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Meta Ray Bans have a double "who's behind it?" issue   Names in the pod today: Matt Serletic Dean Serletic DistroKid Bill Donahue Universal Music Group Meta Ray Ban Syd Schwartz   Links in the Comments...   LINKS UMG Clips on the Badge https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-sues-distrokid-in-lawsuit-over-ai-songs/ Matt Serletic Is Now Dean Serletic https://lnkd.in/p/gs2eV-je Meta Ray Bans may actually have a legit use case https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-highlights-creation-tools-for-ai-glasses/830238/ Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

We took Suno V6 for a spin... you can hear the results in the pod.   Names in Today's Pod:   Mark Zuckerberg Meta Live Nation Joshua Rothman Jonathan Swan Michael Gold Howie Singer Steve Albini Apple Bill Gerdts   Links in Comments... LINKS Two Trusted Partners Team up https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/10/meta-muse-ai-names-ticketmaster-first-music-partner/ Can AI Go Rogue? It's the people, stupid https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/can-ai-go-rogue Your Apple Watch is gonna be listening https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/10/apple-audio-intelligence-shazam-feature/ Taking Suno V6 for a spin https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-v6-ai-music-models-launch-in-partnership-with-wmg-bmg-and-believe/ All We need to solve AI issues is a smart President... https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/trump-ai-regulation-anthropic-dario-amodei.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

It's the best of times and the worst of times!   Names in Today's Pod: Ty Roberts Andreea Gleeson Hartwig Masuch Hyph BMG Stella Lefty Ashley King Mike Isaac T.S. Eliot Dario Amodei Sam Altman Elon Musk   Happy Birthdays this week: Lee Johnson Jen Sullivan Kristin Bender Jay WIlson   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply It's the best of times... ...BNA is now Dolly Parton https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/11/dolly-parton-nashville-airport-rename/ ...per Hartwig Masuch https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-industry-in-good-shape-2026-guest-column/ It's the worst of times... ...Stella Thefty? https://www.billboard.com/pro/stella-lefty-song-copying-debate-music-experts-weigh-in/ ...AI Billionaires cry out for help. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/technology/anthropic-dario-amodei-ai-slowdown.html?   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

All this and Bundlegate too...   Names in the pod today: Ross Walthall Tim Ingham Ashley King Eleven Labs Universal Music Group Spotify The Mechanical Licensing Collective Tencent Music Glastonbury Festival Westside Cowboy   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Eleven X UMG https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/10/universal-music-elevenlabs-deal/ UMG Stock Buyback and Headwinds thttps://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/09/universal-music-stock-buyback-completed-september-2026/ Maybe go Private? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/time-to-go-private-on-warner-universal-and-the-widening-gap-between-public-and-private-music-valuations/ Or Just kick it down the road and tap the Bond Market https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/07/tencent-music-bond-offering-2026/ In-ter-loc-u-tory... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/07/mlc-spotify-lawsuit-interlocutory-appeal-denied/ Glastoflation https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/09/glastonbury-2027-ticket-prices-all-time-highs/   Song of the week: Westside Cowboy -- "Dobro" Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/65211639 Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Heart meets the Exies in Mexico, and seels out the Fonda three nights...Go figure.   Names In Today's Pod: Reddit Todd In the Shadows Ashley King Melinda Newman Phil Selway AEG The Team Live Nation     Links in comments... LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Blue Dots in Louisville for Milennial Hip Hop https://www.reddit.com/r/ToddintheShadow/comments/1w74yuk/this_might_be_the_most_empty_seats_ive_ever_seen/ Country's future is Mexican https://www.billboard.com/pro/country-music-festivals-mexico-expanding-genre-audience/ Did we misplace a comma? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/07/live-nation-aeg-radiohead-touring-mental-health-fund/ Rock's Future is Mexican...and Female https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrQdyhgAXBg Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Dolly united the nation, and Now Zuck has done the same.   Names in the pod today:   Believe Music Suno Mary J. Blige Chartmetric Sung Cho Mark Zuckerberg UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion Meta Reddit Andrew Hutchinson Tove Lo Karol G. Noodah05   LINKS "For now" to "not anymore" https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-inks-global-licensing-deal-with-believe/ Suno stil steps in it, though https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-mary-j-blige-ad-dropped-ai-music-generation/ Enshittification unites the nation https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/zuckerberg-is-one-of-the-least-liked-people-in-the-us/829244/ Hey Reddit, don't frogboil us. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/reddit-launches-15-second-video-views-ad-goal/829375/ Australia will save us all https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/australia-considers-algorithm-opt-out-laws/829243/      Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

I got my MIT Agentic AI certificate!!   Names in Today's Pod:   Howie Singer Ted Gioia Abel Sanchez John Williams Roberto Daniel Velasquez   Links in Comments... LINKS Ted Gioia Makes Bold AI Predictions https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/10-brutally-honest-predictions-on? Howie https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-chutzpah-its-like-broken-record-howie-singer-wx2xe/ Agentic AI Class was pretty excellent https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/applied-agentic-ai-organizational-transformation Pizza School NYC https://pizzaschool.com/   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

