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UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music News

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Unlimited Supply is your daily music tech and business TL/DR. It’s the industry’s only daily audio briefing. In five minutes you’ll know what should be paying attention to in the Business, Technology and Finance of Music. Music and Industry news are superabundant, and someone needs to sift though that unlimited supply of information for you every day. That’s where Unlimited Supply comes in. Presented by Nodisc and RoyFi.

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A French "project mersh," rise and shine on Threads, and workplace memes. 03.06.2026 9:06

Workplace trends and big changes at Reddist and Threads Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Yannick Bollore Andrew Hutchinson Apple Music Reddit Virgin Music Threads TikTok LINKS Project Mersh (or Merche?) https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/havas-led-by-yannick-bollore-launches-label-via-umgs-virgin-music-group/ A free Apple Music Tier? https://www....

Dorkocasters, dotcom deja vu, and doing the right thing 02.06.2026 8:09

Anthropic's IPO will 10X the entire Music industry... Names in the pod Today Anthropic Ashley King Dylan Smith Paul Reid Smith Fender John Mayer Kali Hays Mitchell Labiak Inner CIty Press Suno Juno LastFM LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Dorkocasters in Dispute https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/01/fender-prs-cease-and-desist-order/ Anthropic raises 65 Queeners... https://...

Power lists, everybody wins, and sexy hockey syncs. 01.06.2026 7:08

If everybody is special nobody is special! We want the power list rankings! Names in Today's Pod: Penske Media Ken Bunt SXSW London Lucian Grainge Bill Ackman Off Campus Amazon Pamela Bustios Kyle Dennis Andrew Unterberger Birthdays this week: Maria Egan Brian Frank Josh D'Amore Oana Ruxandra Mike Chuthakeio LINKS Power List 1 Everybody Wins! https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-country...

Updating your references, backing off Ackman, and Black Box 101 29.05.2026 8:43

How do you say "give it up, dude" in French? Names in the pod today: Universal Music Group Bill Ackman Cyrille Bollore Angelina Mazza Joel Gouveia Reservoir Golnar Khosrowshahi Murray Stassen Links in Comments... Episode link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply LINKS: Backing Ackman off of UMG https://www.billboard.com/pro/bollore-group-rejects-bill-ackman-umg-bid/ Update your references! https...

Turning vapor into ware, Vermont punches up, and it's the wealth distribution, stupid! 28.05.2026 9:25

Maple syrup, cheddar cheese, and ticketing reform. Names In Today's Pod: Ashley King Ed Newton-Rex Julian Paker Tim Ingham Spotify Eric Frankenberg Daniel Ek Live Nation Dylan Smith LINKS: Turning AI Vapor into Ware https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/26/spotify-co-ceo-defends-ai-expansion/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/stability-ais-julian-parker-a-key-researcher-behind-stable-a...

Ebony, ivory, streaming and physical; Winston Churchill on TV, and in defense of Drake. 27.05.2026 9:31

Macca on TikTok is sorta like Winston Churchill on TV. Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: Gogi Gupta Gupta Media Dan Mackta Qobuz Rough Trade Eduardo Rivadavia Andrew Hutchinson Jaelani Turner Williams Charli XCX TikTok Paul McCartney Drake LINKS Gogi Lays out the Agentic Ad landscape https://thread.guptamedia.com/p/google-search-ai-update Qobuz X Rough T...

Agentic changes everything. Is Starstruck the new press play? And hello, FrankenOzzy! 26.05.2026 10:21

Google's Shift to agentic is going to change everything for all of us. The next 6-12 Months are agoing to be a wild rides. Know your fans and own you data, while you still can. Names in the pod Today Cherie Hu Bob Bruderman Max Lousada Julie Greenwald Ed Sheeran Drake Google Jem Aswad Ashley King Jay Peters LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply The Shape of Ed Sheeran https://variety.c...

Spotify-UMG's AI chess move, Sphere washing, and not infinite, unlimited. 22.05.2026 9:07

The UMG Spotify AI deal is master-level chess. Names in the pod today: Ross Walthall Lucian Grainge Suno Udio Gustav Soderstrom Alex Norstrom Tim Ingham Ashley King Murray Stassen KBRA John Chapman Chord Music Partners James Dolan Shakira LINKS: UMG and SPotify build the walled Prairie https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-and-universal-music-group-strike-landmark-deal-to-let-fans-cre...

An Indian AI perspective, Jack Bauer's Blue Dot Fever, and everybody hates, guess who? 21.05.2026 8:59

TM/Livenation stil racking up the legal bills. Names In Today's Pod: Vikram Mehra Saregama Ticketmaster Livenation Ashley King Dylan Smith Music Artists Coalition Saunil Mehta Kiefer Sutherlnand Randy Nichols LINKS: An India AI perspective https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/saregama-md-calls-for-dsps-to-assign-no-value-to-ai-generated-music/ Live Nation on the hot seat https://www.digita...

The outlook for The American Dollar, HR slop, and the one that got away. 20.05.2026 8:19

Zukenee is in season. Episode Link: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Names in the pod today: The american Dollar Suno LinkedIn Hootsuite Meta Katy Perry Dylan Smith Andrew Hutchinson Spotify Megan Thee Stallion Klay Thompson Zukenee LINKS The outlook for the American Dollar https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-sued-by-poseidon-wave-media-an-entity-behind-indie-duo-the-american-dollar-cl...

Tripling down on contractual obligation, this game could be your life, and godless whores are people too. 19.05.2026 8:50

Godless whores are people too, and (we) don't all use AI to write and record. Names in the pod Today Drake Ben James (Musicben) Jack Antonoff Mikey Shulman Xbox Amazon Alexa LINKS Drake Triples down on Contractual Obligation https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/17/drake-three-albums-umg-speculation/ Thanks Ben https://www.linkedin.com/posts/musicben-benjamin-james-52a245122_suno-is-now-a...

Bring me the CEO horizon, blue dot fever denial, and Bougiefest 2026 18.05.2026 8:57

Industry reaction to Napster and Industry reaction to AI is apples and Oranges. Names in Today's Pod: Robert Kyncl Warner Music Group Paramount Deadline Hollywood Ariel King Amplify Music Summit Joe Berchtold Live Nation Amanda Ghost Apple Music Links Birthdays this week: Jonathan Palmer Cindy James Del Bartle Brendan Gilmartin Links in the comments... LINKS Apple embraces EDM https://ww...

Can BTS be share-y? Are CDs back? And the first post-streaming streamer? 15.05.2026 10:22

Kids, Learn Capcut! Names in the pod today: Jaime Marconette Will Page Andrea Gleeson Jordan Glickson Tony Seyler Darryl Ballantyne Sony Music Publishing Merck Mercuriadis Kevin Hopper Crosley Andrea Wellkamp Andy DeSantis Michael Thies Polyvinyl Reords LINKS: Luminate Spring Report https://luminatedata.com/reports/state-of-the-industry-may-2026/ Flea can play all the Jazz he wants forever...

Interactive multi-format ecosystems, Olivia fan tremors, and reconsidering Flea. 14.05.2026 9:58

Help us build our Interactive Multiformat Ecosystem Names In Today's Pod: Kristin Robinson Milana Lewis Stem Chaotic Good Dylan Smith Hannah Dailey Flea FIFA Netflix Randy Nichols David Herlihy Dolphus Ramseur LINKS: Like Joe Isgro on the Tonight Show https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/13/chaotic-good-website-scrubbed/? Milana Lewis on the Unlimited Supplies https://www.billboard.com/pro...

Raw market share power, cool umlauts, and grad congrats. 13.05.2026 9:16

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...

Nobility being noble, walled gardens, and who are you and why are you here? 12.05.2026 7:10

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...

Teasing out Sony, indie power randos, and blue dot clap back. 11.05.2026 6:59

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/20...

Three kinds of bubbles, the Merck redemption arc, and the wizard is wonderful for Sphere 08.05.2026 8:54

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/...

Blue dot fever, blame the millennials, and the devil is in the tea leaves. 07.05.2026 10:23

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/ticketm...

Jazz is not dead. Grab what matters, and impoverishing the culture. 06.05.2026 8:16

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-disconte...

Two years of Death Star lasers and thundering hordes, and the big dogs don't sleep 05.05.2026 6:42

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/sun...

The kings of old media, interest replaces social, and I'll have the European language, please. 04.05.2026 8:15

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:...

More earnings season, scandals are a lesson in leverage, and oops, I did it again. 03.05.2026 10:15

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.music...

Big Dogs, the Taylor Tax, and no one's forcing you to drink. 30.04.2026 11:03

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...

A bouncing baby major, a Spotify disappointment, competitive birdsong, and dancing cats. 29.04.2026 8:40

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 Thank...