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Winding down the Year. No testimony for you. And what's a robust remedy?

No testimony for you!
 
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Names in Today's Pod:
Stephen Daw
Warner Music Group
Dave Brooks
Live Nation
Downtown Music
Murray Stassen
Glenn Peoples
TikTok
 
Happy birthdays this week:
Jeff Watson
Alison Schlueter
Angela Abbott
Jon Conway
Billy Mann
 
LINKS
Demon Hunter Dominance
https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-netflix-impact-1236133661/
The Robust remedy?
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-submits-robust-remedy-to-eu-regulator-to-address-only-remaining-concern-about-775m-downtown-deal/
WMG Joins the Rick and Morty Game
https://wheww.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/11/warner-music-experience-holiday-store/
Tim Leiweke Clams up
https://www.billboard.com/pro/tim-leiweke-pardon-trump-doj-live-nation-case/
TikTok Music Awards
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-awards-us-2025?
 
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DA DA DA something something Finance Friday

Rick and Morty retail?
 
Names in the pod today:
Spotify
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
Larry Miller
Mariel Picknelly
Mark Mulligan
Olivia Dean
Ashley King
Craig Kallman
Murray Stassen
Michael Ryan-Southern
Warner Music Group
Universal Music Group
Hanwa
MarcyPen
Rostrum
TikTok
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
Mark Mulligan Lay out Music AI in three steps
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7404918277073797120/
Spotify off the fake Wizard
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/10/spotify-ai-clone-response-king-gizzard/
Jay-Z or Jay-K(pop)
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/11/jay-z-k-pop-joint-venture/?
Los Campesinos open the kimono
https://musically.com/2025/12/08/los-campesinos-share-annual-revenue-numbers-for-one-of-their-albums/
Billboard's Big deals of 2025
https://www.billboard.com/lists/biggest-music-business-deals-2025-taylor-swift-masters-more/
Digital Canal Street has its hazards
https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-sabrina-carpenter-impersonators-scam-fans-2025/
UMG's "Rick and Morty" Locations
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/10/umusic-shops-open-new-york-and-london/
TikTok has it benefits
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-3bn-songs-have-been-saved-to-music-streaming-services-using-tiktoks-add-to-music-app-tool/
Kallman eternal
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/craig-kallman-appointed-chief-music-officer-of-warner-music-group/ 
A great Mountain of cash
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/09/great-mountain-partners-fund-december-2025/
Rostrum's Rod and a half
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rostrum-pacific-150m-from-crayhill-capital-to-accelerate-music-catalog-acquisition-strategy/
Musonomics Superfan edition
https://musonomics.com/
 
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Spotify video angles, StubHub plays the float, and there's equity in warm oatmeal.

A long one today. But worth it.
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Names In Today's Pod:
Raul Malo
Sean O'Connell
Hangout Music Fest
Stubhub
Perry Turcotte
JP Evangelista
Andrew Schiffman
Spotify
Glenn Peoples
Ashley King
Live nation
VEVO
Tom Freston
Joseph Perla
Rae Isla
Logan Ledger
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LINKS:
Spotify will add music videos. Will it work?
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-expands-official-music-videos-to-the-us-and-canada-alongside-new-video-formats-like-live-performances-and-covers/
Old Hands top VEVO Video List
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lady-gaga-and-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-is-vevos-most-watched-music-video-in-2025-with-932m-global-views-jennie-records-biggest-premiere-with-33-4m-views-in-first-14-days/
An Older hand talks classic MTV
https://www.welcometothemusiclounge.com/
Equity in warm Oatmeal
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/coldplay-top-touring-artist-of-millennium/
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/12/08/coldplay-u2-sheeran-dmb-top-pollstars-25-most-popular-touring-artists-of-the-millennium/
Equity in Virtual performers
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/abba-voyage-has-had-a-2-7bn-economic-impact-in-the-uk-since-2022-opening-says-report/
Equity in AI
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hangout-launches-generative-ai-music-feature-turntable-ai/
Equity in the Stubhub float
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/10/stubhub-cfo-cash-flow-strategy-comments/
No equity in the Gulf SHores
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/09/no-hangout-music-fest-or-sand-in-my-boots-in-2026/
The Thundering hordes are out for Live Nation again
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/07/live-nation-investors-possible-lawsuit/
Logan Ledger's Great Story.
RIP to a great one
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/arts/music/raul-malo-dead.html
 
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The Aussie social ban, Post, Re-Post and the social pendulum swings back.

Aussie teen social ban magically winds back the clock.
 
