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We don't usually talk about individual tours, IGs replace OGs, and a thin strand of shared reality.

Kneecap Kneecapped. Happy Meals and shared reality.
 
Names in the pod today:
Jason Feinberg
Ticketmaster
Ashley King
Wiz Khalifa
Pandora
Beyonce
Ice Cube
Travis Scott
Kneecap
 
LINKS:
TICKET Act Passes
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/ticket-act-passes-house-now-headed-to-senate/
Beyonce ticket sales/Happy Meal
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/beyonce-sofi-stadium-tickets/
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-blue-ivy-rumi-night-1-1235957800/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/beyonce-tickets-happy-meal-really/
Wiz Khalifa bigger than B?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/wiz-khalifa-sean-paul-good-vibes-only-tour/
Ice Cube Truth to Power?
https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ice-cube-2025-tour-dates-north-america-1235947075/
Kneecap Truth To Power
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/kneecap-fallout-us-visa-german-festival/
Travis Scott
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/28/coachella-fined-20000-over-travis-scott-performance/
Wiz Khalifa always bigger than B
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/wiz-khalifa-sean-paul-good-vibes-only-tour/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout
Https://hangout.fm

A Q1 earnings roundup, waiting for super premium and we touch a little grass.

STILL Waiting for Spotify SuperPremium
 
 
Names in the pod today:
Ole Obermann
Daniel Ek
Tracy Newman
Spotify
Hybe
Universal Music Group
Deezer
Glenn Peoples
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
Ashley King
Dylan Smith
Murray Stassen
Daniel Tencer
Beach Bunny
 
 
Links
Spotify Q1
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/spotify-ceo-word-salad-super-premium-plan/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/spotify-earnings-q1-2025/
UMG Q1
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-q1-earnings-revenue-streaming-subscriptions/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/29/universal-music-group-earnings-q1-2025/
Hybe Q1
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-earnings-q1-2025-revenue-up-new-boy-band-details/
Deezer Q1
https://www.billboard.com/pro/deezer-earnings-q1-2025-revenue-up-subscriber-growth-france/
Congrats Ole
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ole-obermann-and-rachel-newman-named-co-heads-apple-music/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm
Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

Gifts of the gods, Dotcom Bust flashbacks, and Dr. Evil's Pinky.

A Dotcom Bust Flashback?
 
Names In Today's Pod:
 
Mike Van
ashley King
Phoebe Liu
Iain Martin
John Acunto
Eleven Labs
Infinite Reality
Napster
touchcast
 
 
LINKS:
The old Gods are smiling...
https://www.billboard.com/pro/pink-floyd-at-pompeii-concert-film-imax-movie/
Spotify's 100 Million pod thing
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/28/spotify-podcasts-payout-q1-2025/
If a DJ goes AI does anyone notice?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/27/sydney-radio-station-ai-dj-use/
Spotify's other pre-earning flex
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/24/spotify-expands-ai-playlist-beta-to-40-more-countries/
CMGI 2.0?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2025/04/24/infinite-reality-john-acunto-155-billion-metaverse-startup-biggest-fundraise/
Congrats Mike Van!
https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/mike-van-first-billboard-ceo-
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm

Delays on the Downtown expressway, suffocating layers of content and Working for MCA.

Pompeii is a great metaphor...
 
Names In Today's Pod:
MIke Harris
Dave Cobb
Tencent Music
Downtown
Ximalaya
Tim Ingham
Murray Stassen
Paul Resnikoff
 
LINKS:
 
The Downtown Expressway
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/why-universal-music-group-will-be-allowed-to-buy-downtown/
Delays on that Expressway
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-european-competition-regulator-to-assess-umgs-775m-acquisition-of-downtown-music/
Working for MCA
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-nashville-rebrands-as-music-corporation-of-america/
Nascent Chinese Bundlegate
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tencent-music-close-to-2-4-billion-deal-to-acquire-podcast-firm-ximalaya-with-a-potential-payday-for-sony-music/
Suffocating layers of AI-Gen Music
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tencent-music-is-developing-ai-powered-tools-to-help-reduce-the-barrier-to-music-creation/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm

Axegrinder Friday: Jorge Brea on Streaming Fraud

 Jorge Brea is CEO of Symphonic distribution. Symphonic is a 100% independent company offering full service distribution, marketing, royalty collection and more, for artists, managers, and distributors alike. 
Jorge Is deeply concerned about Streaming fraud and he grinds this axe today.
 
His Full BillBoard Editorial on Streaming Fraud is HERE: https://www.billboard.com/pro/streaming-fraud-music-industry-how-fight-guest-column/

Who Are You and Why Are You Here? Extended Play: Lynn Lowe

 You may have noticed that when a conference happens, I run around with a microphone and ask people, who are you and why are you here? So today we've got a Who are You and why are you here? Extended Play Edition brought to you with the support of Music Services Inc. Music Services is a division of SESAC Music Group, and they've pioneered technology, licensing, and administration solutions to meet the growing needs of record labels and music publishers worldwide.
We sat down with Lynn Lowe from Music Services Inc. Which is the Publishing Administration division of Music Services that the larger music services organization takes its name from.  Lynn and I sat down for the second in a series of chats with key folks from music services at South by Southwest, Lynn is one of the people who makes sure publishers and songwriters get paid and get paid on time and get paid accurately. It's work that a lot of people don't know about, and Lynn explains what she does and how she got there.

Monopolistic practices, egos, confusion, and There She Goes.

Instagram goes hard vs.TikTok and a great viral for the olds.
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Kevin Systrom
Mark Zuckerberg
Lauren Feiner
Instagram
Cyril
Dominic Preston
Andrew Hutchinson
The La's
 
Links:
Systrom Testifies Against Meta
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/world/video/trump-tariffs-china-warehouses-tiktok-digvid
A New Insta Feature
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-launches-blend-reels-sharing-feature/745690/
Another New Insta Feature
https://www.theverge.com/news/653136/instagram-edits-meta-capcut-clone-tiktok-bytedance
Wait I thought TikTok was OK now...
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/children-turning-to-tiktok-instead-of-church-for-guidance-summit-ministries-gen-z-jeff-myers
TikTok Bad
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/world/video/trump-tariffs-china-warehouses-tiktok-digvid
YouTube is still King of all Streaming
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-ctv-market-share-nielsen-gauge-report/745840/
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm
Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

The merch-pocalypse, AI flooding the zone, and Flashback 2000.

Tariffs help choke off one of the last reliable artist revenue streams.
 
Names In Today's Pod:
 
Ed Newton-Rex
Deezer
Tim Ingham
Steve Knopper
Scott Galloway
Infinite Reality
TouchCast
Michael C. Wood
 
LINKS:
Merch Screwed By Tariffs
https://www.billboard.com/pro/trump-tariffs-affecting-music-merch-industry/
Deezer Flooded By AI
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ai-music-invasion-doubles-on-deezer-20000-bot-created-tracks-now-uploaded-each-day-to-streaming-platform/
Google Monopoly Stuff
https://www.theverge.com/policy/652708/google-search-antitrust-remedies-trial-opening
Ed Newton-Rex on Legislators Flooded by AI lobbying
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/creators-ai-copyright-battle-1236192627/
Infinite Reality: Google or CMGI?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/18/infinite-reality-acquires-touchcast/
RIP Leap Pad guy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/business/michael-c-wood-dead.html?
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm

Maximum wage versus minimum wage. EDM goes home. And are we really toing down to a deadline?

Now they call it an apprenticeship??
 
https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/boomer-school-at-coachella-superfan-saturation-and-it-always-starts-in-the-low-countries/
 
Names In Today's Pod:
 
Joel Katz
Jem Aswad
Steve Knopper
OVO Dam Milmo
Michael Beckermann
TikTok
BeatPort
 
LINKS:
RIP Joel Katz
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/18/music-industry-says-goodbye-to-legal-heavyweight-joel-katz/
For Shame, OVO
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4185793215/?refId=r3iJxy4O1om%2FWdgbnf%2BLJg%3D%3D&trackingId=r3iJxy4O1om%2FWdgbnf%2BLJg%3D%3D
Coachella YouTube Streams Matter
https://www.billboard.com/pro/coachella-youtube-livestream-global-fan-engagement-artists/
TikTok Washington Fixer Leaves
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/17/tiktok-us-head-of-policy-steps-down/
EDM Surges on TikTok
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/20/views-of-tiktok-posts-with-electronic-music-outgrow-those-using-indie?utm_source=chatgpt.com
EDM Comes Home
https://www.internationalmusicsummit.com/ims-ibiza
Beatport awards
https://www.beatportal.com/articles/849573-the-beatport-awards-2025-categories-nominees-announced
Are Heidi and Spencer really still a thing?
https://events.variety.com/entmar2025/home?
Jazzfest
https://www.nojazzfest.com/music/
StageCoach
https://www.nojazzfest.com/music/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm

Unlimited supply turns One, repeating things five times, and other lessons.

It's Unlimited Supply's first anniversary!!!
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Syd Schwartz
Ed Christman
Record Store Day
Denis Ladegaillerie
Believe Music
Charles Goldstuck
Goldstate
DMN's Investment Rundown
Paul Resnikoff
Mandy Dalugdug
Tony Van Veen
Daniel Ek
 
LINKS:
Syd on RSD
https://jazzandcoffee.substack.com/p/post-mortem-record-store-day-2025
Billboard on RSD https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-store-day-2025-report-swift-sales-long-lines-weather/
Denis Solidifies Believe Hold
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/denis-ladegaillerie-backed-by-eqt-and-tcv-makes-move-to-fully-acquire-believe/
Goldstuck raises 5 Rods https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/charles-goldstucks-goldstate-raises-500m-to-buy-music-blishing-make-for-even-odder-rights-with-investment-from-northleaf-capital-and-ares-management/
DMN tracks the investment Boom
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-music-funding-q1-2025/
How Much Spotify is not paying the Long Tail
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/04/17/spotify-stream-minimum-estimate/
How Much Daniel Ek Cashed out this week
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-continues-share-sale-streak-cashing-out-another-28-2m/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.FM
Hangout.fm