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It's not the scale, it's the revenue model.   Names in the pod today:   Links in the Comments...   Declan McGlynn Darius Van Armin Diana Umana Secretly Group The Base for Music Google Murray Stassen Adnrew Hutchinson Instagram Tone Loc Isaac Newton     LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Declan Glynn is not exactly wrong but... https://substack.com/home/post/p-214843307?selection=9a0dfe93-b128-4976-916b-a66d04542577 What is you could actually predict your ROI? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/google-picks-base-for-music-for-its-gemini-startup-forum-as-1-7m-backed-french-company-says-it-uses-ai-to-predict-music-marketing-roi/ Open to Reels is another death knell for social media https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-tests-option-to-open-to-reels/832202/ But there is hope: Shorts prioritizes meatbeings https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/02/youtube-shorts-prioritize-original-content/ Charli et al pushing back on relentless scaling https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-intimacy-economy-why-music-stars-are-going-small/   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 recorded this episode at the Drop House, a space dedicated to album drops, featuring a fully adaptable, Turnkey point of same and sales reporting, that has album drops and driven shart numbers for An $AP Rocky, Madonna, Miley Cyrus and more.   Names in Today's Pod: Gabe Jagger Whynow The Drop House Jennifer Citron Warner Music Group Suno Sean Parker Stability AI The San Jose Sharks Oscar Celma Universal Music Group The Game Virgin Music OpenAI Anthony Ha David Robinson Dylan Smith Mikey Shulman Connie Loizos Google   Links in Comments... LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Congrats to Another former Pandoran https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-appoints-oscar-celma-who-helped-lead-development-of-spotifys-ai-dj-as-svp-of-applied-ai-and-machine-learning/ Suno Shares numbers https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/01/suno-revenue-october-2026/    An Infringe and Settle OG goes the other way https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/sean-parker-is-rebuilding-stability-ai-around-music/ More AI freakout https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/openai-safety-employee-resigns-claiming-the-companys-culture-is-broken/ More More AI freakout https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/04/google-froze-its-open-source-bug-bounty-program-due-to-a-significant-rise-in-ai-submissions/ Do not F with a Goal Song. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/23/san-jose-sharks-suno-goal-song/ Kelly Clarkson https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/02/ai-music-separate-chart-debate/   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!!

Garth has upside, Dolly has a global footprint.   Names in Today's Pod: Ed Christman Harvey Mason Elizabeth Dilts Marshall David Schulhof MUSQ Universal Music Group Spotify Beyond the Music Confluence Conference Zach Bryan Robert Kraft   Happy Birthdays this week: Davis Dibs Shackney Todd Goodwin Scott Walker Betsy Whitney Mark Kates Wayne Green   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Garth vs. Dolly https://www.billboard.com/pro/garth-brooks-music-catalog-how-much-worth/    Music Vs. the Stock Market https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/zach-bryan-gillette-attendance-record-free-palestine-shirt-1236353916/ Zach Bryan Sets record and trolls Kraft https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/zach-bryan-gillette-attendance-record-free-palestine-shirt-1236353916/ Why Not Jethro Tull? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/02/grammys-best-asian-pop-music-performance-category-decision/   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Collateral damage in fraud detection?   Names in the pod today:   MFFA Willard Ahdritz Ahdritz Capital Partners Paul Shaver Michael Huppe Soundexchange Michael Smith Dylan Smith Modulate Eleven Labs Ashley King Suno Ali Schlueter Rafaela Fornitani   Links in Comments...   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   MFFA says Throw him in the Slammer https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/01/doj-cites-mffa-streaming-fraud-case/ Fraud detection has unintended effects maybe https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/01/spotify-editorial-playlists-consumption-shift/ What, no Non-compete? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/less-than-three-months-after-exiting-kobalt-willard-ahdritz-officially-launches-ahdritz-capital-partners/ Eleven is the big Dog and their emplyees just got richer https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/elevenlabs-valuation-doubles-to-22b-four-times-that-of-ai-music-rival-suno/ Summahville company raises 25Mil https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/30/modulate-funding-round/ Congrats Paul Shaver https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/paul-shaver-joins-soundexchange-as-svp-of-business-development/ Sia is worth 3.6 Rods https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sia-sells-50-of-music-catalog-to-pophouse-for-a-reported-180m/   Song of the week: Bodega: All about Aquarium Listen on our playlists. 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

