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Going into Music Biz Day 3...   Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Dan Rys Marlen Hullbreck Threads Dylan Smith Peter Ferioli Luminate Jordan Glickson Joel T Jordan Michael Winger Victoria Lallman     LINKS The Q1 Marketshare raw power report https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-label-market-share-q1-2026-republic-leads-atlantic/ The other two want to see WMG's Suno deal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/11/suno-warner-music-discovery-contract-demand/ TikTok Tagging https://musically.com/2026/05/01/tiktok-launches-new-feature-for-audience-reach/ Threads taste Italic https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-updates-its-branding/819910/ Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

Music Biz is in full swing! Out and about at the Conference...   Names in the pod today:   Ed Newton-Rex Baroness Kidron Universal Music Group Suno Udio Larry Miller Giovanni Zaarour Cambria Darshan Kaler Tradable Bits Michelle Arnold  Kiran Mampilly Tarka Labs Victor Lana Sonosuite Scott Ryan Luminate   LINKS Baroness Kidron is indeed Noble https://www.thetimes.com/business/technology/article/uks-sovereign-ai-fund-copyright-xqpv3b93p? UMG files walled Garden Patent https://www.linkedin.com/posts/giozaarour_universal-music-group-just-patented-the-walled-share-7458342911449944064-wabm? 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!!  

Music Biz already!   Names in Today's Pod: Rob Stringer Sony Music Suzy Schultz Randy Nichols Dylan Smith Dave Hanson Nicki Shamel Nate Albert Alan Becker Lecrae Moore David, Macias Steve, Stoute Annie Ortmeier Ariel King Eric Frankenberg Dan Rys Tom Truitt   Links Sony earnings Teased out https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/sony-q4-earnings-2026-05-08 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/08/sony-music-earnings-q1-2026/ Indie Power Players https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-indie-power-players-2026-list/ Randy Nichols calls BS on Blue Dot Fever https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blue-dot-fever-scalper-narrative-dont-fall-randy-nichols-v9p0e?     Birthdays this week: Chris Dunn Dennis Scheyer Mike Lembo Heather Mars Alyssa Lopresti   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Redemption arcs for Merck and Dolan this week.   Names in the pod today: Robert Kyncl Ross Walthall Warner Music Group Bain Capital Murray Stassen Ashley King Sony Music Merck Mercuriadis Recognition Music Blackstone Sphere James Dolan Bill Ackman JP Olson   LINKS: Michael realizes Upside https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/michael-jackson-best-streaming-week-after-michael-movie-1236240552/ WMG Earnings https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/07/warner-music-catalog-expenditure-q2-earnings-call/ Merck Redemption Arc https://www.billboard.com/pro/sony-negotiating-buy-recognition-music-group-blackstone/ Sphere Redemption Arc https://www.billboard.com/pro/sphere-entertainment-q1-2026-earnings/ Ackman's Needles UMG https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/06/universal-music-bill-ackman-comments/   Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Sonng of the week: https://jpolsen1.bandcamp.com/track/crazy-motherfucker-from-shelby-ohio Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Blue Dot Fever or Brokeness Fever? And buck up, guys, Nashville isn't really a guitar town.   Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names In Today's Pod: Live Nation Ashley King Andy Gensler Jon Romero Chris Moon JR Lind Rachael O'Connor   LINKS: Live Nation Q1 https://news.pollstar.com/2026/05/05/live-nation-q1-earnings/? Layoffs always help /s https://news.pollstar.com/2026/05/06/ticketmaster-cuts-8-of-staff-350-employees-primarily-in-engineering-product-design/ What is Blue Dot Fever? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/06/what-is-blue-dot-fever/ Blame the milennials https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/blue-dot-fever-millennial-nostalgia-11918732 Blue Dot Fever isnt just for milennials https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/03/post-malone-big-ass-stadium-tour-2-dates-canceled/ No Blue Dot Fever Here! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/03/shakira-copacabana-beach-two-million/ Can NIVA cure Blue Dot Fever? https://news.pollstar.com/2026/05/06/niva-unveils-conference-programming/ Is Albania the solution https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/01/kanye-albania-concert-go-ahead/   Support us directly! Introducing our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

The Internet Archive is important, but that doesn't mean that big AI should just grab it.   Names in the pod today: Syd Schwartz Adam Block Paul Sweeting Ashley King YouTube Music Instagram TikTok     Links in the comments...   LINKS Jazz is Dead fights AI https://jazzandcoffee.substack.com/p/analog-tape-vs-the-machine Impoverishing the Culture https://rightstech.substack.com/p/ai-and-its-discontents YouTube Music still growing https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-music-and-premium-saw-largest-quarterly-increase-in-non-trial-subscribers-since-2018-launch-says-alphabet-ceo-as-platforms-ad-revenues-rose-to-9-88b/ Instagram protects creators https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/01/instagram-debuts-more-original-content-protections-for-creators/ AI Scamarama on TikTok https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/30/ai-generated-scams-surge-on-tiktok/ Podslop is an issue https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/04/podslop-ai-podcast-problem/ "I hate this song" trend https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=he%20there%20sally&t=1778076084091 Friday is a Deathless Trend https://www.tiktok.com/music/Friday-6787732499905660929 Boney M Trend https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=the%20office%20is%20on%20fire%20what%20are%20you%20grabbing&t=1778076212526   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 Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply

How AI vs. the Industry imitates wrestling...   Links in the Comments...   Names in the pod Today Michael Allen Paul Sinclair Suno Udio Songkick Dylan Smith Tim Ingham YouTube   LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply  Suno series D https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/04/suno-series-d-reports/ Suno Operationalizes its Songkick investment https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/03/suno-songkick-concert-discovery-ai/? Udio still arguing fair use https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/udio-admits-to-scraping-youtube-audio-for-ai-training-in-answer-to-sony-music-lawsuit/ YouTube's Magic AI music Button https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-creators-hit-by-music-copyright-claims-can-now-replace-tracks-with-ai-at-the-touch-of-a-button/ 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!!

