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Toxic Earworms, Crossing the Atlantic, and Fire the intern.

Always look on the bright side of Spotify's stock dip.
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Names in Today's Pod:
Spotify
CTS Eventim
Glenn Peoples
Donna Caseine
Reservoir Music
Ashley King
Ed Christman
Sony Music Publishing
Austin Daboh
Atlantic Records
Poppy Burton
 
Happy Birthdays:
Jenifer Mallory
Michael Drexler
Jessica Fusco
 
LINKS
Holdover form Last Week: CTS a harbinger of Doom?
https://www.billboard.com/pro/cts-eventim-q3-earnings-revenue-up-challenging-economy/
Spotify Stock another Harbinger of Doom?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/20/spotify-stock-crashes-below-600/
Toxic earworm pays off for Florida Man
https://www.musicbusine ssworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-bertie-higgins-catalog/
SMP tops Q3 Airplay
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-publishers-quarterly-rankings-q3-2025-sony-charts/
Austin Daboh is Out at Atlantic but he'll be OK
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/austin-daboh-obe-evp-of-warners-atlantic-records-uk-exits/
 
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Expanded rights, AI, floodgates and sharks versus thieves and pimps.

WMG growth comes from unexpected places...
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Names in the pod today:
Thomas Hesse
Robert Kyncl
Glenn Peoples
Udio
Warner Music
Paul Resnikoff
Joseph Perla
Create Music Group
Dean Wilson
Circuit
Klay
Spotify
The Weeknd
The Cavedogs
 
 
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LINKS:
What does Klay do Other than get licensed?
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-sony-and-warner-strike-licensing-deals-with-new-ai-music-platform-klay/
WMG follows UMG Again
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-strikes-deal-with-stability-ai-to-build-the-next-generation-of-responsible-ai-tools-for-music-creation/
Will Udio Survive its Licenses?
https://jperla.com/blog/suno-walking-dead
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/20/will-udio-still-exist-in-2026/
Spotify Makes moves
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/19/spotify-songdna-launch/
WMG earnings
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-earnings-revenue-profit-ai-partnerships/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/20/warner-music-earnings-q3-2025/
Create backs Circuit with 5 Rods
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/500m-music-investment-fund-launched-by-the-circuit-group-backed-by-create-music-group/
The Weeknd makes aplay but Queeners 4 evah
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/20/the-weeknd-after-hours-til-dawn-tour-gross/
Beatbread has a new head
http://digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/19/beatbread-appoints-tracy-maddux-as-interim-ceo/
 
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A bad week for the resellers AI news overflows. And if the deplorable fits, wear it.

Too much AI for one day.
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Names In Today's Pod:
Suno
Udio
Warner Music Group
Steve Knopper
Ashley King
Kristin Robinson
Dave Brooks
Rob Light
Rick Roskin
SeetGeek
Viagogo
StubHub
Bill Friskics-Warren
The Grand Old Opry
Milberg
 
 
 
LINKS:
Suno's quarter Queener
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-just-raised-250m-at-a-2-45bn-valuation-and-its-generating-200m-in-annual-revenue/
Udio WMG Deal
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/warner-music-settles-copyright-lawsuit-with-udio-signs-deal-for-ai-music-platform/
Listen To Rob Light. In Life.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/caa-music-agents-touring-trends-tickets-coachella-on-record/
Smoking bans were once a struggle, kids
https://www.billboard.com/pro/smoking-bans-music-venues-how-changed-concert-business/
Bad Bunny is an economic engine
https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-impact-music-tourism-convention/
Opry Anniversary Cliff notes
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/arts/music/grand-ole-opry-100th-anniversary.html?
Join the class action against SeatGeek!
https://milberg.tfaforms.net/f/Seat_Geek?rdt_cid=5844433331441594914&utm_source=reddit
Bad News for what they call Touts in th UK
https://www.billboard.com/pro/uk-government-ban-for-profit-ticket-resale/
Stubhub Fumbles its earnigns call
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/16/stubhub-stock-drop-withhold-outlook/
 
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Wabi-Sabi, monopolies, ensh*#ification and de-ensh*#ification.

We think we've got wabi sabi, and should we try Roc Nation or Symphonic with EVEN?
 
