Bundlegate is not over and a big week at BMG...
Names in the pod today:
Daniel Tencer
Dave Brooks
Thomas Coesfeld
Celine Joshua
David Schulhof
Bill Ackman
Rory McIlroy
Ed Christman
LINKS
Spotify More Bundlegate
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/28/spotify-bundles-mlc-lawsuit/
RIAA First Half
https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342442&title=RIAA%253A-BIZ-GENERATED-%25248.7B-IN-FIRST-HALF-OF-%25E2%2580%259924
BMG Results and Celine Joshua
https://www.billboard.com/pro/bmg-earnings-h1-2024-revenue-up-ceo-changes-paying-off/
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/28/bmg-earnings-h1-2024/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/celine-joshua-bmg-evp-global-marketing/
Beggars and XL
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/29/beggars-group-2023-financials/
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/xl-recordings-posted-a-12-8m-profit-last-year-despite-only-releasing-8-new-albums/
MUSQ
https://www.billboard.com/pro/etf-fund-musq-invest-music-industry-how-its-doing/?curator=MusicREDEF
Ackman
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bill-ackman-unworried-by-universal-music-group-subscription-revenue-blip1234/
Tickpick Rory McIlroy
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/xl-recordings-posted-a-12-8m-profit-last-year-despite-only-releasing-8-new-albums/