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Unlimited Supply is your daily music tech and business TL/DR. It’s the industry’s only daily audio briefing. In less than 10 minutes you’ll know what should be paying attention to in the Business, Technology and Finance of Music. Music and Industry news is superabundant, and someone needs to sift though that unlimited supply of information for you every day. That’s where Unlimited Supply comes in. With a little bit of insight (and snark) on top. Presented by Nodisc.

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August 18, 2026Episode 59711 min

An okay boomer; Gallop faster, Suno! and Matt Urmy has an axe to grind.

Here comes Temu Suno... Names in Today's Pod: Matt Urmy Artist Growth Dave Marsh Dario Amodei Anthropic Jamendo The American Dollar James Turner Suno Happy Shrimp Round Hill Anthony Ha Dylan Smith LINKS A more-than-OK Boomer https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dave-marsh-death-bruce-springsteen-biographer-dies-1236317094/ Claude does the right thing https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-shares-more-details-about-how-claudes-new-watermarks-will-work/ Suno whacks some moles https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/suno-lawsuit-dismissals-jamendo-american-dollar/?mc_cid=8ea5bbe84f&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 But more pop up... https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/17/round-hill-suno-lawsuit-anthropic/ Happy Shrimp: Temu Suno? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/alibaba-launches-ai-music-generation-model-happyshrimp-in-beta? EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

August 17, 2026Episode 5966 min

Religion, pizza, and Grammys. Interscope is busy, and congrats to some old friends.

Industry plant? Maybe. AI? Definitely not. Temper City is people. Names in Today's Pod: Harvey Mason The Grammys Interscope BTS Meghan Thee Stallion Temper City Virginie Berger Jon Glass Merlin Ben Farber Version III Music JD Tuminski The Casadei Collective Happy Birthdays this week Megan Healy Joe Gallo John Jackson LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Another Grammy category argument https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/14/grammys-ceo-comments-asian-pop-music/ Temper City is People https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/temper-city-self-aware-june-2026-chartbreaker-1236268696/ https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/signings/temper-city-interscope-2026-08-13 Ben Farber congrats https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/version-iii-ben-farber-2026 Jon Glass Congrats https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jon-glass-appointed-general-counsel-at-merlin/ OUR LISTENER OF THE WEEK: JD Tuminski https://www.casadeicollective.com/ Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!!

August 14, 2026Episode 5957 min

596: Magic or enshittification? K-Pop finance week, and a big anniversary.

10 Years Since Frank Ocean pulled a switcheroo... Names in the pod today: Kobalt Spotify Tatiana Cirisano Mark Mulligan Hybe JYP Hunter Giles UMG Frank Ocean LINKS: Kobalt on the walled Prairie https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-universal-and-merlin-deals-spotify-inks-agreement-with-kobalt-for-ai-powered-fan-made-covers-and-remixes/ Hybe Q2 https://www.billboard.com/pro/bts-arirang-world-tour-drive-hybe-revenues-all-time-high/ JYP Q2 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jyp-entertainments-q2-revenues-fell-15-1-yoy-net-profit-down-40-3-in-the-gap-between-stray-kids-world-tours/ Frank Ocean heist hits 10 https://infinitecatalog.substack.com/p/true-royalty-stories-frank-oceans MIDIA Is Busy 1 https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/midia-global-music-biz-report-2026-08-13 MIDIA Is Busy 2 https://www.midiaresearch.com/reports/state-of-the-k-pop-economy-rising-to-the-global-stage Frank Ocean Changed the Game 10 Years Ago. Hunter Spotted it. https://substack.com/home/post/p-211016079 Song of the week: Sweeping Promises:"Coccoon" Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

August 13, 2026Episode 59412 min

Episode #595: Spotify de-enshittifies, surprise and expected cancellations, and the state of touring.

It's not you, International acts' tours in the US are way down... Names In Today's Pod: Spotify BMG Suno Concord Celine Joshua Bandago Martin Ludlow LA Jazz Festival Morrissey Stereogum Tom Breihan Chris DeVille. Links in comments... LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Spotify de-Enshittifies https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/spotify-will-label-ai-persona-profiles-and-exclude-their-music-from-recommendations/ Suno Does a BMG deal https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-inks-global-licensing-deal-with-bmg/ A Van Rental company should know... https://www.bandago.com/touring-data/state-of-band-touring-2026/ A Weird Cancellation https://stereogum.com/2507780/inaugural-la-jazz-festival-canceled-hours-before-start/news A not-weird cancellation https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/morrissey-cancels-las-vegas-residency-logistical-issues-1236312360/ Buy our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC Links in comments... Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply

August 12, 2026Episode 5937 min

Whitney Barbie, Zuck, we don't believe you, and X does the right thing.

Zuck's AI manifesto has one issue... Names in the pod today: Mark Zuckerberg Elon Musk Barbie Whitney Houston Dan Savage Ashley King Andrew Hutchinson Meta X iHeart TikTok LINKS Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Whitney Barbie https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/10/mattell-whitney-houston-barbie-doll/ Magic Earring Ken https://chicagoreader.com/news/ken-comes-out/ We Don't believe GlimmerZuck https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/zuckerberg-releases-ai-manifesto/827516/ X does the right thing? https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-updates-creator-revenue-share-parameters/827391/ Alex WarrenXiHeartXTiktok https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/iheartradio-and-tiktok-live-premiere-alex-warren-featuring-performance-and-exclusive-premiere Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

August 11, 2026Episode 5927 min

Relics of bygone eras, the creator economy just got harder, and Suno reads the room.

