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Transmedia forever. A Nashville branding lecture, and an Unlimited Supply of AI slop.

Nashville artists need better stage names.
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Jaime Marconette
Alexia Chicles
Luminate
Tunecore
Andrea Gleeson
Bandcamp
Tim Ingham
Burwoodland
Mark Cuban
BTS
Ashley King
Gideon Gottfried
 
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LINKS:
Change at Tunecore
https://www.billboard.com/pro/andreea-gleeson-steps-down-tunecore-ceo-believe-advisor/
Luminate's Year-End report
https://luminatedata.com/reports/yearend-music-industry-report-2025
Mark CbanX Burwoodland
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mark-cuban-invests-in-music-events-company-burwoodland/
BTS Madness
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/bts-premium-seats-resale-prices/
EU vs Scalpers
https://news.pollstar.com/2026/01/12/european-live-events-sector-calls-on-eu-to-stop-predatory-ticket-resale/
 
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Freedom from choice, what you really want? Mapping the Creator Economy, and Psy is back.

Aussie social Ban updates and a guide to the creator economy.
 
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Names in the pod today:
Chris Erwin
Meta
Andrew Hutchinson
Psy
Celine Dion
Duetti Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
 
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Links:
De-enshittifcation, or, "Is Freedom from choice what you really want?"
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-rolls-out-algorithm-control-option-to-all-english-speaking-users/809524/
Ausssie Social Ban Stats
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-says-its-removed-540k-teen-accounts-in-australia/809403/
The Creator Economy right now
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2026-creator-ma-outlook-entering-sophomore-year-chris-erwin-eoaie?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via
Psy Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/music/%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%B7%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BA-7575614721442384652
Spongebob X Ice SPice Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisha.mae73/video/7576949572266708245
Tame Impala X Justice Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Neverender-7314798477338068994
Celine viral
https://www.today.com/video/celine-dion-goes-viral-with-what-s-in-my-bag-tiktok-255862853883
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AB tests, doing the right thing, and here's LarsBot.

Our AI future is already here and it requires humans doing the right thing.
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Dusko Justic
Stuart Dredge
Alex Warren
Sombr
Benji Rogers
Morgan Stanley
LarsBot
SourceAudio
Descript
Native Instruments
 
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LINKS  
The AI future is here
https://musically.com/2026/01/12/report-claims-majority-of-young-people-listen-to-ai-music/
Alex Warren Stuck with it
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DS0RRXDEUqu/
Sombr A/B Tests his music
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTYFgpmkpNi/
Benji and the AI Black Box
https://thedailyactiveuser.substack.com/p/music-from-other-peoples-music?
SourceAudio X Native Instruments
https://jaybirdcom.com/sourceaudio-announces-long-term-ai-dataset-licensing-partnership-with-native-instruments/
 
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Elon punches down, music lollipops, and RIP Bobby.

X doubles down on Twitter's music...efforts?
 
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Names in Today's Pod:
X
Elon Musk
The NMPA
David Israelite
Bob Weir
Ashley King
Jon Pareles
Jaime Marconette
Lauren Chicles
TikTok
Kim Farrell
Pitchfork
CES
Lauren Forristal
Tom Truitt
Randy Nichols
Matt Watts
 
Happy birthdays
Barbara Jones
Michele Santucci
Chris Graham
Joe Roselli
Deb Klein
Donna Gryn
Ian Quay
Peter Litman
 
LINKS
X doubles down
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/09/elon-musk-countersues-the-nmpa-and-music-publishers/
Luminate 2025 in review signup
https://www.linkedin.com/events/2025year-endwebinar7406808240686129152/
Randy Nichols and Matts Wats registration
https://zrgpartners.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FHU-xSNzQI2NZoZXKMnn2A#/registration
TikTok changes
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/08/tiktok-layoffs-january-2026/
Bruno Mars Album
https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-the-romantic-new-album-announcement/
CES weirdness
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/08/the-most-bizarre-tech-announced-so-far-at-ces-2026/
RIP Bobby
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/bob-weir-death-grateful-dead-8530995/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/arts/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-remembered.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/arts/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-songs.html
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Un-BundleGate? UK Streaming goes flat, and your cocktails at work.

Could Phonorecords V Un-Bundle BundleGate?
 
