Ensh**tification coming home to roost, thundering hordes stand down, and Drew Thurlow has an axe to grind.
About this episode
The episode discusses the backlash from the halftime show, the concept of audience capture, and Drew Thurlow's views on AI in music labeling.
Even Fox news couldn’t ignore the halftime show blowback... Names in Today’s Pod: Drew Thurlow Joel Gouveia Ted Gioia Ben Sisario Fox News (yep!) Lorde Ben Sisario X LINKS: EPISODE: https://lnk.to/unlimitedsupply Even Fox News Copped to World Cup Final Enshittification https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/first-world-cup-halftime-show-draws-mixed-reactions-shakira-justin-bieber-bts-madonna-performances The death of Audience Capture? Maybe... https://substack.com/inbox/post/207450495 A vote for Qobuz over the enshittified incumbent https://substack.com/inbox/post/205285016 A Right bollocking from Lorde https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/17/elon-musk-x-music-publishers-lawsuits-over/?mc_cid=409a77248d&mc_eid=e6e936dd58 Thundering hordes stand down https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/arts/music/x-music-lawsuits.html Drew’s AI Labeling Axe to Grind https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-labels-songs-why-proposal-flawed/ Birthdays this week (and a few from last week) Joe Sivick Sam Josh Kahn Paul Adams Greg Linn Tom Pernikoff Follow Unlimited Supply on Substack: https://unlimitedsupply.substack.com/ Support Us directly! https://ko-fi.com/s/fd04bea40e Today’s Music Business…
People in this episode
Host: Nodisc
Guest: Drew Thurlow
Topics covered
- halftime show
- music industry
- audience capture
- AI in music
- World Cup
- music lawsuits
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fox News
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