CDs are back and that's not just copium.   Names in the pod today:   Kevin Hopper Lee Sung Jin Bang Si-Heuk Hybe Chartmetric The RIAA Ashley King Dylan Smith Lake Ontario Kiwi Jr. Suzy Schultz Ed Rivadavia   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply We need a K-Pop "Wiseguy" https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-two-failed-arrest-bids-korean-police-say-hybe-chairman-bang-si-hyuk-will-be-referred-to-prosecutors-this-week-without-detention Blue Dot Fever unpacked https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/03/chartmetric-blue-dot-fever-tour-gap/ Kevin Hopper Is right and I and anhedonic https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/us-recorded-music-revenue-h1-2026/   Song of the week: Kiwi Jr. -- Pure Michigan   Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/65211639 Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Even The Who doesn't sell out in Nashville.   Names In Today's Pod:   Reading Festival Posh Spice David Beckham Max Pilley Brady Brickner-Wood Dylan Smith J.R. Lind Marsha Blackburn Lula Gavin Newson National Independent Venue Association Too Many Nepo Babies to list here....   Links in comments... LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Do the right thing, Marsha https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/donald-trumps-administration-just-sided-with-openai-in-a-key-fair-use-case-heres-what-it-means-for-musics-fight-with-anthropic-and-suno/ Signs of the nepocalypse https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-david-and-victoria-beckham-support-son-cruz-from-side-of-stage-at-reading-2026-3965606? Taylor Swift gets a Brazilian...Act https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/brazil-president-taylor-swift-law-protect-fans/ Dolly is still with us https://news.pollstar.com/2026/09/01/dolly-parton-estate-announces-2-day-festival-dollyfest-to-celebrate-her-legacy/ Do the right thing, Gavin... https://news.pollstar.com/2026/09/02/california-legislature-passes-spec-ticket-ban-but-niva-others-call-for-veto/ Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

The Indie Brady Bunch is in place!   Names in the pod today: BMG Concord Bob Valentine Victor Zaraya Thomas Scherer Kent Hoskins Meta YouTube TikTok     The Indie Brady Bunch LINKS This group must somehow form a family https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-bmg-and-concord-merger-is-complete-bob-valentine-confirmed-as-ceo-of-new-company/ Meta settlement Thoughts https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/how-will-metas-settlement-impact-social-media/829033/   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast  

Hello Rachel Chinouriri!   Names in Today's Pod:   Authentic Brands Ella Langley Gary Trust Drake Rachel Chinouriri Dylan Smith Tim Ingham Suno Udio Dan Milmo Sony Music Publishing Warner Chappell Anthropic Max Harris Nihil Young.     Links in Comments... LINKS The Figurehead of the Hot 100 https://www.billboard.com/lists/ella-langley-choosin-texas-hot-100-number-one-20-weeks/ Taking on the big dog https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/31/aanthropic-sued-alleged-theft-songs-ai-train-claude Udio throws Sony a bone... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/31/sony-music-udio-lawsuit-answer/ And Sny uses that bone against suno https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-and-sony-accuse-suno-of-pirating-youtube-via-stream-ripping-to-train-its-ai/ All they need is a name https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/31/musicians-anti-ai-callout-culture-profile/?mc_cid=3b4c90e4af&mc_eid=e6e936dd58   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

The Bataan death march may not be the best metaphor here.   Names in Today's Pod: BMG Meta Bob Valentine Mark Zuckerberg Olivia Rodrigo Daisy Chain Fields Tom Scholz Burning Man Bigsound   Happy Birthdays this week: Lindsay Bowen Jason Feinberg Larry Miller Jim Turner   Links in Comments.   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Olivia Racks up a big W https://variety.com/2026/music/concert-reviews/daisy-chain-fields-olivia-rodrigo-chappell-roan-concert-review-1236846844/ Meta Has bigger fish to fry https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html BMG Racks up a small W https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/28/bmg-earnings-h1-2026/ Boston is Forever https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/boston-a-potent-rock-band-debut-turns-50-729c40f3   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

We earn our TL/DR props today...   Names in the pod today: Tim Ingham Chris DeVille Beggars Group Darius Van Armin Nabil Ayers Beggars Group James Hanley Kristin Robinson Stability AI Luminate Jon Salter Margaret Glaspy     LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Luminate to label AI https://www.billboard.com/pro/luminate-to-label-ai-music-later-this-year/ Long Read: State of Indie https://substack.com/home/post/p-212496885 It's A business https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/beggars-group-revenues-jump-20-to-134m-in-2025/094841 It's THE business https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-sony-warner-join-76m-funding-round-in-stability-ai/   Song of the week: Margaret Glaspy -- Michigan Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune?   Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Where does Dolly Parton intersect with DInosur Jr.? Unlimited Supply, that's where. Names In Today's Pod: Tim Curry Dolly Parton Lou Barlow Holly Gleason Ashley King The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NITO Live Nation Michael Rapino Bruce Houghton   Links in comments... LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Dolly protects Drag from beyond the grave https://www.billboard.com/pro/dolly-parton-cited-by-judge-striking-down-texas-drag-law/ Tim Curry on Wiseguy is GenX Gold. RIP Frank N Furter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0gWZD45IZw The Case for Dolly in the RRHOF https://news.pollstar.com/2026/08/25/why-dolly-parton-belongs-in-the-rock-hall/ Lou BarlowXDolly https://www.facebook.com/share/1Gku4Fyiyv/?mibextid=wwXIfr How did Rapino Roll the Pres? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/donald-trump-live-nation-ceo-meeting-doj-settlement/ O-Rod Vs. Scalpers https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/olivia-rodrigo-fights-the-scalpers-as-ticketmaster-cancels-batch-of-tickets-that-breached-sale-terms/ NITO and Vandy Vs. Scalpers https://nitolive.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NITO-Ticket-Resale-Study.pdf https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-content/uploads/sites/412/2026/08/03190151/How-to-Save-Audiences-11-Billion-on-Live-Events.pdf   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Now I'm gonna go listen to Dolly's Parton's America, a place we should all live.   Names in the pod today: Dolly Parton Andrew Hutchinson Michael Whalen Facebook Spotify LinkedIn Microsoft   Links in Comments... LINKS Dolly's America https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dolly-partons-america/id1481398762 Facebook on Trial https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/will-meta-be-found-guilty-of-driving-social-media-addiction/828553/ Life after Facebook? Not Yet. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/facebook-building-music-career-after-social-media/ Smells like AI Slop https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-says-1m-people-have-reported-ai-slop/828465/   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

Two startups to cheers for...   Names in Today's Pod:   Hook Guarav Sharma Khosla Venture Universal Music Group Targa Sahyoun Morgan Dorr Andre Paine File Eaters Dr. Dre Jimmy Iovine ARIA Ashley King Jordyn Holman     Links in Comments... LINKS No thundering hordes of litigators here... https://www.universalmusic.com/universal-music-group-and-hook-partner-to-expand-licensed-fan-creativity-across-social-media/ Go Targa Sahyoun! https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/start-me-up-file-eaters/093956 Tech billionaire blames victims (and buries the lede) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/jimmy-iovine-dr-dre-beats-usc.html Aria Pushes Back https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/ai-generated-music-banned-from-charting-aria/ Twitch Streamers don't want to be training fodder https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/24/twitch-streamers-sue-twitch-amazon-ai-data-training/   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

When the industry is exhausted, it's time to...dance!   Names in Today's Pod:   Thomas Smith Katie Atkinson Softify Bertelsmann Interscope Dead Oceans Keith Caulfield Bonnaroo BMI Katseye Phobe Bridgers Katie Bain Creamfields Reading and Leeds Festivals Tuma Basa   Happy Birthdays this week: Jay Gilbert Bill Crandall Nick Simmons Josh Cheuse Philip Bailey Jeanne Meyer   Links in Comments.   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Artist Fatigue 1 https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/katseye-sophia-hiatus-quartet-pop-shop-podcast-1236313394/ Artist Fatigue 2 https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/phoebe-bridgers-cancels-uk-acoustic-shows-lost-weekend-illness-1236319762/ Algo Fatigue 1 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/long-live-mixtape-spotifys-playlist-notes-full-circle-kieron-donoghue-uu7he? Algo Fatigue 2 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotifys-playlist-editors-now-explain-their-picks-to-listeners-and-get-their-own-public-profiles/ 1236840135/ Venue Fatigue https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/08/21/why-was-bonnaroo-2027-canceled-what-we-know-about-the-hiatus/91393262007/ So...Let's Dance! https://www.billboard.com/pro/dance-music-booming-slayyyter-john-summit-can-it-last/   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC  

We have now done this 600 Times!   Names in the pod today: Bill Campbell Howie Singer Michael Nash Chris Horton Suno Udio Music IP Holdings Spotify Thom Duffy Dylan Smith Kristin Robinson J.D. Tuminski       LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply VMAs leave the burbs https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/awards/vmas-coming-los-angeles-teaser-2026-08-14 MIH continues a tradition https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-backed-music-ip-holdings-unveils-ai-music-patent-portfolio-aiming-to-set-a-standard-for-how-ai-and-music-grow-together/ Apple does the right AI thing...soon https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-to-label-ai-generated-music/ HipHop Power Players https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-rb-hip-hop-power-players-2026-list/ Spotify buys its own dip. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/20/spotify-stock-repurchase-program-august-2026/?mc_cid=c7c2e5092a&mc_eid=e6e936dd58   Song of the week: Bodega: Weather me. Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Episode #599, Ellie Goulding and The Stone Church punch up.   Names In Today's Pod: Ellie Goulding Tom Greene Apple Corps. Universal Music The Stone Church Dan Rys Dylan Smith Sarah Stennett The Stone Church Stubhub   Links in comments... LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Yeah Yeah Yeah! https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-beatles-apple-licensing-deal-merch-biopics-near/ Punching upward 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/ellie-goulding-lawsuit-conflict-of-interest/? Punching upward 2 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/vermont-venue-v-stubhub-lawsuit/   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

This week's must-read linked below. And downvoting a Reddit change...   Names in the pod today:   Diana Umana (Ladidai) Sarah Perez Steve Hoffman Reddit Adam Mosseri Osamason Che Molly Santana J.D. Tuminski   LINKS Must-Read: Redefining Hip-Hop Stardom? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/why-gen-zs-most-culturally-powerful-rappers-arent-its-biggest-stars/ Don't Do it, Reddit! https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/reddit-begins-testing-a-new-audio-and-video-experience-similar-to-popular-tiktok-videos/ Instagram not sleeping on Threads' Look and feel. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-reveals-its-new-logo/827871/   Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast  

