Time: ~36 min.

It’s Episode 91! We've got some crazy music news this week. The first ever federal criminal conviction for AI streaming fraud just happened, Sony pulled over 135,000 deepfake songs from streaming platforms, and Spotify announced something that honestly should have existed years ago. Plus your weekly marketing tip, some music history, another nerdy science story about anxiety that I think you're really going to want to hear, and five indie tracks I'm loving right now. Tap play and let’s go!

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Man found guilty of streaming fraud using AI to create songs and bots to stream them https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/19/streaming-music-slop-scammer-sentence/

SONY requests removal of more than 135k AI-generated songs from streaming platforms https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/18/sony-music-deepfakes-removal-comments/

Spotify adds edit button to let you control your algorithm https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/16/spotify-edit-button-algorithm/

Listening to music really does reduce anxiety. The science: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260315225133.htm

MUSIC:

The Frequency Principle – Cool Kidz https://thefrequencyprinciple.com/

Battlemode – Chasing Kaoss https://linktr.ee/BattlemodeMusic

MRCH – Ashes https://linktr.ee/mrchmusic

Voltaire’s Ghost – Spirit Animal https://www.voltairesghost.com/

Ali A and the Agency – Arizona Sunset https://aliaandtheagency.com/

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All Things Dani https://linktr.ee/dcutleraz

Time: ~34min.

It’s episode 90! I know, two weeks in a row, I'm on a roll! This week I've got five indie tracks for you including another artist who'll be playing Montapalooza in May, a breakdown of what the Supreme Court's AI copyright decision actually means for creators, Kelly Clarkson calling out American Idol on live TV, and a marketing tip that's all about where your promo dollars can go further. Plus music history and a genuinely fun science story to close things out. Keep blinking and take a listen!

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Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI generated art https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-supreme-court-doesnt-care-if-you-want-to-copyright-your-ai-generated-art-171849407.html?src=rss

Kelly Clarkson still waiting for her million from winning American Idol https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/11/kelly-clarkson-never-got-1m-american-idol-prize-money/

Relocate some of that ad budget to podcasts https://www.edisonresearch.com/reallocating-ad-dollars-to-podcasts-can-deliver-41-growth-in-reach/

Blink to the beat https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/music-even-makes-you-blink-to-the-beat/

MUSIC:

The Far Out - Laurel https://bio.site/thefarout

Jesus The Dinosaur - Sweet Nothing https://linktr.ee/Jesusthedinosaur

Faun Flora - I Wish I Was My Own Friend https://faunflora.com/

The Ringer Soundtrack - Voicemail https://theringersoundtrack.bandcamp.com/

Scattered Melodies - You Bad (Live) https://www.instagram.com/scatteredmelodies/

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Time: ~33 min.

It’s Episode 89! In this episode, I’m covering some major music news, including The U.S. government’s antitrust case against Live Nation has suddenly been settled, but the story isn’t over yet as dozens of states plan to continue pursuing the fight over ticketing competition and consumer harm.

I also break down Apple Music’s new “AI transparency tags,” designed to label when artificial intelligence was used in a track’s creation. It’s an interesting step toward transparency, but the big question is how effective it will really be.

And in a cultural twist, some Gen Z and millennial listeners are stepping away from streaming and rediscovering CDs and other physical media as a way to experience music more intentionally. I tell you why.

Plus, I’ve got 5 wonderful indie tracks, some music history moments that changed the industry forever, a marketing tip about engaging in Facebook groups, and a fascinating science story about NASA successfully changing the orbit of an asteroid.

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Live Nation Settles with DOJ, 30 states aren't finished with them yet. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/09/live-nation-states-litigation/

Apple Music attempts control over AI music https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/apple-music-can-now-flag-ai-content-but-only-if-distributors-elect-to-label-it-121521873.html

Gen Z wants to own music instead of streaming it https://www.newsweek.com/gen-zers-canceling-spotify-buying-cds-insteadheres-why-11627004

NASA changed an asteroid's orbital path https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-changed-an-asteroids-orbital-path-around-the-sun-a-first-for-humankind/

MUSIC:

Seth Newton – Life Jacket https://sethnewtonmusic.wixsite.com/sethnewtonmusic

The Woodworks – You SOB I’m In https://linktr.ee/thewoodworksband

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers – Yeh Shoobeh https://rogerclyneandthepeacemakers.com/

Other Brother Daryl – Peaceful Alibi https://linktr.ee/otherbrotherdarryl

Corina Toothacker – Human Medicine https://sites.google.com/corinasrae.com/home/home/music

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