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The Language Around AI Music Is Becoming Unusable

Jul 31, 2026

The Language Around AI Music Is Becoming Unusable

Plus: Why Substack is becoming less hospitable, and Suno loses in Munich

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Two Charts, Two Musical Universes: Billboard vs. YouTube Six Months In

Jul 23, 2026

Two Charts, Two Musical Universes: Billboard vs. YouTube Six Months In

A chart fight produces two competing views of the top of the pops; plus: Mambo off Times Square

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Netflix’s Most-Watched Music Shows; Plus: The Reggaeton Lawsuit Lives

Jul 17, 2026

Netflix’s Most-Watched Music Shows; Plus: The Reggaeton Lawsuit Lives

Netflix is only interested in a few types of music shows these days; what's working for them in 2026? Also: The muddled world of AI tagging

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Picking Apart AI Hot Takes; Plus: The Lost Dust Brother

Jul 9, 2026

Picking Apart AI Hot Takes; Plus: The Lost Dust Brother

Why you probably shouldn't listen when an LLM tells you your business is cooked. Plus: Author Peter Relic opens the drapes on the life of late producer Matt Dike, of "Paul's Boutique" and Delicious Vinyl fame

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The Hot 100’s First AI Doping Controversy is Here

Jul 2, 2026

The Hot 100’s First AI Doping Controversy is Here

Doubts hang over L.A. rapper Fenix Flexin’s “Rubberz.” But until the music industry agrees on standards for AI detection, we may be stuck in a he-said, she-said netherworld.

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A Pocket Guide to Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Web

Jun 25, 2026

A Pocket Guide to Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Web

How James Dolan's venues accumulate tens of millions of eventgoer profiles.

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