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A handy dandy AI cheat sheet and two cool AI panels today...
 
Names in the Pod Today:
 
Jack White
Jay Peters
Elana Klein
Staev Masur
Gerald Casale
Daniel Rowland
Jessica Powell
Karen Allen
Alex Mitchell
JoannaPopper
 
Tech Tuesday Links:
 
Jack White Album
https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/07/20/jack-white-no-name-album-mystique-third-man-nashville/74482178007/?
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GXsie3t8630p-UIN2qedlLiVKWJGAys1
 
Youtube Shorts gaining on TikTok
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/19/will-youtube-shorts-outpace-tiktok-soon/
 
Comments on Spotify?
https://www.wired.com/story/spotify-podcast-comments-social-media/?
 
AI Cheat Sheet
https://www.theverge.com/24201441/ai-terminology-explained-humans
 
 
Panels at Digital Hollywood Today.
 
Masur
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/masur_music-ai-digitalhollywood-activity-7218652875747438592-7bXv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
 
Allen
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7221231567887564800?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7221231567887564800%29

Thanks to artist manager extraordinaire Jordan Kurland for lending his voice to our latest "Axegrinder" segment, where he makes his case for an artist-centric streaming payment model.
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Imran Majid
Justin Eshak
Dan Rys
Landr
Jordan Kurland
 
LINKS:
 
Island Surges
https://www.billboard.com/pro/island-records-justin-eshak-imran-majid-2024-success/
 
Landr's Ethical AI Training
https://www.billboard.com/pro/landr-fair-trade-ai-training-program-musicians-earn-money/

The money flies around: Shamrock, Saudia Arabia, The Michael Jackson Estate and more.
 
Names in the Pod today:
 
Esther Zuckerman
Latham and Watkins
Seth Schachner
Kenny Ochoa
 
LINKS
 
Fancams are a thing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/movies/fancams-swann-arlaud-josh-oconnor.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
 
K-Pop goes Green
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/07/16/1094982/music-streaming-climate-kpop-fan
 
Reels beefs up music
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/17/instagram-reels-serious-music-update/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/instagram-users-can-now-add-up-to-20-tracks-to-a-single-reel1/
 
Actual hordes of litigators are thundering...
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/litigation-top-10-weekly/
 
Seth Schachner explains it all...
https://www.newsweek.com/what-everyones-missing-when-buying-concert-tickets-opinion-1925955
 
Shamrock flashes more Green
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/shamrock-buys-rights-portfolio-from-vine-alternative-investments-including-150-calvin-harris-songs1/
 
Michael Jackson Estate wins one.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/michael-jackson-music-catalog-sale-fight-estate-court-win/
 
Stubhub IPO is Lucy's Football
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/18/stubhub-ipo-delayed-2024/
 
Saudi Roundup
https://www.billboard.com/pro/saudi-arabia-festival-soundstorm-music-industry-xp-conference-eminem/
 
Kenny Ochoa to Splice
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kenny-ochoa-joins-splice-as-senior-vice-president-of-content1/

Cartoon Characters and some ticket sales OOF!
Names in the Pod today:
 
Touchtunes
Dan Rys
SpongeBob Squarepants
Jake King-Schreifels
Tom Corson
JP Evangelista
Frank Digiacomo
Lucas Shaw
Dice Tickets
Eventbrite
Merge Records
 
 
LINKS:
 
Songs About Alcohol Popular in Bars
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/shaboozey-a-bar-song-tipsy-number-1-song-touchtunes-jukeboxes-1235732972/
 
Spongebob Victory!
https://www.theringer.com/tv/2024/7/17/24200208/spongebob-squarepants-25th-anniversary-sweet-victory-song?
 
BillBoard Midyear Charts
https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-benson-boone-midyear-2024-unusual-year-decade/
 
EventbriteXTikTok
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/17/eventbrite-tiktok-partnership/
 
Forest Hills
https://www.billboard.com/pro/new-york-forest-hills-stadium-revived-lawsuit/
 
Investors and Live music
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-14/why-live-music-became-the-hottest-market-for-media-deals?srnd=homepage-americas&sref=W6GJF3MS

Luminate drops its mid year report and it's a good week for fantasy-driven virals.
 
Names in The Pod Today:
Jaime Marconettte
Haley Jones
Tim Ingham
Eliah Seton
Yaelokre
Remy Bond
 
 
Viral Wednesday Links:
 
Luminate Report
https://luminatedata.com/reports/midyear-music-industry-report-2024/
 
More K-Pop Soap Opera
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/15/ador-ceo-min-hee-jin/
 
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/podcast/soundclouds-eliah-seton-on-superfans-sale-talks-ai-and-the-future-of-music/
 
TikTok viral For the Olds(Men)
https://www.tiktok.com/@misslorenn/video/7384870350804274475?q=thunderstruck
 
Fantasy viral for the youngs: Yaeklokre "Harpy Hare"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-I1lT6Jbdo
 
Fantasy Viral for everyone: Remy Bond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6glD25ZFXU

Labels Suing Verizon over Piracy feels like a deep catalogue lawsuit.
 
Names In the Pod Today:
Verizon
Katy Perry
David Abdo
Steve Masur
Ole Obermann
David Wolter
 
Tech Tuesday Links:
 
Piracy is still a thing, apparently.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/15/verizon-copyright-lawsuit-major-labels-july-2024/
 
Katy Perry
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/15/katy-perry-womans-world-spotify-charts/
 
DisneyXAudioshake
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/disney-music-group-strikes-deal-with-ai-music-startup-audioshake-to-unlock-new-listening-and-fan-engagement-experiences-for-its-catalog/
 
Masur at Digital Hollywood
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/masur_music-ai-digitalhollywood-activity-7218652875747438592-7bXv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
 
Ole Obermann Playlist
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/key-songs-in-the-life-of-ole-obermann/
 
David Wolter Upped
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/david-wolter-and-miles-beard-named-co-heads-of-east-coast-and-west-coast-ar-at-republic-records/
https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=341885&title=

Will the Senate work fast enough to affect AI's development? Will it all be moot?
 
Names In Today's Pod:
Maria Cantwell
Marsha Blackburn
Virginie Berger
Hunter Giles
Glenn Peoples
The Beastie Boys
 
LINKS:
 
The COPIED ACT moving forward in the Senate
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/12/copied-act-introduction/
 
Will it all be moot?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/breaking-news-ai-doesnt-work-humanity-breathes-sigh-relief-berger-n1v0c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via
 
Will The labels do a bad AI deal?
https://infinitecatalog.substack.com/p/major-labels-arent-betting-on-genai
 
Q2 earnings preview
https://www.billboard.com/pro/2024-music-earnings-reports-what-to-expect-spotify-umg/
 
Beasties Don't want their Baby Back(s)
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/12/beastie-boys-chilis-parent-copyright-lawsuit/

Names in the Pod today:
 
Larry Miller
Beatdapp
Nermina Mumic
David Israelite
Too Much Joy
Robert Levine
Downtown Music
Lyric Financial
Proper
Pantheon Podcasts
The Struts
 
LINKS
 
Finance Friday Links:
Larry Miller's Take
https://variety.com/2024/music/opinion/live-nation-antitrust-lawsuit-will-not-lower-ticket-prices-1236066716/
 
$2B in Fraud
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/09/how-much-does-streaming-fraud-cost-the-music-industry/
 
Copyright Office Mechanical Ruling
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/09/copyright-office-recapture-derivatives-mechanical-licensing-rule/
 
CMO Growth
https://www.billboard.com/pro/inside-fastest-growing-most-complicated-sector-music-business-cmos/
 
Downtown For Sale?
https://www.billboard.com/pro/downtown-music-holdings-sale-board-exploring/
 
More Proper Mess
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/utopia-music-acquired-lyric-financial-in-2021-lyrics-sellers-are-still-trying-to-get-full-payment-for-the-sale/
 
The Struts Life
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-struts-life/id1752548164

Names in the Pod today:
 
Mark Mulligan
Cherie Hu
Brewster Kahle
Steve Knopper
Cassadee Pope
 
LINKS:
 
Music isnt getting worse...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/music-isnt-getting-worse-genre-mark-mulligan-vwjsf/?trackingId=aPZs30iF%2F%2Baw2Tkba7vE1w%3D%3D
 
Classic Link: Cherie Hu's Music Tech Map
https://www.waterandmusic.com/bow-down-to-our-new-music-tech-overlords
 
Spotify Podcast Comments
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-introducing-comments-sections-to-its-podcasts-are-music-tracks-next1/
 
MTV News Saved, Sort of...
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/09/the-internet-archive-mtv-news-website/
 
Ticketmaster Hacked
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/10/hackers-ticketmaster-breach-which-tours-affected/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/09/live-nation-ticketmaster-breach-response/
 
ShazamXTickemaster
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/shazam-users-can-now-find-artists-ticketmaster-events-through-the-app/
 
A tale of Two Live Cities
https://www.billboard.com/pro/sphere-las-vegas-livestream-drones-4th-of-july/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-artists-tour-budget-stolen-vans-ancient-gear-livable-basics/

UMG's UK Restructure is more interesting than the US one.
Why are the DSPs mad at Canada?
 
Names in The Pod Today:
 
Rebecca Allen
Graham Davies
Jared McCain
Aliyah Boston
Sniper2004
ella langley and riley green
 
Viral Wednesday Links
 
UMG UK Restructure
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/09/more-layoffs-umg-uk-division/
 
Streamers Blame Canada
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/amazon-apple-spotify-file-legal-challenge-against-canadas-music-streaming-tax/
 
Black Mayo Jus' Know
https://www.tiktok.com/@jaredmccain24/video/7385600593953295647?q=just%20know%20jared%20mccain&t=1720618032354
https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-aliyah-boston-cuts-casual-figure-jumps-76ers-draft-pick-jared-mccain-s-viral-tiktok-dance
 
I Don't Wanna Be a Rapper I wanna be a Sniper
https://www.tiktok.com/@sniper2004sniper2004
 
You Look Like You Love me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQQ5E4LAdA
 
Charli and Lorde's Anti-Beef
https://www.tiktok.com/music/The-girl-so-confusing-version-with-lorde-7379170357653194768