Running a DIY Space / SEO for Musicians / Fully Licensed Generative AI / Spotify Messages / YouTube Hype

We talk about what we've learned from years of running DIY spaces, events, and groups, and how you can apply these lessons to your own career. Then we go over some great tips for SEO and discoverability for musicians. On the AI front, we discuss a new generative AI model that claims to be fully licensed (and how we might be wrong about AI slop), look at the latest developments on Suno's indie artist lawsuit, and how a lawsuit in the book publishing industry could impact musicians. Finally we look a couple new features from streamers, including YouTube Hype and Spotify's messages.

Links

• SEO for Musicians: Why It Matters and How To Use It by Randi Zimmerman for Symphonic Blog https://blog.symphonic.com/2025/07/15/seo-for-musicians-why-it-matters-and-how-to-use-it-2/
• Beatoven.ai Luanches 'Fully Licensed' Music AI Model - With Artist Payouts https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/beatoven-ai-launches-fully-licensed-music-ai-model-with-artist-payouts/
• Anthropic Settles Authors' Lawsuit Over Pirated Books ... And It Could Be a Gift for Universal Music Group's Lawyers  by Mandy Dalugdug for Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/anthropic-settles-authors-lawsuit-over-pirated-books-and-it-could-be-a-gift-for-universal-music-groups-lawyers/
• Suno argues none of the millions of tracks made on its platform ‘contain anything like a sample’ by Tim Ingham for Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-argues-none-of-the-millions-of-tracks-made-on-its-platform-contain-anything-like-a-sample/
• Spotify: Introducing Messages, A New Way To Share What You Love on Spotify with Friends and Family https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-08-26/introducing-messages-a-new-way-to-share-what-you-love-on-spotify-with-friends-and-family/
• Hype: Giving Fans a Stake in the Success of Their Favorite Emerging Creators https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-hype/

Recorded live at Secret Spot DTLA http://secretspotdtla.com

Cameron Ljungkull https://www.cameronljungkull.com

Augustus Watkins https://augustuswatkins.com

Cocaine Opera - Music PR https://cocaineopera.com/