UNLIMITED SUPPLY
Unlimited Supply is your daily music tech and business TL/DR. It’s the industry’s only daily audio briefing. In five minutes you’ll know what should be paying attention to in the Business, Technology and Finance of Music. Music and Industry news are superabundant, and someone needs to sift though that unlimited supply of information for you every day. That’s where Unlimited Supply comes in. Presented by Nodisc and RoyFi.
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Episodes
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Youtube exploring changes, and a new team member.
Names in The Pod Today:
Andrew Hutchinson
JYP Entertainment
Tencent Music
Snap
Lydia Valentino
NSynch
Nick Pauley
Hanumankind
The Dare
Viral Wednesday Links
JYP takes a Dip
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/stray-kids-label-jyp-entertainment-generated-70m-in-q2-down-37-yoy/
Tencent Music Earnings Interestingness
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/13/tencent-music-earnings-q2-2024/
Don't Snooze on Snap
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-reaches-11-million-paying-subscribers/723249/
YouTube may change your video Strategy
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-merging-shorts-long-form-video-into-a-single-feed/724009/
Meet Lydia Valentino
https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino
https://www.crownnote.com/users/v30
Billboard TikTok 50
https://www.billboard.com/charts/tiktok-billboard-top-50/
Spotify US Viral 50
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZEVXbKuaTI1Z1Afx?si=124b8100da2b4307
Paramount Layoffs Ugh
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-tv-studios-shutting-down-1235973227/
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Platform-level news today, and I'm a sucker for a voice interface.
Names in the Pod Today:
Ashley King
Joe Sparrow
Patreon
Dylan Smith
Sonos
Will Jackson
Alex Nunes
Mote
Stuart Dredge
Tech Tuesday Links
UMG and Meta Boringly extend
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/12/universal-music-group-meta-licensing-deal/
Patreon Taxed
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/12/apple-tax-patreon-ios/
The Open Web is good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web
YouTube tries to expunge a parasite
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/11/is-youtube-cracking-down-on-api-wrapper-apps-like-musi/
Come on Sonos! Oy!
https://musically.com/2024/08/12/platform-round-up-sonos-delays-products-roxi-seeks-funding/
I'm a sucker for Voice-driven AI
https://musically.com/2024/08/09/soundverse-debuts-saar-siri-or-alexa-but-for-music-creation/
Anthropic Suit to be litigated by bots?
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/09/music-publishers-anthropic-copyright-lawsuit-trial/
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Hmmm... lots of publishing stuff today...
Names In Today's Pod:
Lucian Grainge
Elliot Grainge
Glenn Peoples
Steve Knopper
Murray Stassen
Ashley King
Alix Kram
Thomas Winkler
Paul Sweeting
JYP
Tencent Music
LINKS:
Grainge Share
https://www.billboard.com/pro/lucian-elliot-grainge-how-much-music-market-control/
Stop Using my Music!
https://www.billboard.com/pro/presidential-campaign-songs-artists-stop-music-use-rallies/
UMPG Global Marketing Head
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/alix-kram-appointed-head-of-marketing-at-universal-music-publishing-group-in-new-global-role/
Amazon Lauches Songline
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7227735322892136448/
Paul Sweeting on AI Training
https://rightstech.substack.com/p/building-a-scale-model-for-ai-data
Travis Scott Strikes again
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/09/paris-authorities-issue-statement-on-travis-scott-arrest/
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Size Matters. Q2 Earnings Ranked for Persepctive
Names in the Pod today:
Matthew Belloni
Lucas Shaw
The Town
Larry Miller
Lynn Gonzalez
Musonomics
Hybe
SM Entertainmment
Believe Music
Dogan Music
#Billie Eilish
#Taylor Swift
LINKS
Peak Streaming
Belloni X Shaw
https://www.theringer.com/2024/8/5/24214061/has-the-music-industry-peaked-universal-music-group-shares-down?curator=MusicREDEF
Musonomics Flash
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/musonomics/id985799104
For you readers...
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/07/music-streaming-growth-slowdown-analysis/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-unfazed-by-streaming-music-revenue-growth-slowdown-in-calendar-q2/
Hybe Earnings
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-quarterly-revenue-record-net-income-dropped-q2/
SM Earnings
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sm-entertainment-reports-185m-in-q2-sales-driven-by-near-doubling-of-concert-revenue/
Believe buys Turkish Independence
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/07/believe-acquires-dogan-music-group/
Billie-Tay Tay not a competition
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/07/billie-eilish-spotify-followers/
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Musikfestspiele is a great word...
Names in the Pod today:
Richard Smirke
Dylan Smith
Robert Levine
Oscar Areliz
Ashley King
Low Cut Connie
LINKS:
WMG Earnings
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/07/warner-music-group-earnings-q2-2024/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-q3-earnings-profits-streaming-physical-sales/
Sony Earnings
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/07/sony-music-earnings-q2-2024/
Europe Fest Woes...
https://www.billboard.com/pro/european-festival-promoters-costs-cancellations-sellouts/
Yikes. Taylor Terror scare.
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/08/07/security-at-taylor-swift-concert-in-vienna-stepped-up-following-arrest-of-terror-suspects/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c14z8g605mgo
On the other hand there is Adele...
https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-munich-concerts-attendance-sales-records/
On the other hand there is the Fugees
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/07/lauryn-hill-fugees-tour-canceled-in-north-america/
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Well, that didn't take long...
P.S. Nobody answered me as to why Meryl Streep went viral last week
Names in The Pod Today:
Julie Greenwald
Glenn Peoples
Tim Walz
Kamala Harris
Atlantic Records
HYBE
Sony Music
Beto O'Rourke
ByteDance
Andrew Hutchinson
Syco
Viral Wednesday Links
Julie Greenwald Taps out.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/julie-greenwald-exit-atlantic-records/
Hybe Earnings
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-quarterly-revenue-record-net-income-dropped-q2/
Sony Earnings
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342215&title=SONY-MUSIC-ENJOYS-23%2525-Q1-REVENUE-BOOST
TikTkok Text to Video
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktoks-parent-company-has-a-new-text-to-video-generation-tool/723534/
Walz's Minnesota Deep Cuts
https://www.instagram.com/betoorourke/p/C-VUT1suBLP/
Angel of My Dreams Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Angel-Of-My-Dreams-7389105835824465921
Forever Young Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Forever-Young-7367768334094387973
Croquet Club Summer Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/@draftkings/video/7397256305364192543
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Railroads, Oil AT&T and now Google.
Names in the Pod Today:
Google
David McCabe
Virginie Berger
Mandy Dalugdug
Elias Leight
Lio Kanine
Dick Huey
Jon Vlassopulos
Tech Tuesday Links:
Google Is a Monoppoly
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/technology/google-antitrust-ruling.html
SUno and Udio Fair Use
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/suno-udios-controversial-defense-fair-use-debate-virginie-berger-luvdc/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/as-suno-and-udio-admit-training-ai-with-unlicensed-music-record-industry-says-theres-nothing-fair-about-stealing-an-artists-lifes-work/
Roblox Up
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/roblox-revenue-up-31-in-q2-to-893m-as-daily-active-users-hit-record-79-5m-cfo-exits/
AI Adoption not matching Hype?
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-adoption-slow-hype-music-creators-use/
Helios
https://helios.party/
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
So much news Thursday Friday I totally missed the SXM earnings report.
Names In Today's Pod:
Ice Spice
Elliot Grainge
HYBE
TikTok
SiriusXM
Glenn Peoples
Aerosmith
Sturgill Simpson
Outside Lands
LINKS:
Ice Spice
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/01/g-s1-13590/ice-spice-y2k-fame-cycle-review
MORE WMG Spiciness (and some shade)
https://hitsdailydouble.com/near_truths_item&id=342171&title=NEAR-TRUTHS%253A-KYNCLS-NEW-ERA
TikTok, Meet COPPA
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/02/tiktok-ftc-lawsuit/
Layoffs and their effect
https://www.billboard.com/c/business/business-news/
SXM Less Smart
https://www.billboard.com/pro/siriusxm-loses-173000-subscribers-stock-falls-6-percent/
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Holy Moly we packed a lot in today. Is this really August?
Names in the Pod today:
Max Lousada
Robert Kyncl
Elliot Grainge
Hybe
Scooter Braun
Joseph Perla
Kyle Chayka
Daniel Tencer
Dylan Smith
Golnar Khosrowshahi
Ross Hammond
Centtrip
RoyFi
Andrew Schiffman
Perry Turcotte
Lisa Deluca
LINKS
Warner Reorg
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/01/warner-music-group-restructuring/
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342173&title=WARNER-MUSIC-GROUP-ANNOUNCES-REORGANIZATION
Hybe Reorg
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybe-the-home-of-bts-restructures-global-business-as-part-of-new-strategy-called-hybe-2-0/
Why I Quit Spotify
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-i-finally-quit-spotify
Believe Earnings
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/01/believe-earnings-h1-2024/
Reservoir Earnings
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-posts-8-jump-in-revenue-to-34-3m-in-latest-quarter/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotifys-audiobook-bundling-move-will-pinch-1-of-reservoirs-2025-annual-revenue-estimates-company/
Centtrip X RoyFi
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ross-hammond-cfa-93990389_royalties-royaltyadvance-musicbusiness-activity-7221804829898129408-m3R2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
MTV Podcast
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/perry-turcotte-3730a61_ep-1-he-had-a-rollercoaster-on-the-stage-activity-7224803673229398017-XZjt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
August is always slow, but there'd still stuff to talk bout.
Names in the Pod today:
Live Nation
Zach Bryan
Stubhub
Dorian Lynskey
Ashley King
Patrick Bateman
Peter Harvey
LINKS:
House Bans Bytedance Apps
https://rollcall.com/2024/07/30/house-to-start-removing-bytedance-apps-from-official-devices/
Zach Bryan June Top Grosser
https://www.billboard.com/pro/zach-bryan-number-1-june-touring-report-69-million/
More Live Nation Earnings
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/30/live-nation-earnings-q2-2024/
DC v Stubhub
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/31/d-c-attorney-general-sues-stubhub-alleging-deceptive-pricing/
Don't Start a Festival
https://amp.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/20/festival-organiser-parklife-green-man-krankenhaus-sea-power-live-nation