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Matt is joined by Spotify’s global head of music vertical, Charlie Hellman, to talk about the current state of the music industry, how the music streaming era has impacted artists, how artists actually get paid by Spotify, competing with YouTube, the surge in AI-generated music, and artists’ biggest frustrations with Spotify (02:27). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about President Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit against CBS (26:07).




Disclaimer: This podcast is produced by The Ringer, which is owned by Spotify.



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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw




Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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