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Episodes
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Anyone know why Meryl Streep went viral this week?
Names in The Pod Today:
LiveNation
Deezer
Bob Bruderman
TikTok
Kamala Harris
CapCut
Blood Orange
Clairo
Harumankind
2KE and 808iuli
Viral Wednesday Links
LIveNation Earnings
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/07/30/no-signs-of-concert-slowdown-live-nations-6b-q2-revenues-point-to-another-record-year/
Deezer Earnings
https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/deezer-earnings-revenue-up-subscription-price-increases-1235668933/https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/deezer-earnings-revenue-up-subscription-price-increases-1235668933/
Kamala
https://www.newsweek.com/tiktok-flooded-positive-kamala-harris-content-1931569
https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/2024/07/30/house-tiktok-ban/1351722393035/
TikTok Food Poisoning
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/31/tiktok-owner-bytedances-singapore-office-suffers-mass-food-poisoning-.html
Capcut Surges
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-29/adobe-canva-losing-users-to-bytedance-s-capcut-especially-on-tiktok?embedded-checkout=true
Blood Orange Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Champagne-Coast-6769747177070659585
Clairo Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/@fallontonight/video/7392836715364338974?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7317743953888003630
Hanumankind Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=big%20dawgs&t=1722434117310
2KE and 808iuli Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=2ke%20and%20808%20slowed&t=1722433988359
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Names in the Pod Today:
John Josephson
Billy Mann
Steve Masur
Karen Allen
Stuart Dredge
Patrick Spence
Joe Tauke
Musi
TikTok
Tech Tuesday Links:
DOJ cV TikTok
https://musically.com/2024/07/29/department-of-justice-raises-alarm-about-tiktok-data-collection/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/justice-department-responds-to-tiktoks-lawsuit-against-us-divest-or-ban-law-calls-platform-a-national-security-risk/
SESAC
IFPI v Musi
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/29/major-labels-turn-sights-to-musi-app/
Job Markets vs AI
https://www.salon.com/2024/07/28/everlasting-jobstoppers-how-an-ai-bot-destroyed-the-online-job-market/?curator=TechREDEF
SONOS woes
https://musically.com/2024/07/26/sonos-ceo-apologises-for-new-app-and-promises-more-fixes-ahead/
Panels
Karen Allen
https://www.digitalhollywood.com/tuesday-seventeen---summer-2024-ai-festival
Steve Masur
https://www.digitalhollywood.com/tuesday-four---summer-2024-ai-festival
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Apollo's Sony investment looks like a win win win (win). And K-Pop tops the Charts
Names In Today's Pod:
Apollo
Sony Music
Spotify
Alexis Lanternier
Deezer
Kamala Harris
Stray Kids
Jimin
Billy Joel
Lollapalooza
LINKS:
Billy Joel's Epic MSG Run
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/arts/music/billy-joel-msg-residency-final-show.html
Spotify 1.39 Rods of Insider Stock sales
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/26/spotify-stock-selloff-july-2024/
Apollo 7 Rods to Sony
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/28/apollo-delivers-700m-capital-solution-to-sony-music-group/
K-pop Dominates the 200 this week
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-jimin-debut-billboard-200-chart-k-pop-top-two-albums-first-time-1235741972/
Deezer new CEO
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/deezer-appoints-alexis-lanternier-as-its-new-ceo/
Kamala Balling out in the Social Game
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/26/beyonces-freedom-jumps-1300-following-harris-campaign/
Lolla
Https://Lollapalooza.com
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Names in the Pod today:
Ezra Sandzer-Bell
Glenn Peoples
Dylan Smith
Proper Music
Riffusion
Hybe
SM
LINKS
AI Developments
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ezra-sandzer-bell_two-big-feature-announcements-from-ai-song-activity-7222224116580282369-aObK?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
More K-Pop Soap Opera
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/24/hybe-ceo-lee-jae-sang/
Half Year Music Stock Report
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-stocks-midyear-2024-spotify-streamers-up-radio-down/#recipient_hashed=d95b8c0d6ff32fe7a0a24c1cb253f8002951a0f083501b7692d0235e77636a4a&recipient_salt=f2423b9f3d9167e940fed7569125d3529a1527dcfbdd1c61ca0059b3a13b8824
More Proper Mess
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-court-orders-utopia-music-to-pay-1-9m-to-former-owners-of-lyric-financial/
Canadian Strreaming Tax Kerfuffle
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/07/24/music-canada-ceo-streaming-platform-tax-statement/
RIP John Mayall
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/arts/music/john-mayall-dead.html
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Names in the Pod today:
Murray Stassen
Glenn Peoples
Blaze James
Cherie Hu
Redd Kross
Michael Nash
LINKS:
UMG Earnings
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-generated-3-15bn-in-q2-driven-by-top-sellers-taylor-swift-billie-eilish-seventeen-and-more12/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-q2-earnings-analysis-uneven-streaming-growth-more/
An Innovation Manifesto
https://www.waterandmusic.com/proactive-innovation-in-the-music-business
Live Nation venue change request
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/07/24/live-nation-wants-antitrust-case-moved-to-dc-asks-judge-to-ax-amp-charges/
Kiev-chella!
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/07/23/ukraines-largest-music-festival-returns-with-a-break-from-the-inescapable-reality-of-war/
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Names in The Pod Today:
Spotify
Megan Thee Stallion
Charlie XCX
Roy Ayers
Kamala Harris
Childish Gambino
Viral Wednesday Links
Spotify Earnings
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=341994&title=SPOTIFYS-Q2-PROFIT-SETS-RECORD
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-bundling-ultra-premium-tier-record-payouts-q2-earnings-call/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/daniel-ek-talks-new-spotify-deluxe-tier-price-hikes-the-companys-relationship-with-the-music-industry-and-more-on-q2-earnings-call12/
Kamala Viral
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/arts/music/kamala-harris-charli-xcx-taylor-swift-endorsements.html
Kamala Vinyl
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/vice-president-kamala-harris-vinyl-records-haul-1235325660/
Mamushi Supernova
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/how-megan-thee-stallion-s-mamushi-is-going-viral-on-tiktok/
Sevdaliza Alibi
https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/sevdaliza-enlists-pabllo-vitar-and-yseult-for-her-new-single-alibi
Lithonia
https://www.tiktok.com/@childishstanbino/video/7394531091777965342?q=lithonia&t=1721828475930
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
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
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
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/
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
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/
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
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