Genuflecting before ensh*ttification!   Names in Today's Pod: Record Store Day Ed Christman Kristin Robinson Rachel Scharf Paul Grein Gary Vaynerchuk Scott Walker SiriusXM Tony Brooke   Birthdays this week: Gogi Gupta Peter Moren Lauren Blitzer Tom Silverman Dominic Pandiscia Nick Turner Joans Selenis Bill Gerdts     LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   In the Valley of the Kings https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-grossing-music-biopics-movies/bohemian-rhapsody-2018/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-store-day-2026-recap-taylor-swift-katseye-top-seller/ SiriusXM's Up arrow https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/30/siriusxm-q1-2026-financials/ "I'll have the Euro Language Please" https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-ai-rights-are-changing-record-contracts/ Don't Call it Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/social-media-dead-interest-here-gary-vaynerchuk-v2zoe/   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

The money trench is getting deeper by the week.   Names in the pod today: Murray Stassen Dylan Smith Jorge Brea Michelle Garramone Denis Ladegaillerie Suno Believe Paul Sinclair   LINKS:   Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Scandals aren't all equal; leverage matters https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/29/study-scandals-streaming-2026/ Symphonic does two new things https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/symphonic-targets-catalog-acquisitions-and-indie-artist-financing-deals-with-launch-of-symphonic-next/ Believe's line in the AI sand https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believe-and-tunecore-blocking-suno-elevenlabs-and-udio/ BTS is back, profits not yet https://www.billboard.com/pro/bts-return-earns-hybe-highest-first-quarter-revenue-ever/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/29/hybe-earnings-q1-2026/ Deezer results https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/deezer-revenues-hit-154m-in-q1-down-1-6-yoy-but-direct-subscribers-grew-to-5-7m/ PW does not rest https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/primary-wave-raises-2-2-billion-for-fourth-music-fund/ O-Rod Dads out at Pete's https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-accidentally-open-for-olivia-rodrigo/   Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Are UMG earnings the harbinger of a sea change?   Names In Today's Pod: Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Ross Walthall Universal Music Spotify Andy Gensler JR Lind Live Nation NIVA NITO   LINKS: Spotify Q1 is...OK https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-reports-2026-q1-earnings/ The Taylor Tax https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-umg-deal-artists-spotify-share-sale-payout/ Live NAtion Now What? https://news.pollstar.com/2026/04/29/after-the-verdict-now-what/? No ticket price relief? https://news.pollstar.com/2026/04/29/why-concert-ticket-prices-wont-drop-if-live-nation-and-ticketmaster-are-split-up/ Ontario says maybe yes... https://www.billboard.com/pro/ticketmaster-caps-ticket-resale-ontario-canada-music-news/ Live Nation throws crumbs to the other 98% https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/live-nation-30-all-in-tickets-4000-summer-shows-list-1236229927/   Support us directly! Introducing our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Have a cigar, BMG and Concord!   Names in the pod today:   Bob Valentine Thomas Coesfeld BMG Concord Spotify TikTok Tracy Gardner Ross Walthall Instagram Cleveland Research     LINKS A baby major is born https://www.billboard.com/pro/bmg-to-buy-concord-in-indie-music-merger/ Spotify beats Guidance and still slumps https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/spotify-stock-spot-earnings-beat-guidance.html Thanks Ross! https://www.clevelandresearch.com/about-us/ AI for the worker bees https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-brings-simplified-ai-video-to-edits/818505/ TikTok Flexes https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktoks-add-to-music-app-tool-surpasses-6b-track-saves-in-the-past-year   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

Brace yourself for the post-app future.   Names In Today's Pod: Joel Gouveia Dick Huey Jim McDermott Russ Crupnick Bill Donahue Sam Altman OpenAI Ashley King Ivan Mehta   LINKS Joel Gouveia can pick a topic. https://open.substack.com/pub/joelgouveia/p/the-death-of-the-record-deal? Sony and UMG itching to see that Warner-Suno deal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/24/suno-universal-music-lawsuit/ TaylorTM https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-files-to-trademark-her-voice-and-image/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/27/taylor-swift-trademark-voice-likeness/ Pants on Fire again! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/26/sam-altman-bruno-mars-partnership-fake/ Spotify occasionally does the right thing, sort of. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-to-show-ai-tags-in-song-credits-where-artists-have-chosen-to-disclose-through-their-label-or-distributor/ Our Post-app Future https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps/? Russ Crupnick say pay attention to the used vinyl market https://www.billboard.com/pro/used-vinyl-record-market-shouldnt-overlooked-guest-column/ And Vinyl Bootlegs are back! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/27/the-vinyl-comeback-counterfeit-vinyl-operation-shut-down/     Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Support Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply

Is there a computer that can put a valuation on the MJ catalogue?   Names in Today's Pod: Larry Miller Jessica Lynch SiriusXM iHeart Bill Donahue Mark Kates Lucas Shaw Ashley Carman Irving Azoff   Birthdays this week: Alex Gonzalez Eduardo Rivadavia Cameo Calrson Brian Zisk Scott Perry   LINKS   Michael movie Opens Boffo https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/26/michael-us-opening-weekend/? Prince Movie still Hasn't Opened at all https://www.billboard.com/pro/prince-death-anniversary-history-legal-fights-estate/ The Radio Borg? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/iheartmedia-holds-merger-talks-with-sirius-xm-as-radio-struggles? Stagecoach Blown Off https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/stagecoach-evacuation-high-winds-resume-1236231566/   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/   Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

Ryan Tedder and Morgan Wallen are safe and boring...investments   Names in the pod today: Links in comments. LINKS: Ed Christman Portia Sabin Spotify Kristin Robinson Oliver Schusser Jon Bahr Bandlab Chord Altice Verizon   Spotify top songs of all time https://variety.com/2026/music/news/spotify-lists-all-time-most-streamed-artists-albums-songs-taylor-swift-bad-bunny-weeknd-1236728433/ Music Biz Preview https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-biz-associations-2026-conference-what-to-expect/ Apple is safe and Boring https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-exec-talks-ai-billboard-on-the-record/ And the Webby goes to Bandlab https://bandlabtechnologies.com/news/bandlab-wins-peoples-voice-webby-award-best-user-experience-2026/ Cascade of dropped cases https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/23/verizon-copyright-lawsuit-major-labels/ Bang on the Run https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/bts-fraud-bang-si-hyuk-seoul-b2964267.html Safe and Boring Catalogue investments https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/chord-music-linked-abs-vehicle-plans-500m-deal-backed-by-830m-catalog-led-by-suicideboys-morgan-wallen-and-ryan-tedder-rights/   Job of The Week: https://www.zrgpartners.com/jobboard/academy-of-country-music-chief-executive-officer Song of the week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast  

All, (well maybe not all) of our traditions are dying...   Names In Today's Pod: Dylan Smith Anthropic Sarah Pittman D4Vd Ashley King Ye Amazon Bandsintown Fabrice Sergeant   LINKS: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Come on, Claude, be human... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/22/anthropic-music-publishers-lawsuit-summary-judgment-motion/ D4vd Erasure https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-apple-music-amazon-music-taps-bandsintown-to-surface-concert-listings-and-ticket-links-on-artist-profiles/ Sustainable touring resources https://news.pollstar.com/2026/04/22/sustainable-touring-resource-guide-2026/ Unsustainable touring https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/20/kanye-european-tour-in-trouble/ Streaming sell tickets Who Knew? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-apple-music-amazon-music-taps-bandsintown-to-surface-concert-listings-and-ticket-links-on-artist-profiles/ Whither the humble tour merch person? https://news.pollstar.com/2026/04/21/bts-to-bring-immersive-experiences-to-las-vegas-busan-tour-utilizing-amazons-just-walk-out-technology/ Support us directly! Introducing our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Dylan is forever, unfortunately so is 6-7 https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Andrew Hutchinson Meta Snapchat Nick Maiale Andrew Batey Brandon Bosler Universal Music Concord Music Quince   LINKS Meta to replace more humans with bots https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-plans-large-scale-job-cuts-beginning-in-may-says-reuters/818022/ Quince is where the lawsuit money is https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/20/umg-concord-quince-social-media-infringement/ Pew! Pew! Pew! https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/social-media-has-positive-benefits-for-teens-report/817638/ Laufey Joins the Fortnite Pantheon https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/16/laufey-fortnite-festival-headliner-season-14/ Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

Out and about in Nashville at Hits Home.   Names In Today's Pod: Hits Home Andrew Batey Morgan Hayduk Matt Maisonette Sharon Tapper Monika Tashman Lisa Resner Angela Abbott Mike Pelczynski Darryl Ballantyne Dominique   LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply  Beatdapp dudes explain streaming fraud https://beatdapp.com/blog Deezer overwhelmed with slop submissions https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/75000-ai-generated-tracks-now-flood-deezer-daily-representing-44-of-all-new-music-uploaded-to-the-platform-says-streamer/ UK Tax dollars at work on Unlicensed AI https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-newton-rex_the-uks-sovereign-ai-fund-launched-yesterday-share-7450805558670114817-LwpU? 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

I'll be prowling the Hits Home conference iasking "who are you and why are you here?"   Names in Today's Pod: Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Justin Bieber Coachella G-Love Ashley King Apple Apple Daniel Ek Chapter Two Tony Price Hits Home Tom Briggs   Birthdays this week Larry Marcus Michelle Harrison Sackheim Lizzie Brockhausen Scotty Reich   Links in comments...   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Bieber didn't diss his early catalogue for financial reasons utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAAC_y4Bj_55MYX2ryKaHuxhU84V4OgAAeM&utm_campaign=copy_link Baltazar Is Bloomberg for Music https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-valuation-platform-baltazar-inside-new-system/ Industry plant rant https://substack.com/@maximumexposureinc/note/c-239079565?r=lszz&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Hits Home (see ya there!) https://hitshome.jump.global/ Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC   Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

Music is a good marketing tool. Who Knew?   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Bill Ackman Universal Music Group Gavin Newsome Coachella Hunter Giles Infinite Catalogue  Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.   LINKS: 4-D Chess https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/16/pershing-square-usa-ipo/ Music Is good marketing https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/16/coachella-stagecoach-ca-benefit/? The streaming Paradox https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/14/music-streaming-royalties-paradox-study/ Hunter Giles Breaks it Down https://infinitecatalog.substack.com/p/louder-and-clearer-part-2-the-bigges India is a mixed streaming bag https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/india-added-nearly-4m-paid-music-streaming-subscriptions-in-2025-taking-its-total-to-14-4m-according-to-new-report/   Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop   Song of the week: Angine de Poitrine -- Fabienk https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Kids, the 90's weren't all "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Live Nation Ben Sisario Michael Rapino Dan Wall Amy Klobuchar Dylan Smith NIVA Bruce Houghton ChatGPT Sam Altman Adam Jacobs The Internet Archive   Live Nation loses https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/arts/music/live-nation-antitrust-trial-verdict-monopoly.html the Axis of Distrust https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/10/ticketmaster-integrates-chatgpt/ A treasure on top of a treasure https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/thousands-of-rare-concert-recordings-are-landing-on-the-internet-archive-listen-now/ https://archive.org/details/aadamjacobs Support us directly! Introducing our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Can a generational talent also be an indsutry plant? Well, yes... Episode #513   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Cindy Mabe Dylan Smith Geese Chaotic Good Kristin Robinson John Semley Eliza McLamb Hybe Dax Riggs Acid Bath Alice Prato Laufey Gucci Mane   LINKS Exec bounceback week continues https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/exec-moves/cindy-mabe-joan-of-arc-music-2026 Geese is a Successful Psyop? 1 https://www.wired.com/story/geese-chaotic-good-marketing-industry-plant/ Leak Week! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/14/euphoria-leaker-subpoena-hbo-x/? A metal Viral Feel-good story https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/14/louisana-sludge-metallers-a Know You Fans, Own Your Data https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/built-business-instagram-disappeared-g9w6md87r 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 #512 The AI divide is real. Even Stanford University thinks so.   Names In Today's Pod: Julie Greenwald Max Lousada 26.2 Suno Udio Andrew Unterberger Ashley King Sarah Perez Spotify   LINKS Max and Julie's Marathon Monday https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/max-lousada-and-julie-greenwald-are-in-business-welcome-to-26-2-in-partnership-with-sony-music/ Phil Collins Again? https://www.billboard.com/lists/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2026-takeaways-snubs-surprises/the-80s-are-the-new-60s-70s/ The High cost of Coachella https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/13/17-lattes-and-28-fries-welcome-to-coachella-2026/ AI has a PR problem https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/stanford-report-highlights-growing-disconnect-between-ai-insiders-and-everyone-else/ Udio throws everyhting it can at lawsuits https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/10/udio-independent-artist-lawsuits-dismissal-push/ The battle of the walled garden is entrenched https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/09/suno-universal-music-lawsuit-settlement-impasse/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sunos-licensing-talks-with-major-labels-in-limbo-with-no-path-forward-report/ Spotify https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-gives-users-the-option-to-switch-off-video-content-across-its-platform/ 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 #musicbusiness #podcast   #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!  

Rorschach tests, math rock goes viral. Oh and streamflation.   Episode #511   Names in Today's Pod: Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Barry Massarsky Jake De Vries Peter Harvey Matt Barrington Bennett Henson Brian Miller Ashley King Live Nation Coachella Angines de Poitrine Jonathan Howe Rick Beato RoyFi YouTube Music   Birthdays this week Dale Connone Portia Sabin Steve Masur John Hendrickson Chris Moon Nick Maiale Jump.Global   LINKS Coachella Rohrschach Sabrina Version Pro: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-coachella-headlining-set-recap-1236556670/ Con https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/arts/music/sabrina-carpenter-coachella-apology.html Justin Version Pro: https://www.vogue.com/article/justin-bieber-coachella-2026-set-performance#:~:text=Two%20hours%20before%20Justin%20Bieber,closer%20towards%20the%20main%20stage%2C Con :https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15726153/justin-bieber-delights-fans-soulful-late-night-set-coachella-day-2.html Streamflation hits YouTube https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/10/youtube-music-premium-price-hikes/? Live Nation: The Jury is out https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-trial-ends-monopoly-or-fierce-competitor/ Angines De Poitrine https://www.billboard.com/pro/angine-de-poitrine-demand-viral-video-canada-music-news/ Beato was on this weeks ago (it takes 21 times for something to sink in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8bt94-ybg 13 Queeners in 2025 https://www.billboard.com/pro/citrin-cooperman-music-catalog-valuations-top-13-b/ Hits Home (see ya there!) https://hitshome.jump.global/   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC    

It's our Ackman-UMG special!   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Bill Ackman Universal Music Ed Christman Bob Lefsetz Darius Van Armin   The Unlimited Supply Trucker Cap   Links in the comments. LINKS: Experts Weigh in https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-pershing-square-offer-investors-execs-bill-ackman-bid/ Lefsetz weighs in https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2026/04/07/ackman-universal/ Darius Van Arman Weighs in https://www.linkedin.com/posts/darius-van-arman-5705983_no-single-transaction-has-greater-potential-activity-7447226598292058112-B22O?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAC_y4Bj_55MYX2ryKaHuxhU84V4OgAAeM   Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Song Of the Week on Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/track/318457786a Song of the week Everywhere else https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

The ability to charge a captive audience 18 bucks or more for a beer on a hot day in the desert Needs to be protected jealously.   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Eleven Labs Jeremy Sirota Ariel King Kristin Robinson Katie Bain Dave Brooks Ashley King Dylan Suno Udio Wireless Fest Gamma Coachella BMI   Links in  the Comments Episode Link LINKS: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Eleven Mobile launches https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/elevenlabs-launches-elevenmusic-ios-app-taking-on-suno-and-udio-on-mobile/ Bully not so Bullish https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/08/gamma-kanye-west-bully-album-sales/ Karma is hard to launder https://www.billboard.com/pro/kanye-west-wireless-festival-cancellation-what-happens-now/ Coachella shine up https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-coachella-became-america-s-top-festival/ Coachella Blast Radius https://www.billboard.com/pro/justin-bieber-coachella-radius-clause-roxy-show-how/ High Prices must be protected from artists and songwriters https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/08/bmi-rate-court-decision/ Support us directly! Introducing our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast  

Episode #508   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Substack nuggets, Ben James Samantha Matusoff Andrew Hutchinson Tom Truitt Gabrielle Garzotto Ye     LINKS Who needs an Algo? https://stvdio.substack.com/p/36-ways-to-discover-new-music-without? Ye Drags us back in https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/07/british-government-denies-kanye-west-visa/ Beware the shallow money trench https://substack.com/@samanthamatusoff/note/c-236773788?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=lszz But if you still want to work in the shallow money trench https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-industry-internships-how-to-get-one-insiders/ Elon strikes back https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/06/x-music-publishers-lawsuit-dismissal-attempt/ That's not way to go viral! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c937kezj03vo A workflow reduction for Insta https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-chief-debunks-popular-engagement-hack/816781/ Cool Job Of the Week! Email me for description: [email protected] Unlimited Supply store https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply   Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

