20th century indie virals, UMG TikTok workarounds, and we're just reporting the facts.

20th century indie virals, UMG TikTok workarounds, we're just reporting the facts.

Names in the Pod Today:
Colleen Theis, Jacqueline Saturn, Nabil Ayers, Glenn Mendlinger, Samantha Moore, David Macias, Nate Albert, Daniel Glass, David Abdo, Brad Navin, Lonny Olinick, Zack Gershen 

LINKS:

Indie Power players
https://www.billboard.com/h/indie-power-players-2024/

Spotify
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-to-launch-pricier-music-tier-that-includes-high-fidelity-audio-report/

The pendulum swings back toward Frontline
https://www.billboard.com/music/features/catalog-chart-hits-struggling-1235703667/

Tayler Holder 
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/tayler-holder-talks-transition-from-tiktok-kid-to-country-singer/

Bayker Blankenship
https://www.tiktok.com/@baykerblankeshipmusic?lang=en

Frontline Punches back, There's No Magic TikTok Bullet, and Dropping Indie Names Like Bombs.

Names in the Pod today:

Scooter Braun
Jen McDaniels
Allison Kaye
George Strait
Black Keys

LINKS:

Scooter Scoots Management
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/scooter-braun-retires-from-artist-management1/

TikTok v USA Date Site
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/18/tiktok-lawsuit-oral-arguments/?utm_source=Daily+Snapshot&utm_campaign=4bb72bf6e1-Daily_Snapshot_June_19th_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-77cac1fdfd-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=4bb72bf6e1&mc_eid=e6e936dd58

TikTok Investment Brawn
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-is-forming-an-investment-team-to-acquire-music-content-and-companies/

George Strait the New Champeen
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-1235710814/

Balrclays Exits Fests
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/19/barclays-suspends-live-nation-festival-sponsorships/?utm_source=Daily+Snapshot&utm_campaign=fddbdca6f6-Daily_Snapshot_June_20th_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-77cac1fdfd-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=fddbdca6f6&mc_eid=e6e936dd58

Black Keys Red Light
Names in the Pod today:

Scooter Braun
Jen McDaniels
Allison Kaye
George Strait
Black Keys

LINKS:

Scooter Scoots Management
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/scooter-braun-retires-from-artist-management1/

TikTok v USA Date Site
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/18/tiktok-lawsuit-oral-arguments/?utm_source=Daily+Snapshot&utm_campaign=4bb72bf6e1-Daily_Snapshot_June_19th_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-77cac1fdfd-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=4bb72bf6e1&mc_eid=e6e936dd58

TikTok Investment Brawn
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-is-forming-an-investment-team-to-acquire-music-content-and-companies/

George Strait the New Champeen
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-1235710814/

Balrclays Exits Fests
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/19/barclays-suspends-live-nation-festival-sponsorships/?utm_source=Daily+Snapshot&utm_campaign=fddbdca6f6-Daily_Snapshot_June_20th_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-77cac1fdfd-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=fddbdca6f6&mc_eid=e6e936dd58

Black Keys Red Light
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/06/18/black-keys-red-light-management/?utm_source=Daily+Snapshot&utm_campaign=4bb72bf6e1-Daily_Snapshot_June_19th_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-77cac1fdfd-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=4bb72bf6e1&mc_eid=e6e936dd58

Scooter retires, sorta. Barclay's scoots from festivals, TikTok flexes its brawn.

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/

WMG sugars the pill, Adele's Musikfestspiele, and other tales from Europe

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/

The Q2 earnings season finale, the peak streaming debate, but art's NOT a competition.

Names in the Pod today:
#ChappellRoan
@Andreas Katsambas
Chaz Jenkins
Josh Rouse
Michael Rapino
Goldman Sachs
Mondo.nyc (Discount code in the Pod)



LINKS:
Trigger Warning
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/10/chartmetric-trigger-cities-report/
Chappell's Scourge of touts
https://www.billboard.com/pro/chappell-roan-ticket-scalpers-fight-strategy-help-fans/
Climate Change Matters
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hollywood-bowl-power-cancels-vance-joy-show-heat-related-power-outage/
Josh Rouse House Show
https://www.hamiltonparkhouseconcerts.com/events1/josh-rouse

Chapell's scourge of touts, a trigger warning, and issues have consequences.

Viral Wednesday Links

Concord's New Label structure
https://www.billboard.com/pro/concord-records-fantasy-records-merge-co-presidents-named/

SOcial Media Existentialism 
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/opinion/telegram-tiktok-x-social-media.html
https://www.billboard.com/pro/concord-records-fantasy-records-merge-co-presidents-named/

TikTok Congressional briefing
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/transcripts-reveal-notes-tiktoks-us-security-risk/726512/

TikTok Ban less Popular
https://musically.com/2024/09/09/research-claims-americans-support-for-a-tiktok-ban-is-waning/

New Mexico Sues Snapchat
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-faces-lawsuit-new-mexico-over-failure-protect-young-users/726382/

Forms Get Longer Video
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/report-highlights-key-video-content-trends-2024/726127/

Forms Get Longer Audio
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-05/podcasters-ditch-short-episodes-for-four-hour-conversations?srnd=undefined

Lydia's V30 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

A Label Concord-ance. Forms get longer, and social media's existential moment.

