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leveling up jimmy stone substack leveling up subscribe sign in home archive about the state of music ip m a in 2026 a conversation with shot tower co founder rob law jul 21 8 2 music market update 1q 2026 a snapshot of the key trends shaping the music industry this quarter jun 30 8 4 does music need a new royalty for the ai era a concrete and imperfect proposal for a generative usage royalty may 28 11 2 1 the majors dislocation or not exploring wmg umg s valuations and the potential implications for music ip investing apr 30 8 1 1 alderbrook s music market update 4q 2025 a snapshot of the key trends shaping the music industry mar 17 9 2 most popular view all umg the show me story jan 31 2025 20 4 1 exploring the artist inc funding model aug 19 2025 22 3 4 where do music catalog valuations go from here apr 12 2022 15 2 navigating music catalog valuations part ii aug 29 2022 12 1 recent posts view all the future of streaming at soundcloud a conversation with soundcloud executive henry hall feb 26 16 2 the realities of music streaming in the age of excess can music streamers adapt to the explosion in ai uploads should they jan 22 11 3 4 leveling up s 2025 year in review our most read articles 2025 music playlist and content worth consuming dec 30 2025 6 2 reservoir media a hidden gem meet the under the radar 1 billion company building an independent music leader oct 27 2025 10 3 pockets of opportunity in music tech music tech has historically been a difficult bet so why are investors still showing up sep 23 2025 14 3 4 exploring the artist inc funding model why and how firebird music introduced a new artist financing structure aug 19 2025 22 3 4 how are vcs thinking about music in 2025 five investors share their views on the music investment landscape what trends excite them and more jun 25 2025 9 3 3 pophouse the music branding pioneers the 1b music ip investor taking a different approach to buying catalogs may 30 2025 9 2 1 see all 2026 alderbrook companies llc privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts