<p><strong>Your easy weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. </strong><em>Become a </em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/12218634/join">⁠⁠⁠<em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</em><em><strong>Superfan of the podcast for free – and enjoy the exclusive weekly Lock-in bonus section!</strong></em><em>⁠</em>⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>This week... </strong></p><p>→ <strong>Geese</strong> have been one of the big breakthrough rock bands of the last year. But now some of the marketing tactics that helped them cut through are <a href="https://musically.com/2026/04/15/arguments-rage-over-chaotic-good-geese-and-trend-simulation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>under the spotlight</u></a>…</p><p>→ Live Nation has <a href="https://musically.com/2026/04/16/live-nation-loses-its-antitrust-lawsuit-so-what-happens-next/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>lost a major lawsuit in the US</u></a> that could see it forced to sell its Ticketmaster division. But is that likely to happen?</p><p>→ 739.1m - that’s <a href="https://musically.com/2026/04/15/bts-arirang-album-was-streamed-739-1m-times-in-first-week/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>how many streams the new BTS album got in its first week</u></a> (and yes, this is an official, not-made-up number this time…)</p><p>→ There’s a <a href="https://musically.com/2026/04/15/music-venue-trust-tangles-with-prs-for-music-over-live-fees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>big argument in the UK between the Music Venue Trust and collecting society PRS for Music</u></a>, and it’s all about how royalties from concerts are collected and divided…</p><p>→ While we’re on the subject of live music in the UK, a new report from a parliamentary committee <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/378/culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/213147/calls-for-new-music-fan-association-to-boost-fan-involvement-as-review-publishes-charter-to-safeguard-live-music-sector/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>made some interesting recommendations for reforms</u></a>…</p><p><strong>And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/12218634/join" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠<strong>Patreon Superfans</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>, Steve and Stu prop themselves at the bar – and Steve&#39;s getting the first round in – as they discuss this week&#39;s bonus material:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Steve shares a story about trying to bring artist <strong>Victor Jones</strong> to the UK and wonders if he could sleep in Steve&#39;s loft;</p></li><li><p><strong>&quot;Industry Plants&quot;</strong> – the music industry&#39;s &quot;conspiracy theory&quot;, and a chance to reminisce about major labels using offshoots to appear independent.</p></li><li><p><strong>Almost-free-jazz:</strong> analysis of the UK parliamentary report showing that <strong>Jazz receives only 2%</strong> of Arts Council grant money, compared to <strong>49% for Opera</strong> and <strong>24% for Classical</strong> music.</p></li><li><p><strong>Physical Tickets</strong>: do you collect your paper ticket stubs?</p></li><li><p><strong>75,000 AI tracks</strong> are now uploaded to Deezer every day. </p></li><li><p><strong>Vintage merch value</strong>: the prices of secondhand band t-shirts are soaring –  so what have Steve and Stu got in their wardrobes?</p></li></ul><p>===================================</p><p><strong>As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular</strong> – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!</p><p>Email us: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠</a></p><p>See you next week!</p><p>Steve and Stuart</p><p>======</p><p>TPOM online: <a href="http://tpom.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">http://tpom.uk/</a></p><p>Support The Price of Music on Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow Steve on X - @steve_lamacq</p><p>Follow Stuart on X - @stuartdredge</p><p>Follow The Price of Music on X - @PriceofMusicpod</p><p>For sponsorship opportunities, please email - <a href="mailto:⁠⁠[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠[email protected]</a></p>