UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music News Winding down the Year. No testimony for you. And what's a robust remedy?
Dec 15, 2025
The discussion kicks off with a look back at how AI transformed our lives this year. Discover the cultural phenomenon of K-pop Demon Hunters on Netflix. Retail pop-ups from major labels shake things up, while Tim Leiweke’s legal maneuvers are examined in the context of the Live Nation case. UMG’s 'robust remedy' to European regulators promises to stir controversy. Plus, banks are loosening their grip on music catalog loans, and anticipation builds for the upcoming TikTok Music Awards!
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Music+Platform Can Move Culture
- 2025 marked AI's entry into everyday life while K-pop Demon Hunters shifted cultural attention via Netflix tie-ins.
- Lars Murray highlights that music paired with major platforms can achieve near-Taylor Swift levels of ubiquity.
Warner's Late Retail Pop-Up
- Warner Music opened a smaller retail footprint than Universal, with a pop-up at the W Hotel in Hollywood.
- Lars Murray frames this as a late lean into the experience economy by the majors.
Pardon Ends Tim Leiweke's Testimony
- Tim Leiweke was pardoned on the eve of testimony in the government's Live Nation case and then 'took the fifth.'
- The pardon removed leverage the government had to compel his testimony, complicating the case.