Full hour show now on WVAO in Athol/Orange MA! https://spinitron.com/WVAO/show/312072/Scene-Mom-Says (https://spinitron.com/WVAO/show/312072/Scene-Mom-Says)
Wednesdays 11am/8pm and Thursdays 6pm (all EST). Segments will hit the podcast feed on Thursday mornings.
Independent music, industry news and more with your host Dani Cutler. New shows every Thursday! Dani worked in independent radio for over 16 years in Phoenix, AZ supporting local and independent artists, and was deemed ”Scene Mom” by the community. Since then she has made the move to Massachusetts but will be a cheerleader for indie artists no matter where she lives.
Scene Mom Says: Why Do 74% Of Indie Artists Earn Less Than $1,000 From Music?
It's Episode 107!
Talk segments from the radio show this week! If you would like to listen to the show with music, you can CLICK HERE. This week: How hard is it to actually make money as an independent musician? This week, I dig into a new report showing that 74% of surveyed independent artists earned less than $1,000 from music over the past year. Plus, a Spotify outage highlights how dependent artists have become on streaming platforms, the latest developments in the Michael Smith AI streaming-fraud case, music history, local events, and plenty of great independent music.
LINKS:
WVAO Athol https://www.aotv13.org/wvao/
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Spotify Outage: Are we relying too much on streaming services? https://www.reuters.com/business/spotify-down-thousands-users-us-downdetector-shows-2026-09-29
Latest on the Michael Smith AI streaming fraud case: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/north-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-music-streaming-fraud-aided-artificial-intelligence-0
Ditto 2026 Independent Music Report: https://dittomusic.com/fr/independent-music-report-2026
MUSIC PLAYLIST
https://spinitron.com/WVAO/show/312072/Scene-Mom-Says
Feedback: scenemomsays@gmail.com
Submit Your Music: https://forms.gle/e4vEx2iM8vQaedhg7
All Things Dani https://linktr.ee/dcutleraz
1 Oct 2026
Scene Mom Says: Suno AI Lawsuit, U2’s 50th Anniversary & Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Here are the talk segments from the radio show this week! You can CLICK HERE to listen to the entire show with music. It’s Episode 106! This week we dive into the Jason Isbell and Suno AI lawsuit, the 2026 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, and U2 celebrating 50 years as a band. Plus, music history, local events, and plenty of great music from independent artists including The Bellwethers, Girl With A Hawk, David Keith, Scott Alan Savoy, Old Tom & The Lookouts, and Tom O’Driscoll, along with favorites like Beck, Interpol, Cage the Elephant, Tom Petty, Loverboy and Ladytron.
LINKS:
WVAO Athol https://www.aotv13.org/wvao/
SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER! http://eepurl.com/i77C9U
Get your merch! https://scenemomsays.threadless.com/
Join the exclusive group on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/965285292398533
Suno lawsuits grow https://www.boston.com/news/entertainment/2026/09/16/jason-isbell-suno-lawsuit/
Winners from the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-songwriters-hall-of-fame-induction-2026-9.7360308?cmp=rss
U2 goes back to school for 50th anniversary https://consequence.net/2026/09/u2-50th-anniversary-mount-temple-dublin-concert/
MUSIC PLAYLIST
https://spinitron.com/WVAO/show/312072/Scene-Mom-Says
Feedback: scenemomsays@gmail.com
Submit Your Music: https://forms.gle/e4vEx2iM8vQaedhg7
All Things Dani https://linktr.ee/dcutleraz
24 Sept 2026
Scene Mom Says: The Continuing AI Music Courtroom Saga & The Future Of Live Music Is… Digital?
Time: ~11 min.
Here are the talk segments from this week's radio show! You can CLICK HERE to listen to the entire hour radio show with music. This week- UMG just sued DistroKid for allegedly allowing AI generated music to flood streaming platforms, Suno launched its new V6 models using licensed music. And then got sued again anyway. Spotify just launched a program to actively support 10,000 emerging independent artists per year, the industry is taking a new swing at fake streams, and a UK company just raised $20 million to bring hyper-realistic digital avatars of living and deceased artists to concert stages.
LINKS:
WVAO Athol https://www.aotv13.org/wvao/
SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER! http://eepurl.com/i77C9U
Get your merch! https://scenemomsays.threadless.com/
Join the exclusive group on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/965285292398533
UMG sues DistroKid over AI music distribution https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/umg-sues-distrokid-allegedly-distributing-ai-slop-music-2026-09-15
Spotify's new program for emerging artists https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996505/spotify-fresh-finds-forward
Suno launches V6 with Warner, BMG https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-v6-ai-music-models-launch-in-partnership-with-wmg-bmg-and-believe/
UMG also suing Suno (along with Sony) https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-and-sony-sue-suno-for-a-second-time-claiming-platforms-v6-models-are-the-fruit-of-the-same-poisoned-tree/
How "superfans" are changing the concert industry https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/21/superfans-driving-concert-industry
Would you go see a digital avatar at a concert venue? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/20/uk-startup-15m-investment-concerts-digital-versions-musicians
MUSIC PLAYLIST
https://spinitron.com/WVAO/show/312072/Scene-Mom-Says
Feedback: scenemomsays@gmail.com
Submit Your Music: https://forms.gle/e4vEx2iM8vQaedhg7
All Things Dani https://linktr.ee/dcutleraz
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