UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music News

Power 100 Shuffle button, Digital OGs explain it all, and Singapore slings the Queeners.

The sun will rise, the sun will set, and the power 100...
 
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Names in the pod today:
 
Glenn Peoples
Murray Stassen
Michael Nash
Bob Valentine
Mikey Shulman
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
GIC Capital
Dan Rys
Kristin Robinson
Michael Nash
Paul Resnikoff
Jim Roppo
Donna Gryn
Kevin Kelleher
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LINKS:
Billboard hits Shuffle on the power 5
https://www.billboard.com/p/billboard-2026-power-100-list/
Market share old faithful
https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-label-market-share-2025-republic-taylor-swift/
Michael Nash explains it all
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-michael-nash-tiktok-udio-ai-deals-on-record/
Singapore Slings cash at Sony
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-to-form-2bn-music-rights-acquisition-jv-with-singapores-gic-pte-sovereign-wealth-fund-report/
Glenn Explains countercyclical
https://open.substack.com/pub/theneedledrop/p/good-thing-music-is-a-counter-cyclical?
Cycles and Careers are getitng shorter
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/chartmetric-2025-data/?
Anthropic is having a moment; let's sue them!
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-concord-and-abkco-sue-anthropic-for-3bn-in-what-could-be-single-largest-non-class-action-copyright-case-in-us-history/
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Song Of the Week: untitled -- restless
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Spotify's spiel, a sporty Superfly, and the Styles-splosion.

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Names In Today's Pod:
Chris Douridas
Jason Hradil
Kid Rock
Live Nation
Harry Styles
Eric Frankenberg
Dylan Smith
Chris Hellman
Spotify
Ground Control
Eric Renner Brown
Ariel King
Keith Richards
Range Media Partners
Sean O'Connell
Jason Hradil
 
 
LINKS:
Spotify Spiel
https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-01-28/2025-music-industry-payouts-whats-next-for-artists/
Spotify Spiel Interpreted
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/spotify-revenue-recorded-percentage/
Bring Back the (San Jose) Clash?
https://news.pollstar.com/2026/01/27/range-sports-acquires-superfly/
Kid Rock goes to Washington
https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-kid-rock-testify-ticketmaster-senate-hearing/
Just wild about Harry...
https://www.billboard.com/lists/harry-styles-upcoming-tour-together-together-boxscore/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/28/harry-styles-wembley-stadium-records/
Ground Control's Glimmer Twin.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-waxahatchee-agency-looking-grow-festival-bookings/
Amazon Layoffs
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/tech/amazon-layoffs-ai
The Boss weighs in on MPLS.Your move, GenZ
https://open.spotify.com/track/6AtgHxdvghUjcjdPX1VhWN?si=da3e2fea3814416e&nd=1&dlsi=604db24f336f4e99
 
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AI playlists miss the Spot, TikTok'd Off, and news you can use.

New US TikTok already has folks Tik'd off.
 
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Names in the pod today:
TikTok
Spotify
Goldman Sachs
Bruce Houghton
Randi Zimmerman
Instagram
Andrew Hutchinson
Lil Uzi Vert
Headband
 
Links:
AI Playlists on Spotify launch in the USA...
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/spotify-brings-ai-powered-prompted-playlists-to-the-u-s-and-canada/
...and they are kinda Bad
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CBnYVp9zl7HF8zyHQseoC?si=7tztj9pdQaC0pOdbHOo3sw&pi=TW9RzyrXT5CPI
TikTok US-er exodus?
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/us-tiktok-users-seek-alternatives-after-change-in-ownership/810527/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/?utm_campaign=daily_pm
TikTok setles a suit
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/technology/tiktok-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
TikTok USA news you can use
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2026/01/new-tiktok-music-terms-of-service-bad-feeds-and-outages.html
Instagram News you can use
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2026/01/facebook-whatsapp-instagram-updates-that-matter-to-musicians.html
Lil Uzi Vert Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/What-You-Saying-7586832819629901825
Headband Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7561202385775790878
 
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Claude Code is starting to happen, tunnel vision, unwavering belief, and what year is this?

