Time: ~32 min.

It’s Episode 96! This week's episode is a good one. We've got an indie artist who is suing Spotify over some pretty alarming algorithm allegations, the heartbreaking story of the singer behind Josie and the Pussycats who has seen almost nothing in residuals in 25 years, a guy in the UK who just got sentenced to prison for burning CDs in 2026 (yes you read that right) and Olivia Rodrigo doing something amazing that I really needed to hear this week. Plus your marketing tip, music history, and indie tracks from Massachusetts, Arizona, Connecticut, and London.

Also- I teased the next Montapalooza date in episode 95 and now I can make it official. Mark your calendars for Saturday July 17th, 2027! We're moving to summer and I could not be more excited about it. Tune in and get all the details!

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An indie artist has sued Spotify for their filtering practices https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/23/spotify-lawsuit-filtering-practices/

The singer behind the Josie and the Pussycats film is in a residual battle https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/26/josie-and-the-pussycats-singer-residuals-battle/

In 2026, someone went to jail for burning CDs https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/19/uk-man-prison-sentence-burning-cds/

Olivia Rodrigo is my heroine https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-launches-music-festival-daisy-chain-fields/

MUSIC:

Cape Crush – Train in Motion https://linktr.ee/CapeCrush

The Bellwethers – Let Them Down https://linktr.ee/thebellwethers

The Pretty Graves – Walkin’ https://www.theprettygraves.com/

Austel – White Linen https://austelmusic.com/

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