Gonna be some good people on the market...  https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/an-atlantic-wave-of-layoffs-blurred-lines-part-2-and-umg-drops-the-gloves/  Names in the pod today: Atlantic Music Group Elliot Grainge Robert Kyncl Elias Leight Daniel Rowland Kristin Robinson Charlie D'Atri Hipgnosis Barry Manilow Juana Summers Luxxury APM The AHL   LINKS  Atlantic Layoffs https://www.billboard.com/pro/atlantic-music-group-layoffs-restructure-robert-kyncl-memo/ LinkedIN AI Training https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowlanddaniel?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app AI Resources From Kristin Robinson https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-honeymoon-phase-over/ Barry v. the Elephant https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charliedatri_how-much-did-barry-manilow-sell-his-music-activity-7241197044986433536-xijb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop UMG Bullish on streaming https://musically.com/2024/09/18/umg-boss-on-music-subscribers-how-long-could-it-take-us-to-get-to-2bn/ UMG drops the Gloves https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/american-hockey-league-teams-sued-by-sony-and-universal-owned-production-music-firm-apm-for-using-music-in-social-posts-without-permission/

An Atlantic wave of Layoffs. Blurred Lines Part 2, and UMG Drops the Gloves_

https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/two-big-exits-ticketing-is-hard-and-the-dead-dont-die/

Names in the Pod today:
Angela Abbott
Randy Goodman
Kevn Liles
Kevin Lyman
UFC
Oteil Burridge
Sturgill SImpson
Bob Weir
Anti! Records



LINKS:
Randy Goodman Retires
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342667&title=GOODMAN-TO-RETIRE-AS-SONY-NASHVILLE-BOSS
Kevin Liles Exits
https://www.billboard.com/pro/kevin-liles-300-entertainment-ceo-warner-music/
Re-Warped
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/09/17/kevin-lyman-confirms-return-of-warped-tour-in-2025/
Kevn Liles
The Dead Don't die
https://news.pollstar.com/2024/09/17/bobby-weir-curated-dead-ahead-festival-announces-2025-lineup/
Ticketing is hard
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2024/09/lyte-is-still-offline-is-it-out-of-business.html
The Sphere is hard
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ufc-sphere-fight-challenge-one-off-events-vegas-venue/
Congrats Angela Abbott
https://www.linkedin.com/company/soundstripe/posts/?feedView=all

Two big exits, ticketing is hard, and the Dead don't die.

Names in The Pod Today:
Syd Schwartz
Instagram/Meta
Kyle Chayka
Shaad D’Souza
Gigi Perez
Imran Majid
Justin Ehak
Karen Allen

Viral Wednesday Links
Jazz and Coffee and Streaming Moral Clarity.
https://jazzandcoffee.substack.com/p/fake-streams-real-loss-and-bad-actors?r=1twfl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
Insta Teen Changes
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/technology/instagram-teens-safety-privacy-changes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Thirsty Dumps
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-desperation-of-the-instagram-photo-dump?
Barbie energy, AI and cocaine
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/arts/music/girly-girl-10-drunk-cigarettes-tiktok.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDx2_P_H5Fc
https://www.tiktok.com/@girlygirlproductions
Gigi Perez Viral and Signed
https://www.tiktok.com/@gigi4perez
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342638&title=SAILOR-GIGI-LANDS-AT-ISLAND
Karen's right about gaming again: It's Going Down Now
https://www.tiktok.com/music/It's-Going-Down-Now-7337605319164217345    
Alicia Keys Viral
https://www.tiktok.com/music/Un-thinkable-I'm-Ready-6696417102581991426
Lydia's V30 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug

Barbie Energy, AI, and cocaine, Godwashing, and our axe grinders deliver.

Names in the Pod Today:
Kristen Robinson
John Hammond
Amadea Choplin
Tune
Chuck Fishman
UK Catapult
Halo And Echo
Feedback
Flossie
Missing Piece Group

Tech Tuesday Links
Tune.fm Raises anothe $50Mil
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/web3-music-streaming-platform-tune-fm-raises-another-50m-in-funding/
Respect the Creators!
https://musically.com/2024/09/13/afem-backed-respectthecreators-campaign-wants-better-credits/
iOS Music Haptics
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/16/apple-music-introduces-music-haptics-for-all-listeners-on-ios-18/
TikTok leaves Judges Unmoved
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/16/technology/tiktok-us-ban-case.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
UK Invests in Startups
https://musically.com/2024/09/13/uks-digital-catapult-enlists-music-startups-for-ai-accelerator/
Billboard AI resources
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-ai-explained-faqs-answered-experts/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-ai-companies-guide-directory-startups/
Our Axegrinder's Company 
https://www.missingpiecegroup.com/


RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Mondo
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Life after NFTs, an AI FAQ, and in defense of the algorithm.

Names In Today's Pod: 

Pink Floyd
Ashley Carman
Spotify
Hybe
Stephanee Wang
Stuart Dredge
CoInbase
Jane's Addiction
Perry Farrell
Tunji Balogun
Mattias Caliste
Jordan Kurland
Nicole Fecenic
Brilliant Corners Management

LINKS:
Have A Cigar
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/15/sony-music-advanced-talks-pink-floyd-catalog/

Spotify Has the ceckbook out for video --Podcasters beware
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-12/spotify-looks-to-pay-video-creators-to-put-shows-on-platform
https://musically.com/2024/09/13/report-spotify-video-strategy-gets-back-to-its-youtuber-roots/

GudBuy T'Jane's
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/janes-addiction-concert-ends-fight-perry-ferrell-dave-navarro-punch-1236143977/ 
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_8p8DXJCcy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Noddy Holder in Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE-ALT6452E

Hybe Stuff
https://musically.com/2024/09/13/hybe-subsidiary-binary-signs-blockchain-deal-with-coinbase/
https://www.billboard.com/lists/hybe-ador-ceo-min-hee-jin-newjeans-feud-timeline/

A HipHop Smorgasbord
https://musically.com/2024/09/13/swedish-hip-hop-gets-a-boost-with-def-jam-recordings-launch/

Brilliant Corners expands
https://celebrityaccess.com/2024/09/12/brilliant-corners-artist-management-names-nicol-ficenec-to-lead-new-producer-management-divisione/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFRfuhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUkm7ekWiK2Uz1XlDPbzkGlkJdJ1-SXdbG_7qtPl1UUOmqrWFLfdoM1jJQ_aem_MG5dAXKukWQMNFkoaE0gRA

RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Mondo
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Gudbuy t'Janes, have a cigar, and shooting herring in a barrel.

Names in the pod today:

#MIchael Smith
MTV
Kris Ahrend
Beatdapp
Kamala Harris 
Spotify
Max Lousada
Julie Greenwald
Warner Music Group
Scooter Braun
SiriusXM
Kristin Robinson
Glenn Peoples
Hybe
Scooter Braun
Mondo.nyc (Discount code in the Pod)

LINKS 

The AI Milkshake Case Revisited
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-we-accounted-for-less-than-1-of-10m-generated-in-us-streaming-fraud-case/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-streaming-fraud-case-feds-accuse-man-10m-song-scam/

Max Cashes out
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/11/warner-music-stock-sale-max-lousada/

SIrius FInancial Gymnastics
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/10/sirius-xm-liberty-media-spin-off/?utm_source=Daily+Snapshot&utm_campaign=503c7eb464-

MBW Hybe
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/who-owns-k-pop-giant-hybe123/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybe-buys-51-stake-in-mystery-company-for-25m/

Glenn Peoples' Ledger article 
https://www.billboard.com/pro/despite-inflation-music-spending-remains-strong/


https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/the-stealth-vmas-reassessing-the-milkshake-and-max-cashes-out/

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7240037332513406976/

The Stealth VMAs, Reassessing the Milkshake, and Max Cashes Out.

https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/adios-tiktok-music-from-uni-to-uni-and-you-had-one-job-alexa/

Names in the Pod Today:

Ole Obermann
TikTok
Midia Research
David Joseph
Craig Kallman
Gregg Nadel
Matthew Beloni
Puck News
The Town
Soundexhange
Remarkable Alexa
Virginie Berger
Matchtune

TikTok Music Shutdown
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-to-shutter-music-subscription-service-tiktok-music-in-november/

Executive Turntable
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342730&title=UNIVERSAL-U.K.-CEO-DAVID-JOSEPH-EXITING-COMPANY
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/09/23/warner-music-atlantic-music-group-leadership-shakeup/

The Town on the Prince movie
https://www.theringer.com/2024/9/20/24250382/the-war-over-the-secret-nine-hour-prince-documentary

You had one Job, Alexa...
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24252346/apparently-remarkable-alexa-cant-reliably-turn-on-the-lights

Protect those AI copyrights!
https://musically.com/2024/09/23/soundexchange-signals-plans-for-ai-registry-for-music-creators/
https://musically.com/2024/09/23/matchtune-says-it-has-cracked-sunos-ai-music-generation-model/

RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Mondo
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Adios TikTok music. From Uni to uni, and you had one job, Alexa.

https://unlimitedsupply.podbean.com/e/warners-magic-pixie-dust-the-superfan-hype-train-and-balkan-fomo/

Names In Today's Pod: 
Mark Mulligan
Tatiana Cirisano
Atlantic Records
10K Projects
Glenn Peoples
Dario Drostrada
Runda
Mellomanic


LINKS:


MIDIA Q2 Data
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pete-downton-16474_q2-2024-music-market-metrics-bifurcation-activity-7242583885220388864-C5Dr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
WMG's Pixie Dust
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-financial-impact-atlantic-layoffs-headcount-sec-filing/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-warner-music-live-nation-music-stocks-new-high/
Bail for the Milkshake man
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/musician-accused-of-10m-ai-streaming-fraud-scam-pleads-not-guilty-report/
Superfan Hypetrain Rolls On
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/superfan-platform-mellomanic-formerly-we-are-giant-closes-6m-funding-round/
Balkan Fomo
https://winformusic.org/wincon/

RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
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