Your weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. And in this week’s episode of The Price of Music, Steve and Stu wrap their minds around...

How much would it cost to buy Coldplay’s very first single today?;
Steve reveals the “best new band he’s seen in months”;
A proper AI vs human band dust up!;
Are the major labels about to sign deals with music-generating AI platforms?
A splendidly indignant speech from RAYE;
Major labels are buying up indie businesses – and now hundreds of indie labels are very angry;
The Spotify CEO is “stepping down” (and yet is still somehow the boss);
How have Steve and Stu finally removed ‘Baby Shark’ from their music algorithm?;
Listeners' letters: how on earth did the UK once have four weekly music newspapers?

And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our Patreon Superfans, Steve and Stuart prop themselves at the bar to chat about:

Steve and Stu wonder exactly why second-hand records are so expensive at the moment (and how disappointingly little is Steve’s teenage copy of “Message In A Bottle” on green vinyl worth?)
And more on Slady - the only all-female Slade tribute band, don’t forget – and on buying tickets in advance.
Do bands get a better reception when they travel to remote cities to perform?
Should we call AI artists “artists” – or something else entirely?

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Steve and Stuart

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