1968, 1991, 1996, 2019, or 2026? You tell me!
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Claude Code
Dario Amodei
Anish
Todd Goodwin
Karen Allen
Billie Eilish
The Hoodoo Gurus
Eleven Labs
Chris Herche
Ground Control Touring
Lyndsey Havens
Emily Braham
Andreesen Horowitz
Anish Acharya
David Gewirtz
Ed Newton-Rex
 
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LINKS  
Billie Speaks out (Fox news link optional)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/billie-eilish-calls-out-silent-celebs-outrage-grows-over-alex-pretti-killing.amp
https://consequence.net/2026/01/billie-eilish-finneas-ice-speak-up/
Hoodoo Gurus do too...
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/hoodoo-gurus-one-nation-song-1236163476/
Managers to grip and grin with...
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-managers-to-watch-2026/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-managers-to-watch-2026/
Claude is starting to happen..
https://a16z.com/softwares-youtube-moment-is-happening-now/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-used-claude-code-to-vibe-code-mac-app/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/anthropic-launches-interactive-claude-apps-including-slack-and-other-workplace-tools/?utm_campaign=daily_pm
Eleven Labs hooks up with innovators
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/22/elevenlabs-liza-minnelli-art-garfunkel-ai-album/
Ed Newton Rex X Anna's Archive: Two Rods, please
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-newton-rex_a-few-months-ago-i-was-curious-to-know-how-activity-7420048307655200768-buoq?
UMG Twitch is starting to happen.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/umg-1824-twitch-initiative/
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The Super Troll, more black unboxing, and refreshing musical Tetris.

I won't be suiting up this week in LA. Have fun everyone!
 
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Names in Today's Pod:
Ashley Iasimone
A$ap Rocky
NERD
Jen Citron
Manatt
Gary Gilbert
Jordan Bromley
Chris Castle
The MLC
Nick Maiale
Jump Global
Heather Mars
Angela Abbott
 
Happy birthdays this week:
Russell Fink
Dan Weiner
Jenn Sperandeo
Jay Liepis
Erin Yasgar
 
 
LINKS
The SUper Bowl Super Troll
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/donald-trump-super-bowl-2026-anti-bad-bunny-green-day-1236162205/
A$AP Rocky breaks through
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/asap-rocky-dont-be-dumb-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236162371/
No one ever really sues each other,
https://www.billboard.com/pro/pharrell-williams-sued-by-neptunes-chad-hugo-lawsuit-split/
Chris Castle follows the money
https://musictechpolicy.com/2026/01/23/the-mlcs-2027-distribution-plan-mechanics-announced-accountability-deferred/
Manatt Helps you follow the money
https://www.manatt.com/music-streaming-royalty-calculator
Jimp Global's Grammy Week FOMO calendar
https://app.zuddl.com/jumpglobal/no-ego-la-awards-week-2026/
 
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Big, bloated and slow, the black unboxing, and octogenarian cronies

Chengdu, the ATL of China?
 
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Names in the pod today:
TikTok
Glenn Peoples
Universal Music Group
Sony Music
The MLC
Merlin
Matt Spetzler
Pipeline
Duetti
The Raine Group
 
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LINKS:
TikTok is here to stay
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/tiktok-deal-oracle-bytedance-china-us.html
Glenn says the US industry is big bloated and slow.
https://theneedledrop.substack.com/p/the-us-music-market-is-big-bloated
Def Jam China
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-launches-def-jam-recordings-china-division-in-chengdu-the-capital-of-chinese-hip-hop/
Pipeline established and working with Merlin
https://www.billboard.com/pro/investor-led-kobalt-acquisition-artist-advance-platform/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/22/merlin-pipeline-deal/
Duetti Raiises a rod (actually Two
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/duetti-secures-200m-in-fresh-financing-led-by-50m-series-c-equity-investment-from-the-raine-group/
 
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Song Of the Week: Brigitte Calls Me Baby -- Slumber Party
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Supersonic Whack-a-Mole. Saigon Kicks and Nepo Vulgarians

Supersonic whack-a-mole! Nepo Vulgarians!
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Allison Smith
Adam Mosseri
Instagram
Dylan Smith
Anna's Archive
Jennifer Citron
DropHouse
Ron Nenni
 
 
Links in Comments...
Instagram Enshittification Debate
https://www.theverge.com/tech/864768/instagram-adam-mosseri-ai-content-algorithm
Supersonic whack-a-mole
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/21/annas-archive-lawsuit/
Look for spouses elsewhere, kids
https://www.billboard.com/pro/la-hotel-cafe-closing-2026-host-charity-concert/
Sagon kicks it up a notch
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/vietnam-entertainment-complex-ho-chi-minh-city/
Another Ego Monument in DC
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/19/sphere-national-harbor-maryland-announcement/
Bruno Mars is the superstar we were waiting for...
https://news.pollstar.com/2026/01/16/bruno-mars-shatters-ticket-sales-records-with-unprecedented-demand-for-the-romantic-tour/
ASAP Rocky Luanch was cool
https://news.pollstar.com/2026/01/20/aap-rocky-announces-42-date-dont-be-dumb-world-tour/
 
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The Billboard exodus continues. TikTok Trends for 2026 and are Julie and Max back?

What will 26.2 mean?
 
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Names in the pod today:
Julie Greenwald
Max Losada
Andrew Hutchinson
Hannah Karp
Billboard
Merlin
Charlie Lexton
TikTok
Threads
 
Taffy Trend
tiktok.com/music/original-sound-1waykai-7592099618939276046
Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7538428644760406806
 
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Links:
Merlin X Udio
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/20/merlin-udio-deal/
Julie and Max coming back?
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/max-lousada-and-julie-greenwald-have-jointly/
Congrats Hannah Karp
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hannah-karp-appointed-evp-chief-communications-officer-for-warner-music-group/
Threads opens up its lead
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-continues-to-add-users-as-x-sees-ongoing-declines/809940/
TikTok Trends for 2026
https://ads.tiktok.com/business/en/next
Meta shockingly porotests teen bans
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-says-that-the-science-does-not-support-teen-social-media-bans/809941/
 
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Bingo card additions, the incredible shrinking market cap, and Monday catchups.

A few new squares for my 2026 Bingo card
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Daniela Avila
Dylan Smith
Roger Goodell
Green Day
Nick Stern
Djo
Apple Music
Spotify
Sarah Perez
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta
Murray Stassen
Luminate
Gaurav Sharma
Hook
Hannah Poferl
Universal Music Group
 
Happy Birthdays!
Per Vikstrom
Marc Offenbach
Ben Matusow a few more former coworkers and trusted colleagues
Adam Zabarsky UM
Jim Burruss
Annie Ortmeier
Alan Sartirana
Michael Krumper
 
 
LINKS  
NFL Trolling?
https://people.com/green-day-opening-super-bowl-lx-with-special-performance-featuring-mvps-11888343
Apple Music turns up the marketing...
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/16/bad-bunny-halftime-show-trailer/
...as Spotify's market cap tanks.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/spotify-stock-spot-drops-decline-analysis/
Djo explained
https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-stranger-things-finale-djo-end-beginning-success/
Where ends the Unlimited Supply of slop
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/quarter-of-a-billion-tracks-now-sit-on-music-streaming-services-where-does-it-end/
Gaurav Sharma on artists and AI
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-opt-in-isnt-enough-artists-want-partnership-guest-column/
Good luck Hannah Poferl!
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hannah-poferl-appointed-chief-data-officer-at-universal-music-group/
Second Life 2.0 -- what a great idea!
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/well-there-goes-the-metaverse/
 
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AI Banned-camp, Spotify's target problem, and sometimes the good guys win.

Sometimes the good guys win...
 
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Names in the pod today:
 
Bandcamp
Kristin Robinson
Glenn Peoples
Sphere
James Dolan
Spotify
Dylan Smith
Hybe
Jason Jaesaeng Lee
Calvin Harris
Cyril Vetter
Musical AI
Ed Newton-Rex
Mandy Dalugdug
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
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LINKS:
AI Banned Camp
https://www.billboard.com/pro/bandcamp-bans-ai-generated-music-songs-policy/
Glenn Peoples is back even if
https://theneedledrop.substack.com/p/music-stocks-in-2025-the-wizard-of
Spotify's price hike doesn't help its stock Price
https://consequence.net/2026/01/spotify-price-hike-us-2026/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/spot-stock-forecast-early-2026/
HYBE exec cash out on BTS
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/15/hybe-stock-options-exercise/
Calvin Harris finds love in court
https://www.billboard.com/pro/calvin-harris-wins-legal-battle-ex-business-manager/
Big Win for Songwriters
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/13/vetter-v-resnik-appeals-court-determination/
VC coming out of its hangover stage and Musical AI wins
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/musical-ai-bags-4-5m-in-funding-round-to-scale-ai-attribution-tech/
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Song Of the Week: Cardinals -- Masquerade
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