Episode #507   Who Needs Humans?   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Bill Ackman Lucian Grainge Michael J. De La Merced Michael Ovitz Universal Music Spotify Nathan Brackett Virginie Berger Abraham Abushmais Breaking Rust Ye Larry Jackson Gamma OpenAI Seatgeek   LINKS Non-Hostile bid https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/business/dealbook/bill-ackman-universal-music-merger.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/seatgeek-launches-chatgpt-integration-bringing-ticket-listings-to-openais-chatbot/ Virginie and Nathan Tag Team 1 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/virginieberger_musicindustry-aimusic-streamingfraud-share-7445884460581179392-WITQ? Virginie and Nathan Tag Team 2 https://www.stems.media/p/a-look-under-streaming-fraud-s-hood    AI Scalpers https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/seatgeek-launches-chatgpt-integration-bringing-ticket-listings-to-openais-chatbot/ Kanye Breaks the supply chain https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/06/kanye-west-bully-album-dsp-weirdness/?ches-chatgpt-integration-bringing-ticket-listings-to-openais-chatbot/   Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Suppport Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply Qobuz Free trial https://qobuz.com/supply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicbusiness #podcast

Episode #506. Why Everybody Loves Zohran. Ye, not so much...   https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Names in Today's Pod:   Michael Rapino SeatGeek Bill Donahue Dylan Smith LiveNation Eric Budish Tuma Basa Ezekiel Lewis Epic Records Believe Universal Music Group Cardi B Zohran Mamdani Ye Pepsi Coachella Hannah Daley Emma Chan   Birthdays this week Dick Wingate Tom Muzquiz David Krinsky LINKS   The Empire Strikes Back More https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-believe-settle-lawsuit-over-kendrick-knockoff-songs/ UMG and Believe settle up https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-believe-settle-lawsuit-over-kendrick-knockoff-songs/ Ye Redemption interrupted https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pepsi-drops-wireless-festival-sponsorship-kanye-west-1236215480/ Everybody Loves Zohran https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cardi-b-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-free-childcare-song-contest-1236214247/ Tuma Exits https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-director-black-music-culture-tuma-basa-exit/ Zeke Ascends https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/30/epic-records-names-new-ceo-ezekiel-lewis/   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

You've been asking, now we have merch!   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Jaime Marconette Spotify Instagram Lunimate Cameo TikTok Universal Music Group Larry Mestel Tim Ingham Ashley King Hybe Jake Basden Ethiopia Habtemariam The Unlimited Supply Trucker Cap   LINKS: Cameo X TikTok https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/tiktok-cameo-partnership/ Instagram X SuperFans https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimemarconette_%F0%9D%90%82%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%AC%F0%9D%90%9E-%F0%9D%90%92%F0%9D%90%AD%F0%9D%90%AE%F0%9D%90%9D%F0%9D%90%B2-%F0%9D%90%8B%F0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%AE%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%9C%F0%9D%90%A1-%F0%9D%90%93%F0%9D%90%A1%F0%9D%90%9E-activity-7444802749025656832-nxmb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAC_y4Bj_55MYX2ryKaHuxhU84V4OgAAeM https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/02/instagram-music-superfans-data/ An "Interactive Multiformat Ecosystem" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/01/spotify-not-a-streaming-platform/ UMG Stock Buyback: 5 Rods or half a Queener https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-kicks-off-e500-million-share-buyback-program/ Hybe pours a rod into the USA https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybe-the-home-of-bts-injects-100m-into-us-subsidiary-hybe-america12/ Larry Mestel takes a victory lap https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/larry-mestel-how-it-started/ Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Song Of the Week on Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/track/89956555 Song of the week Everywhere else https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Episode #504 Warner beefs up its indie game Revelator deal and some box office curiosities https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Robert Kyncl Warner Music Group Bruno Guez Revelator Tim Ingham Live Nation Rachel Scharf Dave Clark Eric Frankenberg Bob Allen   LINKS: WMG snaps up Revelator https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-to-acquire-revelator/ Ed Sheeran Dominates from Down under https://www.billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-number-one-monthly-boxscore-recap/ Pink punches above her weight. https://news.pollstar.com/2026/03/25/deep-data-cuts-supreme-sisterhood-the-millenniums-most-popular-women-in-touring/ Live Nation Trial updates https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-trial-recap-week-3-drake-kendrick-tour-competition/ https://www.ticketnews.com Our Merch Soft Launch...Trucker hats for the Spring! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop   Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Episode #503 The one Video podcast to watch this week is... https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Nathan Brackett Stems Kristin Robinson Youtube Jesse Koren Andrew Spellman Chaotic good Larsbot   LINKS K-Pop Happy Meals https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-mcdonalds-meals-1236703616/ Nathan Brackett breaks down the Youtube Billboard pullout https://www.stems.media/p/tracking-hot-100-winners-and-losers-in-billboard-s-post-youtube-world How to go Viral https://www.billboard.com/video/secrets-to-song-virality-on-tiktok-w-digital-marketing/ Maphra Vs TikTok https://www.billboard.com/pro/maphra-bring-me-the-horizon-cover-hot-hard-rock-songs-chart/ Lauren Daigle Trend https://www.eonline.com/news/1428858/taylor-frankie-paul-details-mental-health-struggle   Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Episode #502 The Music GenAI Arms race is on.   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Jorge Brea Jon Baltz Symphonic Distro Nation Neil Mohan Lulu Garcia Navarro Apple Deezer Musixmatch EJI Ashley King Suno Lyria 3   LINKS Symphonic Buys Distro Nation https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/symphonic-acquires-music-distribution-and-youtube-monetization-platform-distro-nation/ Neo Mohan? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/magazine/neal-mohan-interview.html Apple, Product ranker is fun https://www.theverge.com/cs/tech/900477/apple-50-anniversary-rank-products AI detection is the flavor of the week Pt. 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/27/deezer-ai-detection-tech-license-eji/ AI detection is the flavor of the week Pt. 2 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/musixmatch-launches-sentinel-service-to-detect-when-copyrighted-music-and-lyrics-are-used-in-ai-and-user-generated-content/ The AI arms Race is on: Suno 5.5 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-launches-v5-5-ai-model-with-voice-capture-and-personalization-features/ The AI arms Race is on: Lyria 3.0 https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/google-launches-lyria-3-pro-music-generation-model/   Qobuz Free trial https://qobuz.com/supply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicbusiness #podcast

Episode #501. At heart we are all fans.   https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Names in Today's Pod: Stephen J. Horowitz Tim Ingham Colleen Theis Ella Langley BTS     This week's birthdays Robby towns Sue Marcus Sean Dugan Kathryn Frazier Suzy Schultz Don rose Jon Klein Brian Kaplan Ryan Payne   Links in The comments... EPISODE LINK: LINKS BTS On Top https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bts-arirang-no1-billboard-200-albums-chart-1236209566/ Ella Langley on Top Too https://www.billboard.com/lists/ella-langley-choosin-texas-number-1-hot-100-fourth-week/ Clipping explained https://variety.com/2026/music/news/clipping-marketing-tool-took-over-music-industry-1236699705/ Colleen Theis Is a music fan https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/key-songs-in-the-life-of-colleen-theis/ March Madness In April https://www.ncaa.com/marchmadness/musicfest   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC   Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast

Believe it or not, we've now done this 500 Times! Maybe it's time to explain some things.   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Eduardo Rivadavia Sony Music Iconic Suzy Schultz   Links in Comments   LINKS: Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Song Of the Week on Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/track/1077546 Song of the week Everywhere else https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Howie Singer has another Axe to Grind!   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Howie SInger Meta Bittorrent #musicbusiness #podcast LINKS Howie literally wrote the book on Muic Tech https://www.amazon.com/Key-Changes-Technology-Transformed-Industry/dp/B0CZMMR74P Qobuz Free trial https://qobuz.com/supply The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Episode #498 Sora, we hardly knew ya... https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Feels Tony Seyler JD Tuminski Sora OpenAI Disney Mark Zuckerberg Thirsty Robot Hypebeasts Andrew Hutchinson TikTok iHeart Aisha Malik Peaky Blinders Julia Wolf       EPISODE LINK: Links   All The Feels https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-messaging-app-feels-which-counts-eminem-manager-paul-rosenberg-among-its-investors-launches-with-licensing-deals-from-all-three-majors/ Sayonara Sora https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/24/openai-shuts-down-sora-disney-investment-kaput/? Zuckbot Announced, Already Deployed? https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-is-creating-an-ai-clone-of-himself/815493/ People Like....People https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/human-speech-and-presence-help-drive-reels-engagement/815381/ iHeartXTikTok drives Bruno engagement https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/23/bruno-mars-album-campaign-iheartmedia-tiktok/? YouTube dashboard changes https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-brings-updated-tools-to-its-creator-partnership-program/815494/ TikTok new Ad units https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/tiktok-ads-are-about-to-get-a-tad-more-disruptive/   Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC  

Episode #497 Will Primary WaveXKobalt transform publishing? https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Primary Wave Kobalt Larry Mestel Justin Shukat Laurent Hubert Jeanette Perez Willard Ahdritz Lucian Grainge Murray Stassen Dylan Smith Nvidia Rob Dekker Ricardo Briceno Michael Dell Donne Roblox     LINKS Primary Wave Kobalt Consummated https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-primary-wave-music-to-acquire-kobalt-from-francisco-partners/ Artie Fufkin goes to Seoul https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/23/bts-comeback-concert-disaster/ Lucian sees joy in disruption https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sir-lucian-grainge-just-became-the-first-music-exec-at-nvidias-super-bowl-of-ai-heres-what-he-said/ White House Says "So sue me." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/23/white-house-ai-regulation-proposal/ Roblox's Roadblock https://gamesbeat.com/roblox-moves-to-take-a-cut-of-all-brand-integrations-on-its-platform/ Qobuz Free trial https://qobuz.com/supply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicbusiness #podcast  

Episode #496 An open call for your takes on prediction markets and music. What say you, folks?   https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Names in Today's Pod: Chance The Rapper Pat the Manager Mandy Dalugdug Louis Posen Tim Quirk Dylan Smith Spotify Kalshi Polymarket   this week's birthdays Arni Arnason Jenn Tressler Michael Caplan Bill Hein Mike Greenberg Hugo Burnham Ashely Harris Jim McDermott Jason Hirschorn Bobby Sherman Naana Obeng-Marnu     LINKS Get it in Writing https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/chance-the-rapper-beats-pat-the-managers-3-8m-lawsuit-but-wins-just-35-in-countersuit/E A Middle Class solution https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/20/music-streaming-royalties-orca-comments/   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC   Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast

Episode #495 We don't a a wealth problem, we have a wealth distribution problem   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Michael Rapino Live Nation IFPI Michael Smith Murray Stassen Dylan Smith Rachel Scharf Deezer Believe PopHouse         LINKS: Rapino Chooses his Words Carefully https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/19/live-nation-ceo-gouging-employee-comments/ France Punching above its weight 1: Deezer in the Black https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/18/deezer-achieves-profitability-in-2025-financials/ AI Slop fraud: Guilty https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-song-streaming-fraud-musician-pleads-guilty-stealing/ Abba buys Tina Turner rights https://www.billboard.com/pro/pophouse-buys-majority-stake-tina-turner-music-rights/ France Punching above its weight 1: BelieveXJanet Jackson https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/19/janet-jackson-believe-deal/ IFPI Takeaways 1 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/10-quick-and-crucial-takeaways-from-ifpis-global-music-report-2026/ IFPI Takeaways 2 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/18/global-music-industry-revenue-2025/   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Song Of the Week on Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/track/325912311 Song of the week Everywhere else https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

Episode 493. Called out on a dubious assertion!   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Lori Feldman Redefine Music Advisors Dylan Smith Ray Waddell Live Nation South Dakota Frank Barsalona The Wild Honey Pie   LINKS: Emails are carved in stone https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/18/us-v-live-nation-baker-first-witness/ Red flat, and settling https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/17/live-nation-settlement-states-payments/ A short history of Concert Promotion https://news.pollstar.com/2026/03/13/unconventional-wisdom-long-before-live-nation-ticketmaster-and-anti-trust-lawsuits-there-were-risk-taking-entrepreneurs/   #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Episode 492, Hey Now! https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Lori Feldman Wasserman Redefine Music John Esposito Kris Lamb Clint Higham Hey Now! Hank Kingsley Toure Shiver Donna Gryn Columbia Records Republic Records Andrew Hutchinson Adam Mosseri TikTok Instagram   EPISODE LINK:   Links: Lori Feldman hangs out her own Shingle https://variety.com/2026/music/news/lori-feldman-redefine-music-advisors-1236690276/ Sluggers changing teams https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/toure-shiver-named-vp-marketing-strategy-at-republic-records/ A new Expansion Team filled with Sluggers https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/clint-higham-john-esposito-and-kris-lamb-launch-nashville-label-hey-now-records-kenny-chesney-is-first-signing/ Don't send the Coke fiends to the dispensary, or at least charge a. toll https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-tests-links-in-post-captions-for-paying-users/814763/ Meta Layoffs equal stock lift https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-shares-jump-after-reuters-report-plans-layoffs-20-or-more-2026-03-16/ The TikTok Vig https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/14/tiktok-trump-administration-10bn iHeart Poaches TikTok Radio https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-radio-launches-on-iheartradio-as-tiktok-ends-siriusxm-partnership/ Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC   Links in the Comments #musicindustry #podcast

Episode #491 Top funnel issues and AI isn't coming for ALL of us.   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Lyor Cohen Marisol Segal Dylan Field The RIAA YouTube JoRoan Lazaro Apple Ryan Waniata Mikey Shulman Howie SInger V20 Krystle Delgado   #musicbusiness #podcast   EPISODE LINK: LINKS RIAA trouble at the Top Funnel https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-paid-music-streaming-subscriptions-hit-106-5m-in-2025-adding-6-5m-accounts-yoy-the-strongest-growth-since-2022/ Lyor https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/lyor-cohen-youtube-music-strategy/ Code has a right answer. Design doesn't https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joroanlazaro_dylan-field-co-founderceo-figma-said-activity-7430671584924811264-HASh? Mikey Shulman Has a new Idea and a regret. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/13/suno-ceo-backtracks-making-music-remarks/ Krystle Delgado On AI Training Data https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-problem-with-ai-companies-starting-fresh/ Qobuz Free trial https://qobuz.com/supply   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicbusiness #podcast  

Counting down to Episode #500   https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Names in Today's Pod: Mark Mulligan Midia Research Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Cherie Hu Water & Music The Mechanical Licensing Collective Pandora A2IM Chris Eggertson SXSW IFPI Deezer Tencent CRS     Happy Birthdays this week: Steffen Chirazi Elizabeth Moody Beville Dunkerly Jerry Rubino Stacy Karp Ben Farber Betsy Whitney Bryan Grone Kevin Keirnan   Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Links in The comments... EPISODE LINK: LINKS Is this still a thing? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-mlc-and-pandora-file-competing-summary-judgment-motions-in-mechanical-royalties-dispute/ A2IM Certifications https://www.billboard.com/pro/indie-artist-album-sales-a2im-riaa-certifications/ Smart Kids Pt. 1 https://www.billboard.com/pro/midia-music-report-2025-global-recorded-revenue-grew/ Smart Kids Pt. 2 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/music-tech-ownership-ouroboros-2026-edition-cherie-hu-djrnc?   Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

In-app purchases work for games. Why not music, too?   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Thom Skarzynski Happiness. Marketing Tim Quirk Tapedeck Murray Stassen Karen Allen Robert Kyncl Warner Music Group JP Morgan Youtube Music Adam Lewis Planetary Group   LINKS: Superfan Friday https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/creating-superfans-requires-emotional-thinking-not-just-analytics/ Superfan Finance Friday https://www.billboard.com/pro/superfan-streaming-app-tapedeck-increase-artist-royalties/ Warner Does Finance the old-Fashioned Way https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-signs-new-1-645bn-credit-agreement-with-jpmorgan-refinancing-existing-debt/ YouTube is F-in Huge https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/10/youtube-ad-revenue-generated-2026/ Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Planetary Party RSVPs at SXSW Focus Wales RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/focus-wales-at-sxsw-2026-tickets-1982835145296 Sampler: https://planetarygroup.disco.ac/share-new/571402097/user/604160? Taiwan Beats Sampler: https://planetarygroup.disco.ac/share-new/571402098/user/604160?   Song Of the Week on Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/track/374815001 Song of the week Everywhere else https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

