSky's gravity, and Time to Update Your Strategy.

Thanksgiving is a good time to binge...Unlimited Supply!
 
Names in the pod:
Andrew Hutchinson
BlueSky
Casey Newton
#GracieAbrams
#SamAustins
#LolaYoung
#Wicked
 
Links
Australia's proposed Teen Social Ban
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/australia-pushes-ahead-teen-social-media-ban/733662/
Time to Update your Strategy
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedins-phasing-dedicated-live-audio-events/733669/
BlueSky Explosion
https://www.platformer.news/bluesky-growth-content-moderation-trust-safety-interview/
Sam Austins in AP
https://www.altpress.com/sam-austins-seasons-video-watch/

Drake or Daffy, Google on the run and levied retorts.

Levy your retorts in the comments, please.
 
Names in the Pod Today:
 
Universal Music Group
TMZ
Limp Bizkit
Dylan Smith
Drake
Emma Roth Lauren Reiner
Sean Kim
Triller
Bjorn Ulvaeus
CISAC
 
 
LINKS:
Actually, Like Daffy Duck
https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/25/drake-suing-universal-music-for-promoting-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us/
Limp Lawsuit
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/25/limp-bizkit-universal-music-lawsuit-response/
Google on the run 1
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/24300617/doj-google-search-antitrust-chrome-breakup
Google on the run 2
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/25/24303445/google-under-siege-antitrust-lawsuits-doj-epic
Triller Posts up
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/triller-group-hires-ex-tiktok-exec-sean-kim-as-ceo-for-its-app-vows-to-become-ultimate-destination-for-creators-fans/
Bjorn, or HoloBjorn?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/25/bjorn-ulvaeus-global-economic-impact-ai-in-music/
 
 
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