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Names in the pod today:
 
David Streitfeld
Atte Hujanan
Singa
Merlin
TikTok
Stephen Lee Meyers
Stuart a Thompson
Hannah ZIegler
Andrew Hutchinson
Post Malone
Auni
#musicindustry #podcast
 
Links:
This Bubble is different, no, really
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/technology/ai-boom-unlike-dot-com-boom.html
Singa Signs Merlin
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/02/karaoke-singa-merlin-partnership/
AI enshittifies everything it touches in social
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/technology/ai-slop-sora-social-media.html
Instagram repoet Button vexes Boomers
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/technology/instagram-repost-button-accidental.html?
Tik Tok Tacks back toward actual social
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-shared-feed-options-to-enhance-connection/807323/
Aussie Teens Clean up Nice?
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/australian-teens-confident-that-theyll-beat-new-age-checks/807316/
Post Malone Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/White-Iverson-7036925579949508609
Auni Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7180897462050147114
 
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If someone can't answer clearly, that's your answer, Pustulant AI spatter, and the Shawshank Festival?

Pustulent spatter is almost irresistible to observe.
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Virginie Berger
Stuart Dredge
Billy McFarland
Ashley King
Tom Roland
Mariah Carey
Dr. Pimple Popper
Spotify
Dave Stewart
Eamonn Ford
Tim De Chant
 
LINKS  
All I want for Christmas is for it to stop.
https://www.billboard.com/lists/mariah-carey-hot-100-christmas-19-weeks/
The Nigerian Prince of Festivals
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/billy-mcfarlands-phnx-live-event/
 
Virginie Wraps up the AI year
https://musically.com/2025/12/08/connect-chats-virginie-berger-treat-ai-as-a-noisy-environment/
Country Artists ripped off by AI
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/two-artists-say-ai-act-breaking-rust-ripped-them-off/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-generated-country-songs-nashville-songwriters-concerns/
Spotify has their own Temu King Gizzard
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/08/king-gizzard-ai-rip-offs-spotify/   
Dave Stewart says get used to it
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/05/musicians-must-embrace-unstoppable-force-of-ai-eurythmics-dave-stewart-urges
AI is an energy suck!
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/environmental-groups-call-for-halt-to-new-data-center-construction/
AI creates Jobs!!
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/07/tilly-norwood-tillyverse-ai-expanding/
 
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Lars Fest 2025, Cher's fair share, and two important Justins.

There's Lawyering up and there's Justin-ing up. And the Larsfest 2025 announcement.
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Names in Today's Pod:
Glenn Peoples
Amazon Music
Spotify
Dijon
Bon Iver
Ashley King
Dylan Smith
Iconic
Sonny and Cher
Daniel Tencer
Suno
Hook
Udio
Sony Music Entertainment
Brad Navin
Tim Ingham
 
Happy birthdays
Bruno Guez
Ira Brian Miller
Jeff Zuchowski
Ashrita Reddy
Patrick Jordan
John Fleckenstein
Will Langolf
 
 
LINKS
Wrapped is having a moment
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-wrapped-music-streaming-coachella-prime-day/
LarsFest 2025
https://music.amazon.com/playlists/PP8A2B382B54384306A132F8BD7903A5D6?ref=dm_sh_hPsT77Kvevzfid2iSXGDBE2h9
 
Dijon Justins Up
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dijon-snl-higher-baby-medley-debut-bon-iver-justin-vernon-1236130085/
Cher's share
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/cher-prevails-in-long-running-royalties-battle-with-sonny-bonos-estate/
Sony still sues Udio (say it fast!)
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/03/sony-music-udio-lawsuit-proceeds/
Hook Sues Suno
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/02/hook-music-vs-suno-trademarks-ip/
The 800-Pound Gorillaz speaks
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/brad-navin-on-the-orchard-the-great-entrepreneurs/
Live at Lititz
https://www.theconferenceliveatlititz.com/
Job of the week
https://www.zrgpartners.com/jobboard/1131
 
 
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Wraps, more wraps and salad advice from Steve Cropper.

Wrapped, Listed, and RIP to Steve The Colonel Cropper
 
 
Names in the pod today:
Daniel Ek
Spotify
Ashley King
Dan Rys
Suno
Udio
Xposure
Crispin Hunt
PRS
Tom Truitt
Steve Cropper
Deer Tick
 
#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast
 
LINKS:
 
Spotify Wrapped Copied
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/02/youtube-recap-debuts-spotify-wrapped-style-stats/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/03/sony-music-udio-lawsuit-proceeds/
Billboards Top Labe Stories list
https://www.billboard.com/lists/10-biggest-record-label-stories-2025/
Xposure rasies .42 Rods
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/xposure-music-secures-42-5m-in-fresh-capital-for-indie-catalog-acquisitions/
Don't sleep on the couch cushions
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/setlist-reporting-isnt-an-optional-extra-its-a-fundamental-part-of-the-live-music-economy/
Spotify stock rapped
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/04/spotify-stock-daniel-ek-departure/
 
Song Of the Week: Deer Tick -- Light up Reindeer
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR
RIP Colonel
 
 
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Olivia Dean's bold stance, healthcare for roadies and caught in a wave of pardons.

Real estate takes care of real estate. Music takes care of Music.
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Names In Today's Pod:
 
Tim Leiweke
Chris Granger
Oak View Group
Olivia Dean
Raul Malo
J.R. Lind
Dave Brooks
IATSE
ECCHO
Eventbrite
Bending Spoons
Alex Kisch
Larry Mattera
Steve Martin
 
 
LINKS:
UK Bans For Profit resale: Reactions
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/11/19/uk-makes-plans-to-ban-for-profit-ticket-resale-official-reactions/
Olivia Dean strikes back...
https://news.pollstar.com/2025/12/01/olivia-dean-scores-refunds-from-ticketmaster-axs-after-resale-backlash/
..Why Don't others?
https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/olivia-dean-forces-ticketmaster-to-refund-fans-why-wont-stars-like-taylor-swift-do-the-same/
Bending Spoons X Eventbrite
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/eventbrite-eyes-jump-into-secondary-ticketing-market-after-500m-acquisition-by-bending-spoons/
Heath Care for Roadies?
https://www.billboard.com/pro/iatse-healthcare-initiative-music-tour-workers-how-work/
Mental Health Care for Roadies
https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-music-workers-mental-health-support-organization/
Oak View 1
https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/live/chris-granger-named-ceo-oak-view-group-2025-12-02
Oak View 2
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/12/03/trump-grants-pardon-tim-leiweke/
 
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Turntable spinning, YouTube trending, and should I stay or should I go viral?

Christmas is coming, and "Should I Stay" "went"
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Names in the pod today:
Robert Kyncl
Warner Music Group
Tim Ingham
Lisa Hresko
Rafaella Fornitani
Laura Snape
Maddy Buxton
Andrew Hutchinson
Red
A2IM
Jorja Smith
Forrest Frank
 
#musicindustry #podcast
 
Links:
Kyncl Re-ups
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/robert-kyncl-signs-deal-as-warner-music-groups-ceo/
Hresko Ascends
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lisa-hresko-promoted-to-coo-of-a2im-and-named-president-of-the-foundation-of-independent-music/
I Run Suit
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/01/jorja-smiths-label-requests-share-of-royalties-from-ai-cloned-tiktok-viral-song
YouTube Top Trends, By God
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-shares-top-trends-of-2025-and-personal-recaps/806810/
News You can use
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/15-social-media-marketing-trends-for-2026-infographic/806734/
XMas Cheese Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/som-original-7496192017019079429
Should I Stay or Should I Go Trend
https://www.tiktok.com/music/som-original-7496192017019079429
 
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Throwback litigation, end of year lists and ChatGPT exits its terrible twos.

Skynet creator horrified by actual Skynet.
 
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Names In Today's Pod:
Amanda Petrusich
Deezer
Geese
Lucas Shaw
Partisan
PIAS
Cox Cable
Coca Cola
Shawn Baker
Anthony Ha
James Cameron
Sarah Perez
ChatGPT
Ed Newton-Rex
Suchir Balaji
 
Happy Birthday:
John Hammond
 
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Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast
The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!
 
LINKS  
 
PitchFork List
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2025/
New Yorker List
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2025-in-review/the-best-albums-of-2025
Deezer Wrapper
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/deezer-rolls-out-my-deezer-year-2025-its-spotify-wrapped-clone/
Thundering hordes throwback 1
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/28/johnny-cash-coca-cola-elvis-act-lawsuit/
Thundering hordes throwback 2
http://billboard.com/pro/supreme-court-internet-music-piracy-lawsuit-1-billion/
Skynet creator horrified by AI
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/30/avatar-director-james-cameron-says-generative-ai-is-horrifying/
Chatbots always be closing.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/amazons-ai-chatbot-rufus-drove-sales-on-black-friday/
Happy Birthday Baby Skynet!
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/30/chatgpt-launched-three-years-ago-today/
One year since the Late Suchir Balaji passed
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-newton-rex_chatgpt-activity-7399857972476174336-P6hL?
 
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