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S4E2: The Impact of NFTs on the Music Industry

April 27th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 56 secs

apple, artist, content, creator, crypto, finance, monetisation, music, nft, revenue, royalties, spotify, streaming, token

This week, we discuss NFTs and their potential impact on the music industry. We explore their origins, current market activity and give our predictions on what the future could hold.

S4E1: The Square-Tidal Deal

March 16th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 28 secs

apple, artists, content, creator, finance, jay-z, m&a, music, royalties, soundcloud, spotify, square, streaming, tidal, twitter

This week, we unpack Square's $297m acquisition of Jay-Z's TlDAL and what this means for the future of the music industry. We explore the rationale behind the deal and why this is one of the most exciting industry developments in recent years.

S3E4: In Defense of Spotify

October 11th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  37 mins 7 secs

album, apple, billboard, charts, deezer, labels, music, new, podcast, ranking, release, revenue, royalties, songs, spotify, strategy, streaming, tech, tiktok, youtube

This week, we discuss the controversial comments of Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek, suggesting that the secret to success in the digital era is not higher payout rates, but more output from musicians - "You can't record music once every three to four years and think that's going to be enough".

S3E3: Olivier Robert-Murphy | Chief of Possibilites at UMG

July 13th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  17 mins 5 secs

a&r, agency, apple music, b2b, b2c, brands, business, cds, charts, collaboration, creativity, deezer, digital, distributor, income, labels, marketing, media, music, new artists, new business, partnerships, physical, podcast, rankings, revenue, songs, spotify, streaming, tech, tiktok, umg, umgb, universal

As Chief of Possibilities at Universal Music Group (UMG), Toulouse-born Olivier Robert-Murphy’s desire to seek out inventive and collaborative business concepts never wavers.

Driving New Business around the world, Olivier leads an award-winning team of global music, content and partnership experts, recognised as THE creative company for music, culture and brands. Servicing more than 500 brands yearly, across 70 markets, they provide innovative campaigns and focused insights to help local and global brands truly connect with their audiences and find their unique voice in culture.

This week, we sit down with Olivier to learn more about his story and discuss the current state of the industry.

S1E10: Our Crystal Ball - 2020 and Beyond!

December 31st, 2019  |  Season 1  |  24 mins 56 secs

2020, awards, charts, data, future, jayz, media, music, musictech, piracy, podcasts, royalties, sales, social, spotify, streaming, tech, tiktok, timbaland, tour, trends

This week, we put the spotlight on 2020. We explore active trends, our predictions and what we're expecting to see in the decade that lies ahead. We apologise for the poor audio quality.

S1E5: China's Streaming Revolution: Paying VS Pirating

October 20th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 29 secs

analytics, baidu, bennythebutcher, china, click farms, conway, copyright, data, digital, facebook, gangstarr, hiphop, instagram, ipo, music, musictech, netflix, piracy, post malone, rhythm&flow, ringtones, royalties, spotify, streaming, sza, tech, tencent, tencent music, the game, tunecore, vas, wechat, westsidegunn, yelawolf

This week, we put the spotlight on China's piracy-stricken music industry. From its origins to the rise of the game-changing Tencent Music (NYSE: TME).

S1E4: The Dawn of Online Piracy

October 13th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 13 secs

audiogalaxy, blubster, copyright, dell glover, fraud, irc, kazaa, limewire, metallica, music, musictech, napster, p2p, piracy, rabid neurosis, royalties, stream-ripping, streaming, tech, winamp, winmx

This week, we unpack the origin story of digital music piracy in the 2000s, new-age piracy and fraud in the streaming era and general industry buzz.

S1E3: Death of the Record Store

October 4th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 32 secs

a&r, ai, apple music, brand partnerships, cassette, cd, concert, data-driven, experience, hmv, independent artists, live music, live nation, ml, music, musictech, record labels, record store, shazam, signings, spotify, startup, streaming, tech, tower records, umg, vc, venture, vinyl, virgin megastore, wmg

This week, we unpack what led to the death of the record store and how it can be saved, the case for data-driven A&R and general industry buzz.