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Earnings Insights MIDIA's Twin Peaks +1 and May the fifth be with you.

Earnings Insights MIDIA's Twin Peaks +1 and May the fifth be with you.

2025-05-05
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Back in the Eastern time zone, for better or worse. Let's get Music Biz meetups on the books!
 
Names In Today's Pod:
 
Mark Mulligan
Tataina Cirisano
Laura Fisher
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
Glenn Peoples
Michael Rapino
David Israelite
Scott Walker
Hybe
SM
Livenation
MIDIA
 
LINKS:
Earnings insights
https://www.billboard.com/pro/2025-q1-earnings-every-music-company-report/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-live-nation-umg-economy-hurt-music-business/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/hybe-shares-up-earnings-music-stocks-rise/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/01/live-nation-earnings-q1-2025/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/01/siriusxm-q1-2025-earnings/
Bundlegate never gets old
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/nmpa-says-spotifys-q1-growth-due-to-undercutting-of-songwriters-via-audiobook-bundling1/
Peak Frag?
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7324046575297597441/
Peak Fan?
https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/are-we-reaching-peak-fandom
Algos shape the artistic Process
https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/just-because-a-song-is-viral-doesnt-mean-its-good-and-thats-a-real-problem-for-artists
 
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https://www.RoyFI.com
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