There is a little-known codicil in the Live Nation settlement...   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Live Nation Kristin Robinson Mikey Shulman Suno Howie Singer Andy Blair Neil Jacobson Google Wasserman or The Team Oak View Group Mandy Dalugdug Dylan Smith Liz Pelley Peter Shapiro   LINKS: SUNO Deep dive https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-ai-music-startup-cover-story/ Indies Sue Google https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/indie-artists-sue-google-claiming-it-used-youtubes-own-catalog-to-train-lyria-3-ai-music-tool/ Live Nation Deets pt. 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/11/oak-view-group-live-nation-deal/ Live Nation Deets pt. 1 (from the High Priest of Privacy Policies) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ahblair_potentially-huge-and-so-far-activity-7437196549270687744-m_2a? Get a privacy Policy form the High Priest https://www.reverbdata.com/ Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Abundance Theory and "Ring My Bell" is Viral, and hogwash.  https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Tom Rolnad Cameo Carlson Tom Truitt MTheory Eduardo Rivadavia Tunrkey ZRG Hybe Spotify Eric Nam Ashley King Andrew Hutchinson Buffer Ben Woods MIDIA Research Jay Graber   Links: Proud of our Weird Friends https://www.billboard.com/pro/nashville-music-companies-expanding-free-industry-training/ K-Pop Podcasting should be more of a thing. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/09/hybe-spotify-k-pop-podcast-video-series/ Jay Graber does the right thing https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/bluesky-ceo-steps-down-as-the-app-focuses-on-growth/814261/ Peak Social? https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-linkedin-and-threads-engagement-declined-in-2025/814141/ Ben Woods Explains it all. Pull up a chair. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/markmulligan_attention-versus-fandom-and-the-world-activity-7436685313235857408-3-gN?   Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Guess I should be checking Politico more often   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Yasmin Khorram Politico Live Nation Anthropic Murray Stassen GEMA Suno Rick Savage 91X Shazam ChatGPT   #musicbusiness #podcast   EPISODE LINK: LINKS Live Nation Coverae https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/live-nation-reaches-settlement-with-doj-in-antitrust-fight-00818564 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/09/usa-vs-live-nation-over-case-settled/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/09/live-nation-settlement-industry-reactions/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/09/live-nation-states-litigation/ AI DSP consumer Guide https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/06/ai-rules-at-major-streaming-platforms/ ChatGPTX Shazam https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/09/shazam-now-available-on-chatgpt/ Anthropic Warns its Victims https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market GEMA v Suno https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/gema-vs-suno-german-court-hears-landmark-ai-music-copyright-case/ Congrats Rick Savage https://www.linkedin.. com/posts/ricksavage64_san-diego-ca-march-6-2026-91x-announced-activity-7436846797509152768-NUgl? Qobuz Free trial https://qobuz.com/supply   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

It's actually Commonwealth Day today. Who knew?   https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Names in Today's Pod: Golnar Khosrowshahi Adam Lewis Planetary Group SXSW Sips and Sounds The New Colossus Festival Seatgeek Ticketmaster    George Karalexis Donna Budica Reservoir Media The Minnesota Wild Cumulus Media Ashley King Dylan Smith     Happy Birthdays this week: Seth Schachner Doug McVehil Jim Mahoney Ed Christman Jeff Liebenson   Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Links in The comments... EPISODE LINK: LINKS Develop That Catalogue! https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-music-catalogs-generate-more-revenue-brand-value/    When You are under fire, use your bully pulpit! https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-ceo-music-industry-global-future-canada-news/ Retaliation Insurance https://www.sipssoundsfest.com/https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/06/what-is-live-nation-retaliation-insurance/ Radio circles the drain, chapter XI https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/cumulus-media-bankruptcy/ Spotify paid out 7 bucks and change in Oz https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-says-it-paid-out-213m-to-australian-music-rightsholders-in-2025-up-7-yoy/ Sips and Sounds is a thing https://www.sipssoundsfest.com/ Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

We speak a little Wiseguy. Listen today for a translation.   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names in the pod today: Golnar Khosrowshahi Michael Rapino Livenation The Barclays Center Create Music Universal Music Group Quavo The IRS Irenic Reservoir Media Richmond Hill   #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast       LINKS: Wiseguy Translation https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/usa-v-live-nation-testimony-barclays-center/ Music Streaming subs 130M https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/music-streaming-subscribers-us-2025/ UMG Earnings Q4 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-generated-4-19b-in-q4-up-10-6-yoy-driven-by-taylor-swift-kpop-demon-hunters-soundtrack-olivia-dean-and-more/ Create Raises 4.5 Rod https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/create-music-group-at-2-2-billion-valuation-completes-450-million-fundraise/ Quavo has a lien problem https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/quavo-slapped-with-3b-irs-tax-lien/ Dad, Get me out of this! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/04/reservoir-media-irenic-new-offer/ Qobuz Free Trial Https://qobuz.com/supply   Song Of the Week on Qobuz: https://open.qobuz.com/track/390105132 Song of the week Everywhere else https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDR   Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

...that time when Murdoc from Gorillaz shouted me out.   https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Names In Today's Pod: Ashley King JR Lind Rachel Scharf Bill Donahue Dylan Smith Murdoc Niccals Pete Yorn     LINKS: SXSW Tosses a Hail Mary https://www.billboard.com/pro/sxsw-music-festival-2026-alanis-morissette-jack-johnson/ Antitrust Explained https://news.pollstar.com/2026/02/27/bust-a-move-a-brief-history-of-antitrust-law-in-the-u-s-ahead-of-the-live-nation-trial/? What's the Live Nation trial about, anyway? https://www.billboard.com/pro/live-nation-doj-antitrust-trial-explained/ Live Nation is your humble servant. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/03/live-nation-trial-day-one/ Preventing the next ticket debacle? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/04/ticketing-reform-bill-coalition-senate-committee/ Qobuz Free Trial Https://Qobuz.com/supply Seated https://www.seated.com/ #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC