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Here are the talk segments from this week's radio show! You can CLICK HERE to listen to the entire hour radio show with music. This week- UMG just sued DistroKid for allegedly allowing AI generated music to flood streaming platforms, Suno launched its new V6 models using licensed music. And then got sued again anyway. Spotify just launched a program to actively support 10,000 emerging independent artists per year, the industry is taking a new swing at fake streams, and a UK company just raised $20 million to bring hyper-realistic digital avatars of living and deceased artists to concert stages.

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UMG sues DistroKid over AI music distribution https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/umg-sues-distrokid-allegedly-distributing-ai-slop-music-2026-09-15

Spotify's new program for emerging artists https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996505/spotify-fresh-finds-forward

Suno launches V6 with Warner, BMG https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-v6-ai-music-models-launch-in-partnership-with-wmg-bmg-and-believe/

UMG also suing Suno (along with Sony) https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-and-sony-sue-suno-for-a-second-time-claiming-platforms-v6-models-are-the-fruit-of-the-same-poisoned-tree/

How "superfans" are changing the concert industry https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/21/superfans-driving-concert-industry

Would you go see a digital avatar at a concert venue? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/20/uk-startup-15m-investment-concerts-digital-versions-musicians

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It's episode 108!

Talk segments from the radio show this week! If you would like to listen to the show with music, you can CLICK HERE. This week, I'm breaking down four music-industry stories affecting independent artists: DistroKid takedowns following Universal Music Group's lawsuit, a proposed change to US songwriter streaming royalties, Meta's restrictions on TikTok advertising, and Instagram's new AI song generator in DMs. What do these changes mean for protecting your music, earning royalties, and reaching your audience? Plus, music history, local events, and great music on the full radio show!

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Distrokid takes down songs that aren't necessarily AI https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009309/distrokid-take-down-songs-umg-lawsuit

Songwriters want a steady payment for songs that are streamed https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/phono-v-streaming-rate-proposals-filed-with-us-copyright-royalty-board-as-dima-points-to-30-growth-in-publishing-revenues-since-2022/

Meta bans TikTok ads https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/meta-bans-tiktok-advertising-its-apps-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-10-08/

Instagram adds AI song creation to DMs https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-adds-ai-songs-to-dms/832086

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Here are the talk segments from the radio show this week! You can CLICK HERE to listen to the entire show with music. It’s Episode 106! This week we dive into the Jason Isbell and Suno AI lawsuit, the 2026 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, and U2 celebrating 50 years as a band. Plus, music history, local events, and plenty of great music from independent artists including The Bellwethers, Girl With A Hawk, David Keith, Scott Alan Savoy, Old Tom & The Lookouts, and Tom O’Driscoll, along with favorites like Beck, Interpol, Cage the Elephant, Tom Petty, Loverboy and Ladytron.

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Suno lawsuits grow https://www.boston.com/news/entertainment/2026/09/16/jason-isbell-suno-lawsuit/

Winners from the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-songwriters-hall-of-fame-induction-2026-9.7360308?cmp=rss

U2 goes back to school for 50th anniversary https://consequence.net/2026/09/u2-50th-anniversary-mount-temple-dublin-concert/

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