My  .4 Cents

Spotify NEW AI Remix Feature and the END of Instagram Repost Pages

My .4 Cents

Show Notes

On this week's episode of My .4 Cents Dustin Boyer, Ryan Schutte, Andrew Southworth and Matt Bacon talk about Spotify & UMG's new AI remix / cover feature and the death of repost pages on Instagram. The episode also features an interview with Jadd Shickler (Blues Funeral Recordings, Magnetic Eye Records) talking about what record labels are looking for, the role of the label in 2026 and what it takes to build a scene. Follow Andrew Southworth @andrew.southworth https://andrewsouthworth.com/ https://www.youtube.com/andrewsouthworth

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