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L-AI-o-f-f-s ahead?
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Billy Mann
LyricFind
Musixmatch
TPG
Daniel Tencer
Thania Garcia
Warner Music
Hybe
Alan Cross
Electric Stage
Soundcloud
Eliah Seton
Dylan Siegler
Bravado
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Billy Mann's Love Letter
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-waste-meeting-love-letter-warning-aspiring-music-billy-mann-7jqie/?
LyricFind Ups the Ante
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lyricfind-files-opposition-to-musixmatch-motion-to-dismiss-antitrust-lawsuit/
BPI asks for AI Tags
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/14/spotify-ai-tags-call-july-2025/
Warner Chappell Hiring an AI ops head
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-hiring-a-director-of-ai-automation-growth/
Hybe GIves an artist and AI vocal Prosthesis
https://musically.com/2025/07/11/k-pop-act-big-ocean-jj-used-supertone-ai-voice-tech-for-new-single/
Soundcloud Makes Vinyl easy for creatives
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/soundcloud-elasticstage-artists-create-sell-make-vinyl-1236451428/
Bravado Recycles T-Shirts
https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-bravado-unsold-t-shirts-new-artist-merch/
 
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From buttering your muffin to moisturizing your Daisy....
 
Names in Today's Pod
Jeremy Holley
Jason Feinberg
Sina Seger
FlyteVu
Driftwood Music Group
JYP Entertainment
TikTok
Steuart Dredge
Bag Si-Hyuk
Domino Records
Hybe
Ashley King
Marc Schneider
Katherine Bassett
 
 
LINKS:
Bieber vs Pavement
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/charts/theres-swag-all-over-this-2025-07-12
Wet Leg tiny desk
Summer of Love Island
Love Island
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/love-island-user-playlists-spotify-spike/
Chairman Bang feels the heat
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/10/hybe-chairman-investigation-response/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/09/hybe-chairman-bang-si-hyuk-faces-criminal-charges/
TwiceXTikTok
https://musically.com/2025/07/11/tiktok-update-app-row-chordal-deal-twice-hub-and-dpc-probe/
Jason Feinberg explains it all
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kobalts-new-publishing-platform-kosign-already-represents-12k-songs-where-is-it-going-next/
FlyteVu Changes Hands; Good Luck Jeremy!
https://www.billboard.com/pro/lost-highway-capitol-nashville-radio-promo-flytevu-sold/
 
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Return of the son of Hipgnosis
 
Names In Today's Pod:
@Merck Mercuriadis
@Joel Klaiman
@Scott Borchetta
@NIVA
@Livenation
JR Lind
Dave Brooks
Big Time Rush
Rachel Scharf
@scott Fellows
@sony music
@Michael Del Donne
@Wasserman
@Emily Kennedy
@Lydia Barry
 
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
You Can't Keep a Dead Elephant Down
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/06/merck-is-back-hipgnosis-founder-is-plotting-a-new-venture/
These guys Promo
https://www.billboard.com/pro/big-machine-ascend-music-joel-klaiman/
Don't forget the Showrunner!
https://www.billboard.com/pro/big-time-rush-creator-lawsuit-sony-reunion-tour/
Live Nation + NIVA
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/07/08/live-nation-niva-chime-in-on-feds-live-industry-study/
Live Nation - NIVA
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/08/live-nation-secondary-ticketing-proposals/
NIVA - Live Nation
https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-threat-indie-venues-scalping-niva-letter/
Another WMG-fugee does well
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/wasserman-music-makes-three-key-exec-hires-in-artist-services-and-communications-teams/
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We are back! Today's pod left me literally breathless.
 
Names In Today's Pod:
 
Julia Alexander
Paul Sinclair
Suno
Howie Singer
Marc Schneider
TikTok
Capcut
Ashley King
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
A transitional moment in media
https://puck.news/how-ai-powered-search-will-transform-publishing/
Suno Gets Their Man
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/07/suno-appoints-chief-music-officer/
M2 Signaling A TikTok resolution
https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-ban-bytedance-us-app-version/
Capcut too
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/07/us-version-of-capcut-in-the-works/
 
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Gonna be another day or two before we return.

No links today!
 

Layoffs -- just in time to ruin the holiday!
 
Names in the pod today:
Warner Music Group
Robert Kyncl
Bain Capital
Elias Leight
Ashley King
Oliver Schusser
Gideon Gottfried
The Small Business Administration
 
#musicindustry #podcast
 
LINKS:
Warner Layoffs. Ugh.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-layoffs-cutting-costs-300-million/
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/07/02/uk-music-report-music-tourist-spend-reaches-record-13bn-in-2024/
Apple lowkey shades Spotify
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/02/apple-music-price-hike-2025/
COVID Help -- Psych!
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/02/sba-demands-svog-funds-return/
 
Seated
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RoyFi
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Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!
 
Names in the pod today:
Marsha Blackburn
Scooter Braun
Scott Desjarlais
Andy Ogles
John Rose
Mark E. Green
Chris Castle
Monica Corton
Tom Greene
Bang Si-Hyuk
Hybe
Apple Corps.
Chris Willman
 
 
Links: 
Blackburn Gets It
https://musictechpolicy.com/2025/07/01/senator-cruz-joins-the-states-on-ai-collapse-and-the-moratorium-quietly-slinks-away/
Scooter Scoots
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/exec-moves/scooter-braun-hybe-america-ceo-2025-07-01
Greene in
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beatles-apple-corps-tom-greene-new-ceo-1236444938/
Justin Bieber has a viral
https://www.tiktok.com/search?lang=en&q=clocking%20justin%20bieber&t=1751407457652
Olivia Dean is Having a Moment
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Nice-To-Each-Other-7509652418617427985
This week's Viral For the olds
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Cancion-Del-Mariachi-6847258486615574529
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Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

Is an AI Hank Jr. knockoff actually better than Temu Hank Jr.?
 
Names In Today's Pod:
 
Jessica Nicholson
Deerhoof
Dylan Smith
Tim Ingham
Tim Wipperman
Maxell
Deerhoof
Cox Cable
Daniel Ek
Helsing
Edward Lee
Marsha Blackburn
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Deerhoof Vs. Ek
https://www.billboard.com/pro/deerhoof-remove-music-spotify-daniel-ek-ai-battle-tech/
What a boob
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/gavin-adcock-slams-beyonce-cowboy-carter-concert-rant-1236010705/
Waiting for Congress, so...
https://www.billboard.com/pro/supreme-court-music-piracy-liability-1-billion-cox-case/
A list of soon-to-be-moot suits
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/edward-lee-18084652_map-of-ai-copyright-lawsuits-in-us-activity-7345475497033613312-4aS0?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/epsteinmike_free-music-tool-i-created-a-free-spotify-activity-7340362518437015552-rFNN?
Two pieces on the AI band-pocalypse
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/27/velvet-sundown-spotify-monthly-listeners/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-ai-music-problem-on-spotify-and-other-streaming-platforms-is-worse-than-you-think/
What to get me for my birthday
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/30/japan-cassette-player-modern/
 
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Two weeks fro a TikTok reveal? Hmmmm...
 
Names in Today's Pod
 
Celines Barrington
TikTok
Bobby Haber
Yudu Gray Jr
Rumblefish
Lauren Apolito
Music Services Inc.
 
 
LINKS:
Two Weeks, set a reminder!
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/29/trump-says-we-have-a-buyer-for-tiktok/
RublefishX ByteDance
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hfas-rumblefish-inks-bytedance-deal-to-provide-music-admin-services-to-tiktok-capcut/
Mondo Vanguard
https://www.mondo.nyc/vanguard
https://247artists.com/
Celines Barrington has an axe to grind
https://www.independencewealthmanagers.com/
 
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