Are labels obsolete? Taylor AI (TM), and the post-app future.
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential obsolescence of music labels in the context of AI and the evolving music industry landscape.
Brace yourself for the post-app future. Names In Today’s Pod: Joel Gouveia Dick Huey Jim McDermott Russ Crupnick Bill Donahue Sam Altman OpenAI Ashley King Ivan Mehta LINKS Joel Gouveia can pick a topic. https://open.substack.com/pub/joelgouveia/p/the-death-of-the-record-deal? Sony and UMG itching to see that Warner-Suno deal https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/24/suno-universal-music-lawsuit/ TaylorTM https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-files-to-trademark-her-voice-and-image/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/27/taylor-swift-trademark-voice-likeness/ Pants on Fire again! https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/26/sam-altman-bruno-mars-partnership-fake/ Spotify occasionally does the right thing, sort of. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-to-show-ai-tags-in-song-credits-where-artists-have-chosen-to-disclose-through-their-label-or-distributor/ Our Post-app Future https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps/? Russ Crupnick say pay attention to the used vinyl market https://www.billboard.com/pro/used-vinyl-record-market-shouldnt-overlooked-guest-column/ And Vinyl Bootlegs are back…
People in this episode
Host: Nodisc
Topics covered
- music industry
- AI in music
- future of music labels
- trademarking artists
- vinyl market
- post-app technology
Keywords
- music labels
- AI
- Taylor Swift
- vinyl market
- trademark
- Spotify
- post-app future
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenAI, Sony, UMG, Warner, Suno, Spotify, TechCrunch, Billboard, Digital Music News
Products: Taylor AI (TM)
Books & works: Taylor Swift
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