Time: 28 min.

It’s Episode 93! This episode has a theme running through it whether I planned it that way or not. AI is everywhere, it's causing real damage to real people, and the industry is starting to fight back. We've got a story about an artist defamation suit that genuinely made my jaw drop, some big moves from Spotify, a wild statistic about how many new podcasts are actually fake, and a science story about sound that took me completely by surprise. Plus your weekly marketing tip, music history, and some great indie tracks. Tap play!

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New YouTube tool replaces music instantly https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/05/youtube-quick-music-swap-ai/

39% of podcasts are AI generated https://gizmodo.com/more-than-a-third-of-all-new-podcasts-are-ai-generated-2000753786

New Spotify badge shows music that is not AI generated https://www.engadget.com/2161028/spotifys-new-verification-badge-shows-that-music-is-not-ai-generated/

Musician sues Google after AI overview wrongly says he's a sex offender https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/05/musician-sues-google-ai-overview-wrong/

The sound of rain makes seeds grow faster https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-sound-of-rain-makes-seeds-grow-faster-mit/

MUSIC:

oceans Of emotions - Hearts Doin Time https://cactus-heart.com/

Adam Sherman Band - Miles https://linktr.ee/adamshermanmusic

Sour Ops – Opting Out https://sourops.com/

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Time: ~30 min.

It’s Episode 92! Scene Mom is BACK! I have missed you! I just got home from the most epic solo cross-country road trip and I am rested, recharged, and ready to jump back in. Got to see so many amazing people, caught some incredible live music, and the desert did its best to completely dehydrate me.

This week's episode is a good one. We've got some big music industry news that has people talking, a marketing tip about getting more reach without spending more money, music history, Arizona indie tracks fresh from the road, and possibly the wildest science story I have ever shared in 92 episodes. You're just going to have to listen to find out what that is. Let’s go!

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Live Nation found guilty, naturally they appeal https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/politics/ticketmaster-live-nation-monopoly-verdict

YouTube turning audio into an ad product with help from SiriusXM https://digiday.com/marketing/youtube-is-turning-audio-into-an-ad-product-siriusxm-is-selling-it/

Kid Rock can't sell tickets https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/15/kid-rock-music-festival-discounted-slow-ticket-sales/

Tinkle often at your next music festival, you could save a forest https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgk5k7lkv0o

Market tip: reallocate your ad dollars to podcasts https://www.edisonresearch.com/reallocating-ad-dollars-to-podcasts-can-deliver-41-growth-in-reach/

MUSIC:

Scattered Melodies – Philly https://www.instagram.com/scatteredmelodies/

Japhy’s Descent – Cuyahoga https://www.instagram.com/japhysdescent/

Decker – Mojave https://www.deckermusic.org/

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Time: ~36 min.

It’s Episode 91! We've got some crazy music news this week. The first ever federal criminal conviction for AI streaming fraud just happened, Sony pulled over 135,000 deepfake songs from streaming platforms, and Spotify announced something that honestly should have existed years ago. Plus your weekly marketing tip, some music history, another nerdy science story about anxiety that I think you're really going to want to hear, and five indie tracks I'm loving right now. Tap play and let’s go!

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Man found guilty of streaming fraud using AI to create songs and bots to stream them https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/19/streaming-music-slop-scammer-sentence/

SONY requests removal of more than 135k AI-generated songs from streaming platforms https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/18/sony-music-deepfakes-removal-comments/

Spotify adds edit button to let you control your algorithm https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/16/spotify-edit-button-algorithm/

Listening to music really does reduce anxiety. The science: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260315225133.htm

MUSIC:

The Frequency Principle – Cool Kidz https://thefrequencyprinciple.com/

Battlemode – Chasing Kaoss https://linktr.ee/BattlemodeMusic

MRCH – Ashes https://linktr.ee/mrchmusic

Voltaire’s Ghost – Spirit Animal https://www.voltairesghost.com/

Ali A and the Agency – Arizona Sunset https://aliaandtheagency.com/

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