 
Names in the pod today:
Symphonic
Even
Jorge Brea
Kyle Chayka
Cory Doctorow
Robby Stein
Gemini 3
Jack Appleby
Chef Reactions
Bobby Hill
Al Green
 
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Links:
 
Google Launches Gemini G3: De-enshittification?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robbystein_today-we-launched-gemini-3-our-most-intelligent-ugcPost-7396596401335549952-En4q?
Meta is not a monopoly, (wink wink nudge nudge)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crklgrpdke8o
Eshittification on X is A redundant statement
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jackappleby_heres-a-pretty-damning-look-at-twitters-activity-7394729416502968320-tYJK?
TikTok Bulletin Boards
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/14/tiktok-bulletin-boards-launch/
One more check box for digital Worker Bees
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/17/amazon-music-share-to-tiktok-button/
Glow Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/glow-7467591415728801793
Bobby Hill and Al Green ride the wabi sabi Lightning
https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7562667026834131745
 
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Tracy Gardner speaks, classic tech reboots, and does the world need another...?

Does the world really need another distributor? Maybe.
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Names In Today's Pod:
Tracy Gardner
Kristin Robinson
TikTok
Roc Nation
Krystian Santini
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady
Roc Nation
Airbuds
Hangout.fm
Joseph Perla
Steve Knopper
Alexis Ohanian
Digg
DiVine
Jack Dorsey
Warner Music Group
Leho Nigul
Ariel Bardin
Noisy-le-Grand
 
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LINKS
Tracy Gardner Speaks
https://www.billboard.com/pro/tiktok-music-industry-strategy-tracy-gardner-interview/
Roc Nation Distro?
billboard.com/pro/roc-nation-distribution-ceo-distribution-dashboard/
Social Streaming is a good idea
https://www.billboard.com/pro/social-music-streaming-app-airbuds-inside-startup
Vine is Back..sort of
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/jack-dorsey-funds-divine-a-vine-reboot-that-includes-vines-video-archive/to have
Macca is a good friend to have
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/17/the-sound-of-silence-why-theres-barely-anything-there-in-paul-mccartney-new-release
New CTO for WMG
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/exec-moves/leho-nigul-warner-music-group-promotion-2025
 
 
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More honey crullers, double bubble, and other "sweet" things.

Your chance to escape to Canada and more...
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Names in Today's Pod:
Spotify
Tencent Music
Murray Stassen
Matt Barrington
Andrea Gleeson
Taylor Mims
Jeff Price
Chris Castle
Charles D'Atri
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Nvidia
LyricFind
Darryl Ballantine
Warner Music Group
CTS Eventim
 
Happy Birthdays:
Manos Xanthangeorgis
Mike Stuto
Matthew Kaplan
David Peris
Vix Sevilla
Devin Lasker
 
 
LINKS
MBW Has that Spotify Superpremium stuff covered
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/welcome-to-spotify-supremium-higher-priced-india/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/as-spotify-dabbles-in-premium-platinum-chinas-tencent-music-is-already-cashing-in-on-its-15m-super-vips/
Tunecore's 5 Queeners
https://www.billboard.com/pro/tunecore-5-billion-artist-earnings-milestone/
Tunein cashes out.
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/radio-streamer-tunein-to-be-acquired-by-canadian-media-firm-stingray-for-175m/
Bubble Chatter Bubble
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/articles/andrew-ross-sorkin-on-what-1929-teaches-us-about-2025
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/business/dealbook/softbank-nvidia-divest.html?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/technology/ai-data-centers-debt-risks.html?
Chris Castle has seen this movie...
https://musictechpolicy.com/2025/11/02/the-big-lie-theory-of-illicit-ai-platforms/
Job of the week (tell them we sent you!)
https://www.zrgpartners.com/jobboard/1120
 
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More C-suite action, Don't Sleep On Gaming: Chapter Infinity, and All Hands is on deck.

Finance Friday, The Song of the Week, and a new collective.
 
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Names in the pod today:
All Hands
John Butler
Thomas Coesfeld
Howie Singer
Jennifer Campbell
Steven Phillips
Roblox
Karen Allen
Irving Azoff
YouTube
Glenn Peoples
Shane Tobin
Luminate
Lauren Blitzer
Drew Thurlow
 
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LINKS:
Coesfeld on the rise
https://www.billboard.com/pro/thomas-coesfeld-bertelsmann-ceo-bmg/
Steven Phillips lays out the Roblox Opportunity
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephen-phillips-5ab7866_roblox-is-the-biggest-opportunity-in-music-activity-7393992148049674240-Qvvw?
Glenn Peoples rounds up the earnings calls
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-company-earnings-reports-q3-2025-umg-spotify-made/
Irving enters the Youtube Chat
https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-disney-dispute-irving-azoff-guest-column/
Ashley King does the Youtube-Disney math
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/11/disney-youtube-tv-blackout/
Luminate sums up the Queeners and Rods
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/luminatedata_download-now-our-new-special-report-from-activity-7394435299281412096-OEpt?
Howei SInger does the OpenAI Math
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/check-those-couch-cushions-howie-singer-k00le/?
Sam Fender does a menschy hting
https://www.billboard.com/pro/sam-fender-mercury-prize-donation/
All Hands Info
https://www.linkedin.com/company/109817545
Song Of the Week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=e8eed96d94f646e0
 
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Loyal service rewarded, music is better than sex, and AI vampires from actual Transylvania.

AI taking over gradually...and then all at once?
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Names In Today's Pod:
Charlie Lexton
Merlin
GEMA
OpenAI
Gregg Nadel
Warner Bros Records
Cris Lacy
Chris Blackwell
Mango Records
Imran Majid
Justin Eshak
SXSW
Audoo
Livenation
Murray Stassen
Dan Rys
Ashley King
Jaelani Turner-Williams
NewJeans
Hybe
Audoo
 
LINKS:
Loyal service rewarded 1: Promoting from Within at Merlin
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/charlie-lexton-appointed-ceo-of-merlin/
Loyal service rewarded2: Warner Personnel Rubik's Cube
https://www.billboard.com/pro/gregg-nadel-president-ar-warner-records-group/
OpenAI has Euro-headache
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/gema-wins-landmark-ruling-against-openai-over-chatgpts-use-of-song-lyrics/
NewJeans Surrenders
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/newjeans-members-returning-ador-court-case-loss-1236111103/
SXSW (Sigh)
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/11/11/sxsw-announces-initial-2026-showcasing-artists/
UK Clubs need better detection
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/12/uk-club-royalties-study-2025/
 
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Ty-LA Ty-LER, the lowest form of human life, and maybe content IS king.

It's good to be Sony right now.
 
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Names in the pod today:
Jamie Sampson
Roland Kluger
Sony Music
TikTok
Ashley King
David Bell
Ross Walthall
Hunter Vainik
Cleveland Research
Dylan Smith
iHeart
Hybe
Henry Luzzato
 
 
#musicindustry #podcast
 
Links:
Sony results
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-generated-2-89b-from-recorded-music-and-publishing-in-calendar-q3-2025-up-13-3-yoy/
Sony Vs Uni
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandkluger/
iHeartXTiktok
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/10/iheartmedia-tiktok-partnership/
The Lowest form
https://slate.com/life/2025/11/tiktok-subway-public-transit-out-loud-noise-pollution.html
Gordinho Bolado Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/som-original-7554425143339289355
Tyla Trend
tiktok.com/@hernametyla?lang=en
 
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Foundational pieces, old friends in new gigs, and a quick victory lap.

New gigs for old friends!
 
 
Names in Today's Pod:
Jeff Price
Word Collections
Ed Christman
Metallica
Rolling Stone
Dan Weiner
Dylan Smith
Warner Music
Leda Chang
Island Records
Imran Majid
Justin Eshak
Spotify
Meta
Happy Birthdays:
Mike Spinella
Alisha Outridge
Scott Greer
Mauro DeCeglie
Robin Frank
 
LINKS
 
Jeff Price is important
https://www.billboard.com/pro/metallica-exec-fight-band-songwriter-royalties/
How management and Labels get along these day
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/near-truths/near-truths-zach-bryan-reup-taylor-swift-beyonce-justin-bieber-olivia-rodrigo-dua-lipa-uk-2025-11-03
Meta Engineers trained their AI replacements
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/technology/meta-plans-to-cut-600-jobs-at-ai-superintelligence-labs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Sonia Chien explains indie, sorta
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/07/what-does-indie-music-even-mean-in-2025/
RRHOF If you care
https://www.billboard.com/lists/rock-roll-hall-fame-induction-2025-ceremony-recap-moments/
Grammy Noms in general...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/arts/music/grammy-awards-nominations.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
And by Label...
https://www.billboard.com/pro/2026-grammy-nominations-by-label-interscope-island-lead/
We were right about Spotify Price Targets
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/07/spotify-stock-targets-ease/
Congrats to old friends in new gigs
https://www.billboard.com/lists/warner-music-orchard-boosey-hawkes-rolling-stone-music-jobs/janis-susskind-steven-lankenau-boosey-hawkes/
Job Of the Week
https://www.zrgpartners.com/jobboard/1130
 
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