Pleased to welcome Tobi Parks as the latest illustrious contributor to our "Axegrinder" guest commentary series. She's not just grinding an axe, though, she's solving a real problem.   Names In Today's Pod: Tobi Parks Tour Tech SARA   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Tobi Parks https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobi-parks-a4b9614/ Tour Tech https://www.tourtech.live/ SARA https://www.tourtech.live/sara   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #livemusic #musictech #Podcast #performancerights #PROS Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

Don't sleep on YouTube shorts...   Names in the pod today: Joel Gouveia Donny Slater Jason P. Frank Corbin Bolies   Links in the Comments...   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Nobody wants to be a manager https://open.substack.com/pub/joelgouveia/p/nobody-wants-to-be-a-manager?r=lszz&utm_medium=ios Meet Adela https://www.vulture.com/article/adela-nicole-kidman-billboard-chart.html YouTube Microdrama https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/youtube-coachella-2030-made-on-youtube-1236872595/   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

"Email is over!" they said. A Retro Tech tuesday.   Names in Today's Pod: Even Lauren Blitzer-Wright Josh Remsberg Mag Rodriguez Karen Allen Vickie Nauman Nick Ditri Global Gaming League Grand Theft Auto VI Sarah Perez Lauren Forristal Celines Barrington Winamp Ariel Hyatt   Links in Comments... LINKS GTA VI is elite sync https://www.hypebot.com/what-gta-6-understands-about-music-that-your-label-doesnt/ Even Ups its game https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/josh-remsberg-appointed-head-of-commercial-partnerships-at-direct-to-fan-platform-even/ RetroTech is a thing https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/06/lets-take-a-look-at-the-retro-tech-making-a-comeback/ Virtual Walkman brings back the 80s https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/the-iphone-duo-may-already-have-its-first-killer-app-a-virtual-walkman/ Winamp Brings back the 90s https://www.hypebot.com/winamp-is-back-babe-fire-up-some-orbital/ Ariel Hyatt Talks email for the 20s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uam7py1tuc 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!!

Never underestimate the value of a long-term relationship...   Names in Today's Pod: Val Blavatnik Robert Kyncl Paul Resnikoff Elliot Grainge MTV CBS Zach Horowitz Disruptor Melinda Newman   Happy Birthdays this week: Vickie Nauman Bill Burrs Alex Skolnik Dan Kruchcow Paul Brown Jim Grant   LINKS The VMAARPs Recapped https://pitchfork.com/story/the-best-and-worst-of-the-2026-mtv-vmas/ https://www.vulture.com/article/mtv-vma-2026-highlights-moments-recap.html Maybe It'll work this time 1 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/25/warner-music-group-shakeup-recorded-music/ Maybe It'll work this time 2 https://www.billboard.com/pro/stella-lefty-leaves-disruptor-management/   EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

The VMAARPs? They ARE on CBS this time.   Names in the pod today: Apple Music YouTube Coachella Desert Trip Hangout.fm GRAI Joseph Perla Meta Kakao Hybe   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply   Couchella gets 15 years plus four https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/23/coachella-youtube-partnership-expands/ K-Pop founder may get 15 years of a different kind https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/23/kakao-founder-faces-prison-over-stock-manipulation/ Apple Dips a Toe in Livestreaming https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/24/apple-music-goldenvoice-head-trip-livestream/ And Zhuzhes up the underplay... https://variety.com/2026/music/global/apple-music-hall-live-venue-london-1236871803/ A little less creepy than video surveillance, I guess https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/23/meta-audio-only-glasses/ HangoutXGRAI https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/khosla-ventures-backed-ai-music-company-grai-acquires-social-music-platform-hangout/   Song of the week: Wavves -- Pine Sol Listen on our playlist 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

Average ticket prices are pretty flat for the third straight year. Is that actually a good thing?   Names In Today's Pod: Ian Montone Thomas Heymann Joel Gouveia Andy Gensler Bob Allen Dan Mackta Qobuz Live Nation   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Pay Attention to Ian Montone https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ian-montone-manager-of-jack-white-vampire-weekend-lcd-soundsystem-as-an-industry-weve-confused-followers-with-community/ Did Oasis actually kill the global tour? https://substack.com/home/post/p-215884943 6 Queeners in Live Q3 https://news.pollstar.com/2026/09/22/strength-in-numbers-a-record-setting-q3-surpasses-6b-bts-bad-bunny-the-weeknd-top-charts-q3-analysis/ Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