Here comes Temu Suno...   Names in Today's Pod:   Matt Urmy Artist Growth Dave Marsh Dario Amodei Anthropic Jamendo The American Dollar James Turner Suno Happy Shrimp Round Hill Anthony Ha Dylan Smith   LINKS A more-than-OK Boomer https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dave-marsh-death-bruce-springsteen-biographer-dies-1236317094/ Claude does the right thing https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-shares-more-details-about-how-claudes-new-watermarks-will-work/ Suno whacks some moles https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/suno-lawsuit-dismissals-jamendo-american-dollar/?mc_cid=8ea5bbe84f&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 But more pop up... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/round-hill-suno-lawsuit-anthropic/ Happy Shrimp: Temu Suno? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/alibaba-launches-ai-music-generation-model-happyshrimp-in-beta?   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Industry plant? Maybe. AI? Definitely not. Temper City is people.   Names in Today's Pod: Harvey Mason The Grammys Interscope BTS Meghan Thee Stallion Temper City Virginie Berger Jon Glass Merlin Ben Farber Version III Music JD Tuminski The Casadei Collective   Happy Birthdays this week Megan Healy Joe Gallo John Jackson   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Another Grammy category argument https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/grammys-ceo-comments-asian-pop-music/ Temper City is People https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/temper-city-self-aware-june-2026-chartbreaker-1236268696/ https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/signings/temper-city-interscope-2026-08-13 Ben Farber congrats https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/version-iii-ben-farber-2026 Jon Glass Congrats https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jon-glass-appointed-general-counsel-at-merlin/ OUR LISTENER OF THE WEEK: JD Tuminski https://www.casadeicollective.com/ Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

10 Years Since Frank Ocean pulled a switcheroo...   Names in the pod today: Kobalt Spotify Tatiana Cirisano Mark Mulligan Hybe JYP Hunter Giles UMG Frank Ocean   LINKS: Kobalt on the walled Prairie https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-universal-and-merlin-deals-spotify-inks-agreement-with-kobalt-for-ai-powered-fan-made-covers-and-remixes/ Hybe Q2 https://www.billboard.com/pro/bts-arirang-world-tour-drive-hybe-revenues-all-time-high/ JYP Q2 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jyp-entertainments-q2-revenues-fell-15-1-yoy-net-profit-down-40-3-in-the-gap-between-stray-kids-world-tours/ Frank Ocean heist hits 10 https://infinitecatalog.substack.com/p/true-royalty-stories-frank-oceans MIDIA Is Busy 1 https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/midia-global-music-biz-report-2026-08-13 MIDIA Is Busy 2 https://www.midiaresearch.com/reports/state-of-the-k-pop-economy-rising-to-the-global-stage Frank Ocean Changed the Game 10 Years Ago. Hunter Spotted it. https://substack.com/home/post/p-211016079   Song of the week: Sweeping Promises:"Coccoon" Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

It's not you, International acts' tours in the US are way down...   Names In Today's Pod: Spotify BMG Suno Concord Celine Joshua Bandago Martin Ludlow LA Jazz Festival Morrissey Stereogum Tom Breihan Chris DeVille.   Links in comments...   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Spotify de-Enshittifies https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/spotify-will-label-ai-persona-profiles-and-exclude-their-music-from-recommendations/ Suno Does a BMG deal https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-inks-global-licensing-deal-with-bmg/ A Van Rental company should know... https://www.bandago.com/touring-data/state-of-band-touring-2026/ A Weird Cancellation https://stereogum.com/2507780/inaugural-la-jazz-festival-canceled-hours-before-start/news A not-weird cancellation https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/morrissey-cancels-las-vegas-residency-logistical-issues-1236312360/   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC Links in comments... Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply

Zuck's AI manifesto has one issue...   Names in the pod today: Mark Zuckerberg Elon Musk Barbie Whitney Houston Dan Savage Ashley King Andrew Hutchinson Meta X iHeart TikTok   LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Whitney Barbie https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/10/mattell-whitney-houston-barbie-doll/ Magic Earring Ken https://chicagoreader.com/news/ken-comes-out/ We Don't believe GlimmerZuck https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/zuckerberg-releases-ai-manifesto/827516/ X does the right thing? https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-updates-creator-revenue-share-parameters/827391/ Alex WarrenXiHeartXTiktok https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/iheartradio-and-tiktok-live-premiere-alex-warren-featuring-performance-and-exclusive-premiere   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast  

I should have stayed at the beach...   Names in Today's Pod: Mikey Shulman Suno YouTube Benji Madden Joel Madden Veeps Live Nation Sal Ingeme Peter Katsis Charles D'Atri Columbia Recocrds   Happy Birthdays this week: Valeri Hedges Cory Llewellyn Benson Curb     LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply RIP Online Music Media Outlets https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/live-nation-owned-music-outlets-layoffs/?mc_cid=7d1768a138&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 The Creator economy just got tougher https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/youtube-now-requires-creators-to-have-twice-as-many-watch-hours-to-start-earning-money/ Suno Goes after slop https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/suno-changes-2026/    Suno Goes after vinyl https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-muscles-into-vinyl-market-plans-to-let-users-press-their-ai-songs-onto-12-inch-records/ RIP Peter Katsis https://www.billboard.com/pro/peter-katsis-death-backstreet-boys-korn-manager-dead/   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Names in the pod today: Robert Kyncl Warner Music YouTube Taylor Swift Raffi Santos Universal Music American Federation of Musicians Ross Walthall Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Murray Stassen Dylan Smith Jeff "Monoman" Connolly   LINKS: Warner Music. Damage Controlled. https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-earnings-call-recap-cost-cuts-streaming-growth/ UMG to share Spotify Spoils https://www.edmtunes.com/2026/08/artists-stand-to-make-millions-after-universal-unloads-spotify-stock/amp/ UMG to AFM: "Drop Dead" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/american-federation-of-musicians-lawsuits-dismissal-motions/?mc_cid=7d1768a138&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 RIP Monoman https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-lyres-jeff-monoman-conolly-dead-at-69/ Episode: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com or https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Song of the week: The Lyres-- "Help you Ann" Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Episode #590, In which we overcome multiple node failures...   Names In Today's Pod: Suno Mandy Dalugdug James Dolan Ben James (Musicben) The Black Keys BTS   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Suno No-Nos https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/five-things-to-know-about-sunos-data-breach-and-the-hack-that-exposed-how-the-ai-music-company-trains-its-models/ Sphere Still losing $$ https://www.billboard.com/pro/sphere-entertainment-earnings-q2-revenue-rises-wizard-of-oz/ IRL Map https://www.linkedin.com/posts/musicben-benjamin-james-52a245122_irl-is-back-live-music-events-are-hitting-share-7490764129314615296-a9W2/? Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Some companies are "A" business. Other companies ar "The" Business.   Names in the pod today:   Ross Walthall Dylan Smith Spotify Reservoir Media Reddit Snap Meta   Links in Comments... LINKS Spotify https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/spotify-financials-q2-2026/ Snap Rolls on https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snap-posts-modest-q2-user-and-revenue-increases/826907/ Reddit grows but its stock doesn't https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/reddits-user-base-grows-to-more-than-130m-daily-actives/826783/ Lydia's Instincts are good https://www.wired.com/story/ai-music-app-treblo-just-snitched-on-rubberz-song-of-the-summer/   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

What the heck is going on over at Warner Music Group? Ask four people, and get four takes.   Names in the pod today: Warner Music Group Elizabeth Dilts MArshall Murray Stassen Suno GEMA Dylan Smith Spotify Emanuel Maiburg Sloptracker Soulless Music Michael Nevins   LINKS The Many Faces of Warner Weirdness https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-2026-fiscal-q3-revenue/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/warner-music-earnings-q2-2026/?mc_cid=2e12606ba1&mc_eid=UNIQID https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-didnt-part-ways-with-its-cfo-because-of-a-dud-quarter-wmg-filing-shows-subscription-revenues-up-11-yoy-in-calendar-q2/ https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/wmg-q3-preliminary-earnings-2026-08-03 GEMA's Sand In Suno's Gears https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-liable-gema-german-copyright-lawsuit/ SlopBusters! https://www.404media.co/spotifys-ai-problem-is-so-bad-random-people-are-stepping-in-to-track-the-slop/ AI has its uses https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-lego-hardware-stores-taught-me-ai-michael-nevins-jr5rc/   Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Support Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Michael and "Other" are a powerful combo.   Names in Today's Pod: Tom Corson Rob Stringer Sony Music Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Dylan Smith Chris Eggertsen Warner Music Group Nicki Shamel Charlie Yedor Live Nation Armin Zerza     Happy Birthdays this week Perry Turcotte Sarah Clemens Zack Gershen Jack Hedges JD Tuminski Victor Zaraya Montsee Carty     LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Lolla gets wet https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/02/lollapalooza-survives-a-very-wet-weekend-in-chicago/ Don't Sleep on "Other" https://www.billboard.com/pro/sonys-global-music-biz-revenue-tops-3-53-billion-2026-q2/ Strange doings over at The WMG 1 https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-cfo-coo-armin-zerza-steps-down-one-year/ Strange doings over at The WMG 2 https://www.billboard.com/pro/tom-corson-coo-warner-music-group/ Live Nation Dips but not much https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/31/live-nation-stock-q2-2026/ Another week another power list https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-industry-40-under-40-list-2026/   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

India is a good place to test out your streaming rev models...   Names in the pod today: Lucian Grainge Universal Music SiriusXM Pandora Dylan Smith Ross Walthall Cleveland Research   Links in Comments...   LINKS: Episode: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com or https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply The Big Dog's Earnings https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/30/universal-music-q2-2026-earnings-report/ The Butt Fumbles on... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/30/siriusxm-financials-q2-2026/   Song of the week: Hinotoriprojekt-- "La Dolce Riviera" Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

What Franken-Ozzy variation do you want to see? Taking suggestions in the comments...   Names In Today's Pod: Glen Hansard BTS The Team Providence Equity Partners Ariel King J.R. Lind Jack Osbourne Ashley King   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply BTS Principles https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/29/bts-grammys-boycott-2027/ AI Principles https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-wmg-sony-propose-principles-ai-song-chart-eligibility/    From JE to PE https://news.pollstar.com/2026/07/29/providence-equity-buys-out-wasserman-takes-full-control-of-theteam-watts-elevated-to-ceo/ Son of Frankenozzy https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/29/ozzy-osbourne-haunted-houses-universasl-studios/ Kacey Kancels https://news.pollstar.com/2026/07/27/kacey-musgraves-cancels-shows-in-chicago-boston-ny/ RIP Glen Hansard https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/arts/glen-hansard-dead.html Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Social is getting less social, and execs aren't listening.   Names in the pod today:   Murray Stassen Andrew Hutchinson The American Federation of Musicians Udio Warner Music Universal Music Jack Conte Patreon   Links in Comments...   LINKS Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply There is Power in a Union https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-musicians-union-files-amended-lawsuit-against-universal-and-warner-over-suno-and-udio-ai-deals/ Social is not social anymore... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/social-media-is-becoming-less-social/825125/ ...But statistically, execs don't understand that or other trends https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/social-insights-fail-to-reach-decision-makers-heres-what-the-numbers-say/825820/ Jack Conte Gonna CEO https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/patreon-lays-off-20-of-its-staff-in-biggest-round-of-cuts-in-its-history/   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

It's a Mood, not a moment   Names in the pod today: Hinotori Project Virginie Berger Distrokid     LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Hinotori Project Happened to Me https://open.spotify.com/track/4IB4xrAE8qDVfy6HTzr4iB?si=2588752601214b76 It reminded me a little of this...Prisencolinensinainciusol https://open.spotify.com/track/6E4ZPXz34YTAObmBrqquGo?si=8e111b9b23dc47cc   Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Support Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!  

Hybrid Genres are devouring the world. Get to know them!   Names in Today's Pod:   Paul Resnikoff Ashley King Robert Santelli Greg Linn James Turner Sirius XM The Bruce Springsteen Center   Birthdays this week (and a few from last week)   Darby Moeller Jay Schumer Nicki Shamel Jen Mozenter Charlie D'Atri Jesse Ervin Kathy Baker   Links in the comments...   Links in the comments... EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply The New Brat https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/gracie-abrams-daughter-from-hell-number-one-billboard-200-1236303074/ The Old Brat https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/24/charli-xcx-tiktok-in-app-album-drop/ Our Must-Read of the week https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/21/chartmetric-splice-data-report/ The Big Beat is a great book https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/835849.The_Big_Beat The Springsteen Center is boss https://springsteencenter.org/

Per-stream rates are a myth!! Franks Woodworth explains it all.   Names in the pod today: Frank Woodworth Scott Cohen YouTube Music FIFA Kevin Rutherford Finn Wolfhard Joe Kheery   Links in Comments...   LINKS: Episode: https://unlimitedsupply.substackt.com or https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Google Domination https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtubes-subscription-business-growing-faster-than-ads-driven-by-music-and-premium-says-alphabet/ World Cup Halftime Streaming Bump https://www.billboard.com/pro/world-cup-final-streaming-gains-shakira-bts-madonna/ Scott Cohen Thinks Artists deserve a taste https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/time-to-end-musics-greatest-injustice/ Frank Woodworth Bio https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankwoodworth/   Song of the week: Finn Wolfhard -- "I'll Let You Finish" Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

It's Syd Schwartz Week at Madison Square Garden!   Names In Today's Pod: Dan Rys Andy Schuon Tom Truitt Syd Schwartz JR Lind Academy of Country Music Live Nation Maura Healey NITO Madison Square Garden   LINKS: The Usual cast of characters carves up the market share https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-label-market-share-midyear-2026-republic-interscope/ Andy Schuon has been everywhere and now he's in Nashville https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-academy-of-country-music-names-andy-schuon-new-ceo/ State AGs sifting for smoking guns https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-rejecting-the-dojs-live-nation-settlement-states-press-for-discovery-into-white-house-talks/ Mass Follows DC https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/22/great-divide-act-introduced/ Industry Plants, AKA stars https://news.pollstar.com/2026/07/22/botany-class-making-sense-of-industry-plant-nonsense/   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Two Unlimited Supply Axegrinders get a deal done!   Names in the pod today:   Deezer Benji Rogers Jorge Brea Symphonic Tunecore Sureel AI Drew Thurlow Warner Music Group Tamay Aykut Andrew Hutchinson TikTok YouTube Ashley King   LINKS Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Deezer's Latest AI flood report https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/90000-ai-tracks-flood-deezer-daily-passing-half-of-new-music-uploads-for-the-first-time/ SurreelXSymphonic https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/wmgs-sureel-teams-up-with-symphonic-to-let-distro-u-artists-track-ai-use-of-their-music/ Social Slop Overload 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/20/tiktok-starts-testing-ai-deepfake-detection-tech/ Social Slop Overload 2 https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/can-social-media-platforms-survive-the-flood-of-ai-content/824914/ Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast  

"Vibecoding" is the "Web Surfing" of the 20s   Names in the pod today:   Madison Square Garden Udio Sony Music YouTube Spotify Anthropic Neil Mohan Lynn Gonzalez Elizabeth Moody Eliot Resnik Gary Gilbert Chris Castle Rachel Scharf Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam MIT Kirsten Korosec   Links in Comments...   LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply The Billboard Thundering Horde List https://www.billboard.com/pro/top-music-lawyers-2026-billboard-list/ Sony twist the Udio arm harder https://www.billboard.com/pro/sony-new-ai-music-copyright-lawsuit-udio-why/ Udio Has some leverage of its own, though https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/20/anthropics-landmark-1-5b-copyright-settlement-is-approved/ Madison Spy Garden https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/20/madison-spy-garden-ny-legislators-involved/ YouTube fires up AI search https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/gemini/articles/youtube-ai-powered-search-rolling-005656148.html So Does Spotify https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-premium-users-can-now-talk-to-the-app-to-choose-music-and-learn-about-what-theyre-playing/   Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Support Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

Even Fox news couldn't ignore the halftime show blowback...   Names in Today's Pod: Drew Thurlow Joel Gouveia Ted Gioia Ben Sisario Fox News (yep!) Lorde Ben Sisario X   LINKS: EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Even Fox News Copped to World Cup Final Enshittification https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/first-world-cup-halftime-show-draws-mixed-reactions-shakira-justin-bieber-bts-madonna-performances The death of Audience Capture? Maybe... https://substack.com/inbox/post/207450495 A vote for Qobuz over the enshittified incumbent https://substack.com/inbox/post/205285016 A Right bollocking from Lorde https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/17/elon-musk-x-music-publishers-lawsuits-over/?mc_cid=409a77248d&mc_eid=e6e936dd58    Thundering hordes stand down https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/arts/music/x-music-lawsuits.html Drew's AI Labeling Axe to Grind https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-labels-songs-why-proposal-flawed/   Birthdays this week (and a few from last week) Joe Sivick Sam Josh Kahn Paul Adams Greg Linn Tom Pernikoff   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!    

Kreayshawn 600,000, Breaking Rust 14,000...   Names in the pod today: Jamie Marconette Luminate Murray Stassen Tim Ingham Suno Recognition Music Sony Music Publishing   Links in Comments...   LINKS: Episode: https://unlimitedsupply.substackt.com or https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Luminate's Half-Year report is Christmas in July https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7483188728920891392/ https://luminatedata.com/reports/midyear-music-ftv-report-2026 Suno IPO Impending? MMMMayybe... https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-is-building-toward-ipo-readiness/ Suno's Smoking scraping gun... https://www.404media.co/hack-reveals-suno-ai-music-generator-scraped-youtube-deezer-and-genius/ The end of the Hipgnosis-ene Epoch https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/done-deal-sony-music-publishing-completes-acquisition-of-recognition-music-groups-catalog/   Song(s) of the week: Fabienne Delsol -- "I Have Known Love" The Rolling Stones -- "Rough And Twisted"   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

A clash between a relentless unstoppable force, and the greatest of all time.   Names In Today's Pod: Donald Passman Don Rose Anthropic Paul Resnikoff Dylan Smith Gee Davy AIM Anthony Albanese J R Lind Gideon Gottfried Pitchfork Music Festival Jay-Z (No umlaut) Zohran Mamdani   LINKS:   Don't Mess with the GOAT https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/14/anthropic-pisses-off-music-industry-attorney-donald-passman/ Jay-Z and Mayor Z together again https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/14/jay-z-fans-no-refunds-yankee-stadium-chaos/ Washington (DC) ticket reform!! https://news.pollstar.com/2026/07/15/dc-approves-ticketing-reform-with-price-cap/ Another UK fest bites the dust... https://news.pollstar.com/2026/07/15/uk-concert-series-hertiage-live-canceled-over-high-costs-low-ticket-sales/ ...But the Government is its best friend https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/14/uk-music-industry-turn-it-up-plan/ Don't mess witht he platypus... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/15/australia-ai-law Stick a pitchfork in it https://news.pollstar.com/2026/07/13/pitchfork-festival-sues-co-founder-over-misappropriated-money/   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Meta walks back an instance of the "Three E's"   Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Steve Savoca Lucas Ropek Alex Bellisimo Michael Hobbs LyricFind Meta Spotify Erling Haaland     Links in Comments...   LINKS 15 years Ago yesterday our lives changed https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ssavoca_for-me-bastille-day-will-always-be-synonymous-share-7482829959191871488-GrP3/? Goal is the GOAT https://www.musicconnection.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-the-songs-the-stats-and-why-goal-is-musics-real-mvp/ An Egregious execution of enshittification https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/meta-removes-controversial-ai-feature-on-instagram-after-backlash/ This probably isn't how Meta ends. But it is a big problem... https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michaelhobbs2_meta-share-7482358684187185152-MNJh/?   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply

Tune in for my first AI science project...   Names in the pod Today Major League Soccer Amazon Music Billy Mann Bjorn Ulvaeus The RIAA A2IM FIFA Suno Tim Ingham Stuart Dredge Denis Ladegaillerie Dylan Smith     LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply What were Amazon and MLS waiting for https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/13/amazon-music-mls-world-cup-ad-blitz/?mc_cid=f74a36eeff&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 Alphabet soup says let's Tag AI https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/10/ai-music-tags-riaa-a2im-impala/ Suno says "we're down with that" https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-sued-by-major-labels-says-transparency-is-important-as-record-industry-proposes-ai-labeling-system/ Bill Mann says the industry is late again https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-heard-through-wifi-did-we-billy-mann-8ev1c/ Bjorn says it's a late and beside the point https://musically.com/2026/07/13/bjorn-ulvaeus-on-ai-tracing-the-output-was-always-the-wrong-question/ Do Investors care about AI Lawsuits? https://mailchi.mp/musicbizworldwide/distrokid-deluge-4833715?e=2f6171f717   AI Pricing tools https://platform.openai.com/tokenizer https://gptforwork.com/tools/openai-chatgpt-api-pricing-calculator   Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Support Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!  

Looking ahead, and a year back.   Names in Today's Pod: iHeart Media Sony Music Spotify Ed Christman Ashley King Lit Justin Beiber     Birthdays this week: Lisa Wolf Liberty Lucken Marisol Segal Myles Grosovsky Andrew Stess JP Olsen Paul Sinclair   LINKS: iHeart's Showola Settlement https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/iheartmedia-settles-fcc-payola-probe-at-its-live-music-events-with-no-fine-and-no-admission-of-liability/ Spotify losing in podcasting to YouTube https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/10/spotify-podcasting-cant-compete-youtube/ But... Bundlegate Offsets Spotify Podcast Losses https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-bundles-how-much-decreased-per-stream-rate/ Lit gets its second hit https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lit-the-band-behind-pop-punk-hit-my-own-worst-enemy-settles-sony-music-streaming-royalty-lawsuit/ One year ago SWAG Topped out at "contender" https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/charts/theres-swag-all-over-this-2025-07-12   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

$10 Million in Interest alone?   Names in the pod today: Primary Wave Revelator Jermaine Dupri Bill Donahue So So Def Sony Music Kobalt Laurent Hubert Foreigner Bruno Guez Ahuvah Berger Murray Stassen Warner Music Group Primary Wave Death Cab For Cutie Jordan Kurland   Links in Comments...   LINKS: WMG-Revelator goes operational https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-folds-africori-and-qanawat-into-ada-amid-emea-expansion-led-by-howard-corner/ 10 Mil is just interest! https://www.billboard.com/pro/jermaine-dupri-sues-sony-music-for-18m-in-unpaid-royalties/    Kobalt deal closes https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/done-deal-primary-waves-acquisition-of-kobalt-has-closed/ The Foreigner Mick Jones, not the Clash one https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/08/primary-wave-mick-jones-deal/   Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Song of the week: Death Ca Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Calling all Labels and Managers: Let's build an agent!   Names In Today's Pod: Chris Eggertsen Sarah Trahern Brittany Schaffer Ed Sheeran Ashley King Live Nation Front Gate Ian Carroll Men In Blazers The Kennedy Center Oscar Arelliz     LINKS: Upgrading your Grainge https://www.https://www.billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-sign-interscope-records/billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-sign-interscope-records/ CMA has new head https://www.billboard.com/pro/cma-names-brittany-schaffer-next-chief-executive-officer/ Let's Build an Agent! Suggestions here You Go Ian! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/01/hacker-claude-music-tickets-website/ Orange Stain Removal 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/08/fifa-world-cup-final-halftime-show/ Orange Stain Removal 2 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/08/trump-name-kennedy-center-appeals-court-ruling/ Live Nation doesn't just take the W https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/06/live-nation-usa-v-live-nation-verdict-appeal/ A Clive Live Epiphany https://news.pollstar.com/2026/06/30/a-musical-revolution-how-live-music-inspired-clive-davis-to-disrupt-columbia-records-and-the-industry/?   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Even Gen Z support social media bans? Wow.   Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: WIllie Upbin Weekday Management Anna Spaulding Tyler Richman Richard E. Grant Raffaela Braun Annie Ortmeier Andrew Hutchinson TikTok Netflix   Links in Comments...   LINKS The oldest script https://www.billboard.com/pro/geese-weekday-management-news/ A great script https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/07/spice-girls-reclaim-rights-to-spice-world/ Go (Triple) Tigers! https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/raffaella-braun-promoted-to-co-president-of-triple-tigers-records/ Social Media Bans are Popular https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/majority-of-us-adults-support-social-media-bans/824299/ X upgrades livestream tools https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-launches-livestream-studio-to-simplify-live-broadcasts/824300/ TikTok Competes with its creators https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-branded-microdramas/824044/ More Shortform Pollution on Netflix https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/netflix-dabbles-in-shorter-video-content-with-its-new-set-of-publisher-deals-with-variety-others/   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply  

Keep an eye on that Suno API.   Names in the pod Today Kalshi Polymarket Rick Rubin Travis Bland Weird Al Yankovic Scooter Braun Ariel King Suno Jack Brody Murray Stassen Scooter Braun Hybe Ashley King Rachel Scharf Udio Sony Music     LINKS Scooting off the Hybe Board https://www.billboard.com/pro/scooter-braun-leaves-hybe-board-of-directors/ Another Streaming Fraud Business Model (fails) https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/03/spotify-kalshi-streaming-fraud/ Rick Rubin Brand destruction https://consequence.net/2026/06/rick-rubin-in-ads-during-the-world-cup/ https://consequence.net/2024/11/pete-townshend-someone-needs-to-slap-rick-rubin/ https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/polymarkets-marketing-team-made-some-very-bad-bets.html? Weird Al Brand Non-Destruction https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/02/weird-al-yankovic-ai-ad-interview/ Suno's API is important https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-explores-developer-api-seeking-apps-that-unlock-experiences-generative-music-makes-possible-for-the-first-time/ Another week another Suno Lawsuit https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-ai-training-copyright-lawsuit-production-music-firm/ Score one for team AI https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/05/suno-admissible-infringed-works-argument/ First day of School Guide to Agentic AI https://www.thomsonreuters.com/content/dam/ewp-m/documents/thomsonreuters/en/pdf/reports/agentic-ai-101-tr5737938.pdf     Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Support Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast