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Names In the Pod Today:
Mano Sundaresan
Tiffany Zhong
Kara Burney
Pitchfork
Paramount
Hipgnosis
Noplace
Vault
DripHaus
JEN
 
Tech Tuesday Links:
 
Redstones out
https://deadline.com/2024/07/skydance-paramount-deal-hollywood-reacts-1236003169/amp/
Blackstone in
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/done-deal-blackstone-the-new-owner-of-hipgnosis-songs-fund-as-investment-giants-bid-wins-shareholder-approval/
 
A Pitchfork in the road
https://www.billboard.com/pro/pitc,hfork-names-mano-sundaresan-head-editorial-content-exclusive/
 
Jumping into noplace
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/03/noplace-a-mashup-of-twitter-and-myspace-for-gen-z-hits-no-1-on-the-app-store/
 
DRipHaus Acquires Vault
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/03/vault-music-drip-haus-acquisition/
 
JEN not there yet
https://www.wired.com/story/the-new-ethical-ai-music-generator-cant-write-a-halfway-decent-song/

Names In Today's Pod:
 
Bruno Guez
Golda Bitterli
Alon Lotringer
Simon Glickman
Lucian Grainge
Sulinna Ong
Revelator
Spotify
Suno
 
LINKS:
 
Suno Drops a mobile App
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/03/suno-app-release/
 
Revelator's Blockchain FIrst
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/goldabitterli_revelator-labs-is-excited-to-introduce-a-ugcPost-7214610134830882818-GUUo?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTfC0h20GVA
 
Spotify Recco Shenanigans?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/03/suno-app-release/
 
Spotify's Recco Tsarina Selinna Ong
https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=341578&title=
 
Grainge Repeats Himself
https://www.latimes.com/la-influential/story/2024-07-07/lucian-grainge-universal-music-group
 
Latin Alternative Conference This week
https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-alternative-music-conference-2024-dates-announced-1235466782/

Names in the Pod Today:
 
Merck Mercuriadis
Bytedance
Kabin Crew
Tinashe
Michael Corcoran
Jenny Sperandeo
 
LINKS
 
Elephant Leaving the Room
https://www.billboard.com/pro/merck-mercuriadis-stepping-down-hipgnosis-song-management-chairman/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/merck-mercuriadis-to-step-away-as-chairman-of-hipgnosis-song-management/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/02/merck-mercuriadis-hipgnosis-exit/
 
Bytedance Player Patent
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktoks-parent-company-has-filed-a-us-patent-application-for-a-device-that-plays-music/
 
Kabin Crew
https://www.hotpress.com/music/kabin-crew-officially-release-viral-hit-the-spark-today-23029913
 
RIP MIchael Corcoran
https://www.michaelcorcoran.net/never-start-a-trio-with-a-married-couple-and-35-other-things-bands-should-know/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1WamYzhdntOfR3HPogGQceVGiudHOcwZ6mTetxNuITk-aeDZrGsVENQ3w_aem__83KDO7S17lfIlSCi58SfA

Names In the Pod Today:
 
Bill WIlson
Glenn Peoples
Supertone
Mustafa Suleyman
Andrew Ross Sorkin
 
 
Tech Tuesday Links
Radio Horses out of the barn
https://www.billboard.com/pro/radio-performance-royalty-fight-failed-years-whats-new/
 
No Pesky Idols to manage
https://musically.com/2024/06/28/hybes-ai-startup-supertone-launches-virtual-pop-group-syndi8/
 
We are just production engines
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/01/microsoft-ai-ceo-freeware-comments/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPvqvt55l3A
 
We are Creativity Engines
https://musically.com/2024/07/01/youtube-report-65-of-gen-z-are-video-content-creators/
 
Axegrinder: Bill Wilson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/billwilson/
https://ai-ok.org/
 
Want to do an Axegrinder?
Lars@nodisc.com

Names In Today's Pod:
Jeff Price
Neil Miller
The Metallica Report
 
LINKS:
 
Jeff Price Does the Math
https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-labels-publishers-lose-power-royalty-rules-changing/
 
Tunecore provides Cheap Mastering
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tunecore-unveils-ai-powered-mastering-service-for-indie-artists-with-a-fee-of-5-per-track/
 
New GC at Merlin
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/neil-miller-named-general-counsel-at-merlin/
 
Metallica Fortnite
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/29/24187226/fortnite-metallica-concert-interview
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metallica-report/id1698768033?i=1000659489558
 
Erasing History
https://variety.com/2024/music/opinion/disappearance-of-mtv-news-online-archive-tragedy-1236052577/
https://www.avclub.com/mtv-news-website-wiped-from-the-internet-1851558269
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/25/24185548/mtv-news-archived-offline-paramount-global

Names in the Pod today:
 
Denis Ladagaillerie
Lyor Cohen
Mark Zuckerberg
Steve Berman
Jimmy Iovine
Steve Stoute
Rob Stringer
Mary Timony
 
LINKS
 
Google Music Enters the AI Octagon
https://www.ft.com/content/e2d9472d-32e0-43f5-8109-efb753fac330
 
Believe Goes Shopping
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/denis-ladegaillerie-has-believe-back-in-his-arms-and-hes-eyeing-a-huge-acquisition/
 
Yoto protects children from major Investor
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mark-zuckerberg-and-wifes-investment-fund-join-22m-funding-round-for-kids-audio-platform-yoto/
 
How Music Got Free
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31189881/
 
Mary Timony
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/arts/music/mary-timony-washington-dc-mentor.html

Names in the Pod today:
KKR
Suno
Udio
William Shakespeare
5% For festivals
Sean O'Connell
Tracy Chan
 
 
LINKS:
Suno and Udio Clapback
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-ceo-accuses-major-labels-of-reverting-to-their-old-lawyer-led-playbook-following-lawsuit-for-copyright-infringement/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-lawsuit-suno-udio-respond-major-labels/
 
Stealing eggs and Flour
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7211720436995219457/
 
 
Questlove interview
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/25/g-s1-5948/questlove-interview-hip-hop-is-history?
 
Barbarians at the Festival Gates
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kkr-acquires-european-live-entertainment-giant-superstruct-in-1-6bn-deal123/
 
UK Fests in Crisis
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/06/26/a-regrettable-landmark-50-uk-festivals-cancelled-in-2024/
https://www.fivepercentforfestivals.com/festivals-lost
 
Out Loud
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sean-oconnell-profile_reflecting-on-an-unforgettable-outloud-festival-activity-7211774953736581121-5R12?
 
Megan
https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/megan-thee-stallion-jokes-end-show-weed-smoke-1235711388/
 
Legal Rhythms (Bad Suno Reggae)
https://suno.com/song/6e2d740c-ee39-4a71-a49a-b46d42bea166

Names in the Pod Today:
 
charli XCX
Cory doctorow
Jakob Wredstrom
Bill Gerdts
Chris Horton
Koe Wetzel
RJ Pasin
Percy Faith
 
LINKS
 
Cory Doctorow No conflict No interest.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/21/off-the-menu/
 
UMG, Roland and Odd Bedfellows
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240624088790/en/Music-Industry-Unites-to-Protect-the-Rights-of-Musicians-amid-the-Growth-of-Generative-AI-Technology
 
There But for The Grace of God go AI
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/suno-udio-have-been-sued-maybe-i-well-jakob-wredstr%C3%B8m-ul6wf/
 
Charli XCX Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIO33LzJ4EU
 
Lobster
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Lobster-7375557502588537631
 
A Summer Place
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Theme-From-A-Summer-Place-6887967101529655297
 
Koe Wetzel
https://www.instagram.com/p/C769wHqur4w/

Names In the Pod Today:
 
Mitch Glazier
Vickie Nauman
Matt Adell
Todd tate
 
Tech Tuesday Links
 
Spotify hoops
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/23/how-to-switch-to-spotify-basic-subscription/
 
Superlasers vs. Udio and Suno
https://www.billboard.com/pro/major-label-lawsuit-ai-firms-suno-udio-copyright-infringement/
 
Mitch Glazier Weighs in
https://www.billboard.com/pro/riaa-mitch-glazier-generative-ai-guest-column-suno-udio-lawsuit/
 
SOMMS/Musical AI
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/musical-ai-formerly-somms-ai-unveils-new-platform-for-ethical-use-of-copyrighted-material-in-generative-ai/
 
META ethical AI?
https://musically.com/2024/06/21/meta-launches-new-ai-music-model-jen-has-ethically-trained-ai-model/
 
Alexa Go Away
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8UqIdTy45m/?img_index=1
 
Bully Meow "Summer Days"
https://soundcloud.com/bullymeow/summer-days

Names In Today's Pod:
 
Scott Cohen
Kristin Robinson
Antonio Rodriguez
 
 
LINKS:
JKBX's Almost Dime
https://musically.com/2024/06/20/jkbx-announces-yields-from-2023-income-reports/
 
A Nine-Toed Drizzy
https://www.billboard.com/pro/drake-sexyy-red-bbl-drizzy-new-precedent-ai-sample-clearances/
 
Spotify Unbundles
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-music-only-basic-plan-without-audiobooks/
 
Thundering Hordes of Litigators Approach
https://www.billboard.com/pro/major-labels-weighing-lawsuit-ai-suno-udio-alleged-unlicensed-training/
 
"A reggae song about getting sued by the major record labels for copyright infringement"
https://suno.com/song/7f8be5ef-e5cd-4f87-9d59-a596637ebf07