How do you pronounce Wxoda? Listen and learn...   Names in the pod today: Unit 1 Barney Wragg Snapchat Michael Jackson Prince Nicole KIdman Wxoda   Links in the Comments...   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Unit 1 Raises a quarter Rod https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/21/unit1-studio-avatar-based-concert-touring-funding/ Snap adds Chat-to-song feature and AI music jsut  got even more mundane https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-adds-new-ai-features-including-chat-to-song/830966/ Meta and AI, what could go wrong? https://www.theverge.com/tech/993391/meta-muse-ai-hands-on   Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos  Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

A licensed model standing on the shoulders of an unlicensed model? I'm guessing yes. Industry lawyers are too.   Names in Today's Pod: Suno Virginie Berger Ed Newton-Rex Sony Music Universal Music Group Tim Ingham Sylvan Esso SIQA BMG Steve Knopper DIna La Polt Allen Kovac Eric Greenspan Xania Monet Ashley King Sylvan Esso Spotify     Links in Comments... LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Thundering Hordes and Poison Fruit https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-and-sony-sue-suno-for-a-second-time-claiming-platforms-v6-models-are-the-fruit-of-the-same-poisoned-tree/ The Actual Filing https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/26-cv-14275-Dkt.-1-Complaint.pdf What do artists think? https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-ai-music-deals-labels-artist-reps-react/ AI Music has an Awards Show https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ai-artists-will-somehow-play-live-at-their-own-awards-ceremony-in-november/ Sylvan Esso Cries "Uncle" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/21/sylvan-esso-back-on-spotify/   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!!

Is there life off the digital marketing grid?   Names in Today's Pod: Michael J. Whalen John P. Stroehm ORCA Siomha Nashville Songwriter Association International   Happy Birthdays this week: Lyndsey Parker Gary Kelly Marc Scarpa Andrew Keller John Butler Karen Lieberman Howie Singer   Links in the comments...   LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Jhene Kicks it like its 2013 https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/jhene-aiko-westwide-whimsy-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236344193/ Stella Lefty Deconstructed https://michaeljwhalen.medium.com/the-curious-case-of-stella-lefty-afaa368a7141 Is there Life off the Grid? https://substack.com/@johnpstrohm/note/c-338447530 ORCA VS Slop https://orcaformusic.substack.com/p/streaming-20-hasnt-worked-its-time? What is ORCA? https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/indie-music-labels-form-orca-a-think-tank-for-recorded-culture-and-arts/   Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

The real culprit here is not antagonism or stupidity, it’s indifference. There simply isn’t a measurable financial upside to fixing the problem... What is the problem? Go Listen.   Names in the pod today: Ted Gioia Mike D. Rick Beato Fever Notes.FM Ari Emanuel Chord Music Partners Julie Greenwald   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Mike D. on Making vs.Promoting https://substack.com/@miked5d/note/c-324703949 It's the indifference, stupid. https://substack.com/@tedgioia/note/c-338150562 Deals are down in Jul-Aug https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/2026-09-14-dmn-pro-wkly-music-industry-funding-july-august-2026/ Not a ton of money but some real players https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/17/notes-fm-raises-five-million/?mc_cid=e7ed010b40&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 Not a ton of players but some real money https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dice-owner-fever-raises-250m-led-by-eqt-in-what-it-calls-the-largest-ever-round-for-a-live-entertainment-tech-company/   Song of the week: Freak Slug -- "Girl Intentions" 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

Put down that phone, I'm trying to take a picture!   Names In Today's Pod: Rob Jonas Kristin Robinson Eventbrite Stubhub Ocean Way Festival Ashley King Megan Townsend   LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Everyone needs a narrative in an ocena of slop https://www.billboard.com/pro/luminate-says-150000-songs-uploaded-on-streaming-daily/ Put Down That Phone Night! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/16/are-phone-free-events-surging/ Ocean Way does a Bonnaroo https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/15/ocean-way-festival-santa-monica-canceled/ Ghost Tickets on the docket. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/new-orleans-venue-the-howlin-wolf-sues-stubhub-over-false-scarcity-ticket-ads-citing-a-24-94-ticket-listed-at-76/ Ed may not have handled this so well https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-loop-tickets-speculators/   Buy our  merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC