Sinners Review Podcast 18: Spotify Hacked, UMG AI & Dodgy Festival Owners

Hosted by Ian J Cole & Louisa Rose Links for this edition: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mmad https://breezeblockbeats.com/?page_id=96   Music & Arts News  Spotify were hacked  https://cybernews.com/security/piracy-group-annas-archive-claims-massive-spotify-scrape/   NAMM show starts 20/22 January Anaheim Convention Center • Southern California music, sound & Event technology show   From 19th until 25th January for a week Sinners Music are taking over the Frome52 instagram channel    Universal Music Group (UMG) and  AI  https://www.universalmusic.com/universal-music-group-to-transform-music-experience-for-billions-of-fans-with-nvidia-ai/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/01/06/universal-music-group-strikes-deal-with-nvidia-to-develop-ai-music-discovery-and-creation-tools/ March the 21st Synth SouthWest in Dawlish Devon  Music gig and expo daytime / concert in evening £10 for each or £18 for both - not for profit    Breezeblock beats will be happening again on Saturday the 31st Jan at the Lucky Chance in Frome  Main Topic Standon Calling music Festival gone bust  Background links https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v8zqq48r0o https://www.reddit.com/r/hertfordshire/comments/1lw4mv0/whats_going_on_with_standon_calling_festival/ https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festivals/standon-calling-2025/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8j298q28po https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standon_Calling https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16818619/filing-history   Recommendations  Angel of my dreams by Jade Muse unravelling https://www.matthewwhiteside.co.uk/guidebook-resources/