The exploitation table, robo-Kardashians, and hip-hop history rhymes.

Every Tuesday seems like AI Tuesday these days...

 

Names In Today's Pod:

Dion Wiggins

Dario Amodei

Whatsapp

Universal Music Group

Patrick Whitesell

The Grammys

Mia Sato

Emma Roth

Ethan Millman

Timbaland

TikTok

Suno

Jaeson Ma

Wyclef Jean

Madeline Nelson

#musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

 

LINKS:

Grammy Date: Set Your Calendars

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-reveal-key-dates-for-2026-awards-1236263547/

UMGXWhitesell

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-and-hollywood-agent-patrick-whitesell-launch-joint-venture-with-backing-from-silver-lake/

Dion Wiggins has a message for us all...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-ai-industrial-complex-most-dangerous-cartel-earth-dion-wiggins-uwf6c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via

WhatsApp Enshittifies

https://www.theverge.com/news/687519/whatsapp-launch-advertising-status-updates

AI to disrupt SponCon?

https://www.theverge.com/news/684572/tiktok-ai-advertising-videos-try-on-product-placement

Tim ouch

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/16/timbaland-stealing-music-train-ai-allegations/

Clef and Jaeson Ma team up.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/wyclef-jean-and-88risings-jaeson-ma-launch-openwav-app-that-lets-artists-sell-merch-tickets-and-exclusive-content-directly-to-fans/

 

Music Services

Https://Musicservices.com

Hangout.FM

Hangout.fm