Open kimonos, queeners and rods for newbies, and Mexico conquers Australia.

Welcome to all the new listeners this week! We explain some of our shorthand.

 

Names in the pod today:

IFPI

Dylan Smith

Jamie Marconette

Isabela Raygoza

QoBuz

Dan Mackta

Elizabeth Dilts Marshall

STEM

Paul Resnikoff

Primary Wave

Tencent

Deezer

 

 

 

LINKS:

DMN on IFPI

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/19/global-music-industry-revenue-2024

The IFPI full preort

https://globalmusicreport.ifpi.org/

Mexico Conquers Australia https://www.billboard.com/pro/mexico-top-10-global-music-market-ifpi-report/

Qobuz opens the kimono

https://www.billboard.com/pro/qobuz-releases-per-stream-royalty-rate-streaming-platform/

Song value now vs 1999

https://www.billboard.com/pro/how-much-hit-song-worth-today-1999-analysis/

One Rod for Stem

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/concord-stem-acquisition-price/

Two Rods for Biggie

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/20/primary-wave-notorious-big-catalog-2/

TenCent Earnings

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/03/18/tencent-music-earnings-q4-2024

Deezer Earnings

https://www.billboard.com/pro/deezer-2024-earnings-revenue/

RoyFi

https://www.RoyFI.com

Hangout.FM

Hangout.fm

Park Slope Divorce Show

https://partiful.com/e/usAXNMM80wQ8MVcYBDqt