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🍯 The Weekly Buzz:

Universal Music Group doubles down AI, striking a strategic deal with “Ethical AI Music Company” Klay Vision. UMG says "building generative AI music models ethically and fully respectful of copyright ... will dramatically lessen the threat to human creators.” Full story here.

Distrokid is set to layoff 50% of their unionized staff at the beginning of November. Paramount is undergoing a similar change with 38 unionized employees being terminated as of December 31st. More information about Distrokid’s layoffs can be found here, and Paramount’s here.

SiriusXM reported a nearly $3B net loss last quarter. Read more here.

Tyler, The Creator held a listening party for his new album ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ in L.A. at the new $2B Intuit Dome (home of the Clippers). Tickets were $5. Although he was only lip-syncing (he made it very clear beforehand), I absolutely love this move. I’ve paid $100+ to watch pop stars lip-sync and pretend like they weren’t so this is a steal. He also announced a world tour.

Continuing on the new music topic, Billboard published a list of albums being released the rest of 2024 (how is it already (almost) November). Find the full list here, with a few stand outs mentioned below:

• Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake 2 (Has been promoted with a UFO flying over Times Square)

• ROSÉ, rosie (She is the first female solo K-Pop artist to break into the Hot 100.. you’d know that if you read our newsletter on Tuesday)

• Linkin Park, From Zero (Their first album after enlisting a new lead singer)

• DMX, Let Us Pray: Chapter X (DMX’s second posthumous album)

• Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA – Family, Faith & Fables (No notes here. She’s just a legend).

Burning Man’s CEO Marian Goodell is calling for help from the community after the festival fell $5.7 million in debt after the last event. Time for the loaded tech bros who ruined Burning Man to put their money where their mouth (cringe social media posts) is!

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The Job Board

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🌴 Los Angeles

💼 Brand Partnerships Manager (Entertainment) - TikTok - Apply Here

💼 Sales Operations Representative - UTA - Apply Here

💼 Television Business Affairs Assistant - CAA - Apply Here

💼 Recruiting Coordinator - Fender - Apply Here

💼 Ticketing Manager (Global Touring) - AEG - Apply Here

💼 Media Finance Assistant - CAA - Apply Here

💼 Day to Day Manager - JET Management - Apply Here

💼 Writer & Publisher Relations (Samples & Adaptations) - Kobalt Music - Apply Here

💼 Assistant to Global Operations Chief of Staff - CAA - Apply Here

💼 Junior Copywriter - McKinney - Apply Here

💼 Media Relations Manager (Sports Focus) - Herbalife - Apply Here

💼 Production Crewing Coordinator - Cosm - Apply Here

💼 Graphic Designer - The Shalizi Group - Apply Here

💼 Creator Partnership Manager - Stan - Apply Here

💼 Digital Archivist - Richard Hall Music Inc. - Apply Here

💼 Showroom VIP Coordinator - The A List - Send resumes to [email protected]

🎒 Music Management Intern (Winter) - JET Management - Apply Here

🎒 Contributing Writer Intern - Cage Riot - Apply Here

🗽 NYC

💼 Marketing Manager (North America) - Spotify - Apply Here

💼 Sync Manager (The Orchard) - Sony Music - Apply Here

💼 Lifecycle Marketing Analyst - Soundcloud - Apply Here

💼 Digital Tech Publicist (CNN) - Warner Bros Discovery - Apply Here

💼 Alamo Coordinator - Sony Music - Apply Here

💼 Digital Marketing Strategy Manager (Spirits) - Roc Nation - Apply Here

💼 Editorial Copy Associate (The New Yorker) - Condé Nast - Apply Here

💼 Product Designer (Advertising) - Spotify - Apply Here

💼 Intellectual Property Licensing Specialist - Sony Music - Apply Here

💼 Account Manager (Partnership Marketing) - BSE Global - Apply Here

💼 Creative Insights Manager - Getty Images - Apply Here

💼 Artist & Brand Partnerships Director - UnitedMasters - Apply Here

💼 Assistant Publicist - HarperCollins Publishers - Apply Here

💼 Marketing Specialist - Malibu Events Promotions - Apply Here

💼 Account Executive - White Spider Media - Apply Here

💼 Adult Librarian (115th Street) - New York Public Library - Apply Here

💼 Senior Accountant - Sphere Entertainment - Apply Here

💼 Editorial Assistant - Macmillan - Apply Here

💼 Senior Graphic Designer - BSE Global - Apply Here

💼 Creative Producer ll (Sales) - Pinterest - Apply Here

💼 Customer Marketing Associate (Lifecycle) - FanDuel - Apply Here

🤠 Nashville

💼 Tour Marketing Coordinator - Red Light Management - Apply Here

💼 Label Manager - Universal Music Group - Apply Here

💼 Director of Tour Marketing - Outback Presents - Apply Here

💼 Tour Marketing Manager - Red Light Management - Apply Here

💼 Publicity Coordinator - EB Media, LLC - Apply Here

💼 Digital Content Manager - Sinclair Inc. - Apply Here

💼 In House Marketing Coordinator - Travel + Leisure Co. - Apply Here

📍 Remote

💼 Account Executive - MakeMusic - Apply Here

💼 Digital Marketing Manager - Guin Music - Apply Here

💼 Marketing Manager - This Never Happened - Apply Here

🎒 Summer 2025 Intern - Well Dunn - Apply Here

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