Trick or treat, AI's neat, but the artists gotta eat.

Update: 2025-10-31

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What did UMG and SXM get in their earnings trick or treat bags?

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Names in the pod today:

Michael Nash
Lucian Grainge
Glenn Peoples
Ashley King
Ed Newton-Rex
JP Olsen
SXM
Ed Newton-Rex
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Mark Stepro

#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

LINKS:
TikTok Edging
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/us/politics/trump-xi-tiktok-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
UMG Earnings
https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-q3-2025-earnings-highlights-youtube-ai/
UMG X Youtube
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-has-a-new-youtube-deal-that-includes-guardrails-around-ai-and-3-other-things-sir-lucian-grainge-said-on-umgs-q3-earnings-call/
SXM is managing its decline
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sirius-xm-raises-2025-guidance-by-25m-with-focus-on-free-cash-flow-and-spectrum-value/ar-AA1Pvg4N
Ed Newton-Rex on UMG Udio
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-settlement-between-universal-and-udio-is-a-win-for-musicians-everywhere/
Udio User Revolt
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/10/31/udio-downloads-disabled-umg-deal/

Song Of the Week: JP Olsen-- The Barge of Sorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzJBkNN6n0M
https://jpolsen1.bandcamp.com/

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Trick or treat, AI's neat, but the artists gotta eat.

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