UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music News

Greetings from Lisbon
Beirao, Bifanas and super bock
 
Names in the Pod Today:
Akash Mukerjee,
Chaz Jenkins
Joseph Perla
Daniel Bedingfield
Ralph Boege
Frank Cooper
Jerry Garcia
Elevenlabs
 
LINKS
Eamonn Forde on Indies Vs. Majors
https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/indie-gestion-with-universal-ravenously-hungry-is-the-independent-label-sector-facing-an-existential-crisis/
Chartmetric A&R Tool
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/chartmetric-unveils-revolutionary-predictive-artist-discovery-tool-that-examined-data-of-over-10m-artists/
Share From Streamers to TikTok
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/07/share-on-tiktok-announcement/
Germans are Ahead on AI Training Licensing
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/paradise-worldwide-wants-to-help-gen-ai-platforms-become-licensed-and-get-rightsholders-paid-in-the-process1/
God is Not Dead
https://www.billboard.com/pro/jerry-garcia-ai-voice-read-books-articles-elevenlabs/
Web Summit
Https://websummit.com
RoyFi
Https://www.royfi.com

Who else is at Web Summit?
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Paul Grein
Lyndsey Havens
Pharrell Williams
Robert Levine
Ashley King
Beyonce
Mark Andreesen
Diddy
Donald Trump
 
 
LINKS:
 
Grammys
https://www.billboard.com/lists/grammy-snubs-surprises-2025-nominations/surprise-andre-3000/
Tidal's Pool gets Shallower
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/08/block-scales-back-tidal-investment-bitcoin-mining/
Good Luck Babe
https://www.billboard.com/pro/chappell-roan-splits-management-team/
Trump X Music Industry
https://www.billboard.com/pro/will-donald-trump-election-win-affect-music-industry/
Netscape's Launch Announcement
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netscapes-original-browser-press-release/
Web Summit
https://websummit.com/
The Best Bifana in Town
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MaH8tvec5YRnUXmE9
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

Names in the pod today:
 
Mark Williams
Margie Cheske
Richard Smirke
Scott Jungmichael
SESAC
Rob Stringer
Ashley King
Murray Stassen
Sony Music
Hybe
iHeart
V
Bing Crosby
Primary Wave
 
LINKS:
Mark and Margie
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/artist-development-is-the-lifeblood-of-the-new-concord-records/
SESAC Collects More
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sesac-wins-10-4-increase-in-royalties-collected-from-us-radio/
iHeart's Spinning plates
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/07/iheartmedia-restructuring-4-1-billion-in-outstanding-debt/
Spotify 400
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/07/spotify-stock-record-november-2024/
Developing a 120-Year-Old Artist
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/06/bing-crosbys-white-christmas-is-now-a-duet-with-bts-v/
Sony Up
https://www.billboard.com/pro/sony-music-earnings-q2-sza-david-gilmour-events-publishing/
Hybe Down
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybes-revenue-slides-2-in-q3-amid-olympics-impact-internal-challenges/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

In the pod today: Lars Murray's two rules of music
 
Names in the Pod today:
Andy Gensler
TikTok
Meaghan Tobin
Peter Shapiro
Phil Lesh
Nina Nesbitt
Dave Brooks
JR LInd
 
 
 
LINKS:
Canada Kicks TikTok Out
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/business/canada-tiktok.html?
Nina Nesbitt on DIY
https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-singer-songwriter-nina-nesbitt-started-record-label/
Dont buy Tix on Facebook Marketplace
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/05/ticket-scams-on-facebook-marketplace/
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2024/lloyds-bank-2024/oasis-fans-hit-by-ticket-scams.html
Post election
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/11/06/live-nation-stock-surges-after-trump-victory-analysts-revisions/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/2024-election-donations-live-nation-aeg-bosses-compared-2020/
Phil and Pete
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/11/05/fare-thee-well-peter-shapiros-unique-relationship-with-the-grateful-deads-phil-lesh/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

We still gotta go to work...
 
Names in the pod:
Kristin Robinson
Tunecore
Universal Music Gorup
IHeart Media
Bruno Venditti
X
The Cramps
 
Links
UMG V Tunecore
https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-lawsuit-tunecore-infringed-music-rihanna-ariana-grande/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/05/universal-music-believe-lawsuit-breakdown/
IHeart Layoffs
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/05/widespread-layoffs-at-iheartmedia-as-music-radio-downsized/
TikTok Academy updates
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-updated-tiktok-academy-marketing-education-platform/731684/
Tu Boda Keeps going
https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/oscar-maydon-fuerza-regida-tu-boda-breakdown-1235818545/
X Brand Destruction
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-decline-in-brand-value-of-x-formerly-twitter/#google_vignette
Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

Breathe deep, it's election day.
 
Names in the Pod Today:
Stuart Dredge
Alex Heath
Kate Conger
Ryan Mack
Grimes
 Nexro 
Music Tomorrow  
Breakr
Corite
Offstage
Muze-Art
Andrew Hutchinson
 
LINKS
Tech Stock Roundup
Reddit Booms
https://deadline.com/2024/10/reddit-stock-rockets-first-profit-since-ipo-ai-1236162716/
Roblox Booms even Bigger
https://musically.com/2024/11/01/roblox-ended-q3-with-88-9m-daily-users-and-revenues-up-29/
Thread Feasts on X's Refugees
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/03/threads-now-has-275m-monthly-active-users/
X was Supposed to be a bank...
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/1/24285681/x-elon-musk-everything-app-bank-fail
More X Shade
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/1198748524/how-elon-musk-destroyed-twitter
oh...Grimes...
https://www.reddit.com/r/grimezs/comments/1ghr83e/all_seven_of_grimess_brain_cells_are_still/
Marathon Labs Helps Startups
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-retires-celebratory-post-templates/731690/
LinkedIn curtails the FOMO
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-retires-celebratory-post-templates/731690/
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

As if this business isn't stressful enough. It's election week!
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Quincy Jones
Robin Bechtel
Steve Knopper
Glenn Peoples
Mark Mulligan
Christian Swain
Peter Ferioli
Dan Mackta
Glenn Peoples
Ashley King
Megadeth
Metallica
 
LINKS:
 
RIP Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB3SS9wDgKE
Megadeth Started it All
https://www.billboard.com/pro/megadeth-created-first-artist-website-30-years-ago-how-it-happened/
The letallica Report in High Res
https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/qobuz-is-the-exclusive-home-ofthe-metallica-report-podcast-in-hi-res
More Superfan Podcasts are needed. Call me.
https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/music-in-podcasts-engaging-superfans-with-a-new-album-campaign-strategy
MIDIA's indie report
https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/state-of-the-independent-music-economy-fragmentation-and-consolidation
Music COMpnaies invest in...Music Companies
https://www.billboard.com/pro/why-major-labels-investing-music-companies-vs-tech-startups/
The Reese's are not even digested yet...it's Christmas!
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/01/christmas-blowouts-apple-music-amazon-music/
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

A little late today..so much to report and a parade of names!
 
Names in the pod today:
 
Kristin Robinson
Dan Mackta
Daniel Glass
Ed Pak
Chris Scully
Larry Mestel
Susan Walker
Samantha Rhulen
Boyd Muir
Glenn Peoples
Daniel Tencer
Larry Miller
Naima Cochrane   
Katherine Frazier
Linda Bloss-Baum
Bryan Calhoun
Bill Werde
Jim Lucchese
UMG
Reservoir
SiriusXM
Tidal
Deezer
Duetti
 
 
LINKS:
Merlin Deal TikToks Down
https://www.billboard.com/pro/merlin-tiktok-license-expires-what-happens-indie-music-now/
Qobuz Japan Laanch
https://musically.com/2024/10/25/qobuz-launches-its-hi-res-music-streaming-service-in-japan
Primary Wave and Jerry Jeff
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/10/25/primary-wave-music-partners-with-the-estate-of-jerry-jeff-walker/
Hook and Glassnote
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-ai-startup-hook-inks-content-deal-with-glassnote-records/
Grammys and Disney
https://www.billboard.com/pro/disney-new-home-grammy-telecast-10-year-global-deal/
UMG Earnings
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-earnings-revenue-grows-new-releases-subscriptions/
Congrats Boyd Muir
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-group-cfo-boyd-muir-promoted-coo/
Reservoir Earnings
https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-media-q1-earnings-revenue-digital-sync-gains/
Deezer Earnings
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/deezer-reports-11-revenue-growth-for-calendar-q3/
Tidal Swirl
https://www.billboard.com/pro/tidal-layoffs-2024/
Duetti Ch-ching
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/duetti-secures-fresh-114m-to-buy-indie-artist-catalogs-including-80m-raised-through-firms-first-asset-backed-securitization-transaction/
Go O-Rod! https://www.billboard.com/pro/olivia-rodrigo-guts-world-tour-185-million/
Top Music Biz schools
https://www.billboard.com/pro/top-music-business-schools-2024-list/
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

It's our 150th episode!  And it's not like all the others.
UNLIMITED SUPPLY dresses up for Halloween as "This American Life."
 
Names in the Pod today:
This American Life
Linus Van Pelt
Michael Rapino
Tom Windish
Ira Brian Miller
Ashley King
William Cohan
Puck News
Sphere Entertainment
The Powers That Be
Dave Brooks
Ashley King
They Might Be Giants
Louis Messina
Cara Lewis
Jay Marciano
Peter Shapiro
Armor For Sleep
New Found Glory
Daisy Grenade
Sunny Day Real Estate
Jets to Brazil
The Promise Ring
My Chemical Romance
Fall Out Boy
Taking Back Sunday
 
LINKS:
The ticket prices are too damn high!
https://www.billboard.com/pro/why-concert-tickets-so-expensive-top-tours-prices-gouging/
Cohan on Sphere
https://puck.news/podcast_episode/is-dolans-sphere-a-debt-bomb/
Billboard Touring Power Players
https://www.billboard.com/p/touring-power-players-2024-list/
Rapino Deposition
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/10/24/live-nation-ceo-michael-rapino-deposition-astroworld/
When We Were Young (and couldn't spell).
https://lambgoat.com/news/44474/official-2024-when-we-were-young-festival-merch-plagued-by-band-name-typos/
 
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com

Lots of Viral News and my PopCult alter ego has a big announcement including a new song release and a screen trailer.
 
Names in the pod:
Vines
Rae Isla
Tom Biller
Zhang Yiming
Loops
Kevin McGurn
TikTok
PopCult Worldwide
 
Links
The Richest Man in China
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dmql101dno
A Fedivers TikTok Alternative
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/26/24280075/fediverse-tiktok-alternative-loops-pixelfed-mastodon-activitypub-signups-open
Likee Triller (https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/10/21/2966246/0/en/Transformation-of-Triller-Group-Begins-With-Appointment-of-CEO-and-Additions-to-the-Board.html
Netflix Follws Music for once
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/netflix-adds-new-option-share-clips-from-shows-social-media/731284/
Insta creators of Tomorrow
https://creators.instagram.com/blog/creators-of-tomorrow-2024
The Folks Doing YouTube Right
https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-strategy-firm-campaign-success-benson-boone/
What's in the Water?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXaGyO8jpoc
SCENE:Silver Lake Trailer (narrated By Reggie Watts)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5cHlaNiUxE
 
Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com