Podcast Episodes

Measuring physical album sales, artists' podcast revenues

Steve and Stuart answer listeners' questions, including a look at how physical album sales are measured, and whether artists' podcast revenues are se…

2 years, 6 months ago

Artificial Intelligence special, indie labels back Universal versus TikTok

Steve and Stuart take an in-depth look at the latest goings-on in relation to AI and the music industry, including the news that more than 200 artist…

2 years, 6 months ago

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree leading legal challenge over songwriter royalties, BMG annual revenues up to £775m

Stuart and Steve find out why Blur drummer Dave Rowntree is leading a legal challenge over songwriter royalties, and discuss the news that BMG's annu…

2 years, 6 months ago

Musicians and pensions, radio play payments

Steve and Stuart answer listeners' questions, including whether musicians have pensions, and how radio play payments work.

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2 years, 6 months ago

Global recorded music revenues up more than 10%, James Blake backs launch of Vault

Steve and Stuart take a close look at the latest Global Music Report and the news that global recorded music revenues increased by more than 10% last…

2 years, 6 months ago

UK recorded music revenue up more than 8%, Deezer removes 26m tracks

Steve and Stuart discuss the news that UK recorded music revenue increased 8.1% to just under £1.5bn last year, and find out why Deezer has removed 2…

2 years, 7 months ago

Interview: Global Head of Spotify for Artists, marketing and policy, Sam Duboff

Stuart speaks to Sam Duboff, Global Head of Spotify for Artists, marketing and policy, about Spotify’s latest Loud & Clear report, streaming royaltie…

2 years, 7 months ago

Vinyl special: The cost of releasing vinyl records

Steve and Stuart look closely at the cost of releasing vinyl, how the money you spend on a record gets split, and why vinyl sales are growing.

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2 years, 7 months ago

European Commission fines Apple over €1.8bn, Raye calls for songwriters to receive “master royalty points”

Steve and Stuart find out why the European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8bn, and discuss Raye's speech at The Brits, where she called for songw…

2 years, 7 months ago

Interview: Nathan Clark, owner of the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds

Steve and Stuart speak to Nathan Clark, owner of the much-loved Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, about the financial realities of running an independe…

2 years, 7 months ago