Intro

Get your "Who are you and why are you here?" answers ready!   Names In Today's Pod: Jonathan Dworkin Universal Music Group Stability AI Udio Meta Bruce Houghton Edison Research Spotify Russell Brandom Ashley King Bemyfriends Dreamus HYBE   #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast   LINKS UMG opens the AI floodgates https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-strikes-strategic-alliance-with-stability-ai-to-develop-next-generation-ai-music-making-tools/ Paid Streaming is now #1 https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2025/10/paid-streaming-dominates-music-listening-for-first-time.html Bemmy Friends lives the Dreamus https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/k-pop-superfan-platform-bemyfriends-a-rival-to-weverse-acquires-controlling-stake-in-sk-groups-music-streaming-operator-dreamus-for-38-5m/ To Product or Not To Product https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/02/meta-has-an-ai-product-problem/ Virtual artist for an increasingly virtual medium https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/11/02/ai-artist-xania-monet-getting-spins-on-us-radio-stations/   Music Services Https://Musicservices.com Hangout.FM Hangout.fm   Copyright © 2025 Nodisc LLC   #musicindustry #musictech #Podcast