Names in the pod today:
MTV
MTV rewind
Murray Stassen
Daniel Tencer
Lucian Grainge
Ethiopia Habtemariam
Hybe
James Stephen
Murray Stassen
Spotify
Musicares
 
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LINKS:
MTV Rewind
https://wantmymtv.xyz/player.html
Pro Forma Lucian's Note link
https://www.billboard.com/pro/lucian-grainge-future-ai-strategy-new-years-memo-staff/
Ethipoia lands at Hybe
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ethiopia-habtemariam-appointed-president-of-music-at-hybe-america/
UK Streams Flat
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/uk-music-streaming-subscription-revenues-grew-by-3-2-yoy-in-2025-so-did-inflation/
Un-BundleGate?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/07/phonorecords-v-proceeding-commencement/
James Steven Gets The Call-Up
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-poaches-warners-communications-chief-james-steven/
Diverging Thresholds
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/07/spotify-video-podcasts-monetization-thresholds/
Your Cocktails at Work
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/07/musicares-wildfire-assistance-report-2026/
 
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Song Of the Week: Katseye -- Internet Girl
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR
 
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Market leaders activate Beast Power! Anna's Archive freakout, and the Devil's in the "price optimization."

Anna's Archive freakout seems a tad overblown...
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Names In Today's Pod:
Michale Nash
Kristen Bender
Universal Music Gorup
NVIDIA
Dan Rys
Larry Miller
Anna's Archive
Spotify
Eric Frankenberg
The Bluebird Cafe
Taylor Mims
 
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LINKS:
NVIDIA AND UMG Beast Power
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-nvidia-ai-music-discovery-fan-engagement-tools/
Anna's Archive freakout
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/22/activist-group-says-it-has-scraped-86m-music-files-from-spotify
A cloud of contingency fees
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/06/ticketmaster-class-action-surveillance-2026/?id=e6e936dd58
Optimization or Gouging
https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5653771-bots-and-scalpers-drive-up-ticket-prices/amp/
Macca rides the Bucket list to boffo box office
https://www.billboard.com/pro/paul-mccartney-got-back-tour-number-1-november-2025/
Bluebird Cafe Frontline
https://www.billboard.com/pro/indie-venue-month-bluebird-cafe-nashville/
Bluebird Cafe Catalogue
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/the-bluebird-cafe-taylor-swift-dierks-bentley-oral-history-7880979/
 
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TikTok not so done, Triller Done, and Media Literacy 21 times.

ANOTHER TikTok deadline...
 
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Names in the pod today:
Billy Mann
TikTok
Oracle
MGX
Silver Lake
Andrew Hutchinson
Triller
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Links:
The Ten Commandments of AI
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/billy-mann-385ab638_a-christmas-morning-conversation-with-college-age-activity-7414082550450515968-bsZ3?
Tik Tok USA done?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/18/tiktok-signs-deals-oracle-silver-lake-mgx/
Maybe Not...
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/chinese-officials-weigh-us-tiktok-proposal/808691/
Triller ain't the answer...
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/triller-booted-from-nasdaq-after-missing-financial-filing-deadlines/
Lumidee Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/nicki-new-year-resolution-7319544716041669408
Ryan Castro Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/sonido-original-7565214567351339797
Gracie Abrams Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/suara-asli-TEMPLATE-FOR-YOU-7549257824178555654
 
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Back in the saddle, multiple inflection points, and Drake's untold Beeves.

We are back! Happy 2026!
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Midia Research
Paul Resnikoff
Daniel Tencer
Ashley King
Lyor Cohen
Virginie Berger
George Karalexis
Ten2Media
Drake
Billboard
Midia Research
Napster
TuneMy Music
STAKE
 
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LINKS  
Youtube Vs. Billboard 1
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/17/youtube-the-problem-not-billboard-everybody-music-industry-agrees/
Youtube Vs. Billboard 1
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/billboard-divorce-why-youtubes-exit-wake-up-call-music-karalexis-9tw6c/
UK streams UP, Growth Down
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/uk-audio-music-stream-volume-topped-210-billion-in-2025-but-growth-slowed/
MIDIA Predictions (Paywall)
https://www.midiaresearch.com/reports/midia-research-2026-predictions-change-is-the-constant
But there is a Webinar...
https://www.midiaresearch.com/events/2026-predictions
Berger's Must Read AI predictions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/virginieberger/2025/12/29/nine-predictions-for-the-music-industry-in-2026-how-ai-reshapes-licensing-and-power/
Napster dies again
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/napster-music-streaming-shut-down-ai-pivot/?
HitMen Volume 2?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/02/drake-stake-lawsuit/?
 
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Guest Episode: MY RECORD with Jonathan Karp

 
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Guest Episode: MY RECORD with Hugo Burnham

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