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Steve and Stu answer your questions! Does the money from a stream get split evenly? Do bands get paid if a festival is cancelled? How do music-making AIs work? What is Spotify's Discovery Mode?
Steve and Stuart rummage through the TPOM inbox and pull out some brand new listeners' questions to answer (send yours into us here: thepriceofmusicp…
1 year, 2 months ago
Will Drake face Kendrick in the witness box?; Los Campesinos! turn down a $60,000 ad deal – but why?; Steve takes a music superfan test; ... and what connects Taylor Swift & Five Finger Death Punch?
In this week's show, Steve and Stuart get to grips with government legislation and bands turning down big bucks:
Stu’s Big Number: after some gentle r…
1 year, 3 months ago
How do songwriters *really* earn money (and which bands moonlight as cover bands)?; Spotify under investigation; Netflix K-Pop animation artists; and Ozzy Osbourne's chimpanzee art
In this week's show, Steve and Stuart cover a lot of ground, including:
Stu’s Big Number: it seems small (1000), but that’s how many days Ed Sheeran’s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Oasis are back; The AI-generated band with a million listeners; Indies vs Universal Music spat gets grumpy; and who owns your songs if your label goes bust?
Steve and Stuart are back in the new and - oh yes - improved The Price of Music!
In this episode:
The Velvet Sundown are a fully-AI-generated band that…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Price of Music: your essential weekly music biz explainer – with Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge. (Trailer)
The Price of Music is returning on Wednesday 9th July 2025– and each week we’ll be exploring some of the big music stories of the past seven days. St…
1 year, 3 months ago
Spotify responds to Kate Nash’s comments on streaming royalties, Warner Music's superfan app
Steve and Stuart look at Spotify's response to Kate Nash’s latest comments about streaming royalties, and discuss the news that Warner Music is in th…
1 year, 6 months ago
AI music startup Suno in hot water again, South African artists double their Spotify payouts
Steve and Stuart find out why AI music startup Suno is in hot water again, and discuss the news that South African artists have doubled their Spotify…
1 year, 6 months ago
PPL posts highest ever annual revenues, Harry Kane invests in ticketing firm
Steve and Stuart discuss the news that PPL, the UK's music licensing company, has posted the highest annual revenues in its 90-year history, and find…
1 year, 6 months ago
US hits 100 million paid music subscriptions, Mariah Carey cleared of copyright infringement
Steve and Stuart discuss the news that the US has hit 100 million paid music subscriptions, and find out why Mariah Carey has been cleared of copyrig…
1 year, 7 months ago
SXSW finances analysed, the music economy of Gloucestershire
Steve and Stuart take a look at the money behind SXSW in Austin, Texas, and discuss a new report on the music economy of Gloucestershire.
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1 year, 7 months ago