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 grapple with:

Stu's Big Number is 11.5 million – but what does it have to do with Billie Eilish and a room full of billionaires?
One AI-music company is working on a new service with the world’s biggest major label... so will be be able to create our own sound-a-like tracks?
How Spotify is coming under fire in the US over controversial ICE ads running on its service.
For the first time in 35 years, there are no rap tracks in the US Top 40 singles chart. So what's happened?
A new tech startup in the UK wants to help musicians ‘poison’ their own recordings - how is that a good thing?

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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 went to see his favourite new band Little Grandad again. But how much should emerging artists charge for tickets?
And how long should a band’s set be, does a three-hour stadium set make your heart sink, and what its your ideal set length?
Why are so many people treating the lyrics from the new Lily Allen album as if they are literally true?
What are Steve’s (frank) thoughts on Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours”?
Which albums are hanging around in the charts for years – and how many weeks has ABBA Gold been in there?

As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!

See you next week!

Steve and Stuart

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