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Bill Simmons, founder and chief executive officer of the Ringer, during the Bloomberg Screentime event in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Simmons hosts a podcast that will soon be available on Netflix.Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg

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By Lucas Shaw

November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM UTC

Updated on

November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM UTC

Good afternoon from Los Angeles. I am going to start by dropping a little news about one of my favorite bands.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are finalizing an agreement to sell their recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group in a deal that values the masters at $300 million to $325 million.