Time: ~35 min.

It’s Episode 95! It has been a very full few weeks and I have a LOT to catch you up on. First and most importantly — Montapalooza happened. Our first ever music festival went down on May 30th and I have so much to tell you about it. This week's music news is wild. Google is arguing that uploading your music to YouTube may have already given them permission to use it for AI training, the musician’s union just turned around and sued Universal and Warner for doing the exact same thing the labels publicly called out AI companies for doing, and Prince's vault is open with ten previously unreleased recordings spanning 4 decades. Plus your weekly marketing tip, music history, and indie tracks from Arizona, Boston, and Ireland. Tap play!

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Google thinks because you upload your music, they can use it to train their AI https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/10/youtube-ai-lawsuit-dismissal-motion/

Musician Union sues Universal and Warner over AI use https://pitchfork.com/news/musicians-union-sues-universal-and-warner-over-ai-use/

Unreleased Prince songs coming in new album https://stereogum.com/2501302/unreleased-prince-songs-collected-on-new-album-timeless/music

MUSIC:

Decker. - Patsy https://www.deckermusic.org/

Jennifer Tefft & The Strange - Silver https://jennifertefft.com/

Dorsten - 9 Miles a Minute https://dorstenmusic.com/

Martin Moran - Sleepchild https://martinmoran.bandcamp.com/

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Time: ~28 min.

It’s Episode 94! This week's episode has a theme that I didn't totally plan but I love: Authenticity. We've got a story about a company that got caught running fake fan networks for major artists, a fascinating look at how music actually lands on Netflix and what that means for indie artists, a marketing tip about humanizing your brand, some music history, indie tracks from Boston, Atlanta, and Central Massachusetts, and some genuinely wonderful good news science story to close things out. Tune in!

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Chaotic Good scrubs website after saying all they do is fake https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/13/chaotic-good-website-scrubbed/

Can you get your music on a Netflix show? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/25/netflix-music-major-label/

Study shows the arts can slow biological aging https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5818172/study-arts-slow-biological-aging

MUSIC:

Smitt E Smitty and the Fezztones – Big Ass American Car https://smittesmitty.bandcamp.com/

Improvement Movement – Still Cold https://myimprovementmovement.com/

Ron Carlson – Moonbeam https://roncarlsonmusic.com/

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Time: 28 min.

It’s Episode 93! This episode has a theme running through it whether I planned it that way or not. AI is everywhere, it's causing real damage to real people, and the industry is starting to fight back. We've got a story about an artist defamation suit that genuinely made my jaw drop, some big moves from Spotify, a wild statistic about how many new podcasts are actually fake, and a science story about sound that took me completely by surprise. Plus your weekly marketing tip, music history, and some great indie tracks. Tap play!

LINKS:

JOIN US AT MONTAPALOOZA May 30! https://montapalooza.com/

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Join the exclusive group on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/965285292398533

New YouTube tool replaces music instantly https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/05/youtube-quick-music-swap-ai/

39% of podcasts are AI generated https://gizmodo.com/more-than-a-third-of-all-new-podcasts-are-ai-generated-2000753786

New Spotify badge shows music that is not AI generated https://www.engadget.com/2161028/spotifys-new-verification-badge-shows-that-music-is-not-ai-generated/

Musician sues Google after AI overview wrongly says he's a sex offender https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/05/musician-sues-google-ai-overview-wrong/

The sound of rain makes seeds grow faster https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-sound-of-rain-makes-seeds-grow-faster-mit/

MUSIC:

oceans Of emotions - Hearts Doin Time https://cactus-heart.com/

Adam Sherman Band - Miles https://linktr.ee/adamshermanmusic

Sour Ops – Opting Out https://sourops.com/

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