I should have stayed at the beach... Names in Today's Pod: Mikey Shulman Suno YouTube Benji Madden Joel Madden Veeps Live Nation Sal Ingeme Peter Katsis Charles D'Atri Columbia Recocrds Happy Birthdays this week: Valeri Hedges Cory Llewellyn Benson Curb LINKS EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply RIP Online Music Media Outlets https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/live-nation-owned-music-outlets-layoffs/?mc_cid=7d1768a138&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 The Creator economy just got tougher https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/youtube-now-requires-creators-to-have-twice-as-many-watch-hours-to-start-earning-money/ Suno Goes after slop https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/suno-changes-2026/ Suno Goes after vinyl https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-muscles-into-vinyl-market-plans-to-let-users-press-their-ai-songs-onto-12-inch-records/ RIP Peter Katsis https://www.billboard.com/pro/peter-katsis-death-backstreet-boys-korn-manager-dead/ Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today's Music Business headlines in minutes. #musicbusiness #podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

August 7, 2026Episode 5917 min

Damage controlled. Taylor-vention, and RIP to a legend.

Names in the pod today: Robert Kyncl Warner Music YouTube Taylor Swift Raffi Santos Universal Music American Federation of Musicians Ross Walthall Elizabeth Dilts Marshall Murray Stassen Dylan Smith Jeff "Monoman" Connolly LINKS: Warner Music. Damage Controlled. https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-earnings-call-recap-cost-cuts-streaming-growth/ UMG to share Spotify Spoils https://www.edmtunes.com/2026/08/artists-stand-to-make-millions-after-universal-unloads-spotify-stock/amp/ UMG to AFM: "Drop Dead" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/06/american-federation-of-musicians-lawsuits-dismissal-motions/?mc_cid=7d1768a138&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 RIP Monoman https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-lyres-jeff-monoman-conolly-dead-at-69/ Episode: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com or https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Song of the week: The Lyres-- "Help you Ann" Listen to it now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lagnkDIqhhoeTPzfdbDRh?si=167dcf3362df45f8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/cae8e2c2d2e941f184d856c31b86dba3sune? Support us directly! Introducing our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast

August 6, 2026Episode 5907 min

Episode #590: Suno no-nos, node failures, and blue dot patient zero

Episode #590, In which we overcome multiple node failures... Names In Today's Pod: Suno Mandy Dalugdug James Dolan Ben James (Musicben) The Black Keys BTS LINKS: Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Suno No-Nos https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/five-things-to-know-about-sunos-data-breach-and-the-hack-that-exposed-how-the-ai-music-company-trains-its-models/ Sphere Still losing $$ https://www.billboard.com/pro/sphere-entertainment-earnings-q2-revenue-rises-wizard-of-oz/ IRL Map https://www.linkedin.com/posts/musicben-benjamin-james-52a245122_irl-is-back-live-music-events-are-hitting-share-7490764129314615296-a9W2/? Buy our merch! https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply/shop #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC

August 5, 2026Episode 5898 min

Don't sleep on the ROW. Social still isn't social anymore, and those tokens ain't free.

Some companies are "A" business. Other companies ar "The" Business. Names in the pod today: Ross Walthall Dylan Smith Spotify Reservoir Media Reddit Snap Meta Links in Comments... LINKS Spotify https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/spotify-financials-q2-2026/ Snap Rolls on https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snap-posts-modest-q2-user-and-revenue-increases/826907/ Reddit grows but its stock doesn't https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/reddits-user-base-grows-to-more-than-130m-daily-actives/826783/ Lydia's Instincts are good https://www.wired.com/story/ai-music-app-treblo-just-snitched-on-rubberz-song-of-the-summer/ Lydia's V30 https://www.youtube.com/@lydiavalentino/videos Support us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #podcast

August 4, 2026Episode 5887 min

Warner weirdness, sand in Suno's gears, and try not to sleep on cybersecurity.

What the heck is going on over at Warner Music Group? Ask four people, and get four takes. Names in the pod today: Warner Music Group Elizabeth Dilts MArshall Murray Stassen Suno GEMA Dylan Smith Spotify Emanuel Maiburg Sloptracker Soulless Music Michael Nevins LINKS The Many Faces of Warner Weirdness https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-2026-fiscal-q3-revenue/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/03/warner-music-earnings-q2-2026/?mc_cid=2e12606ba1&mc_eid=UNIQID https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-group-didnt-part-ways-with-its-cfo-because-of-a-dud-quarter-wmg-filing-shows-subscription-revenues-up-11-yoy-in-calendar-q2/ https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/business/wmg-q3-preliminary-earnings-2026-08-03 GEMA's Sand In Suno's Gears https://www.billboard.com/pro/suno-liable-gema-german-copyright-lawsuit/ SlopBusters! https://www.404media.co/spotifys-ai-problem-is-so-bad-random-people-are-stepping-in-to-track-the-slop/ AI has its uses https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-lego-hardware-stores-taught-me-ai-michael-nevins-jr5rc/ Episode: https://lnk.to/UnlimitedSupply Follow us on Substack https://substack.com/@unlimitedsupply Support Unlimited Supply Here https://ko-fi.com/unlimitedsupply Copyright © 2026 Nodisc LLC #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast The only daily Music Industry Podcast. Listen and Follow!! #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast