<p><strong>Your easy weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. </strong>Become a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/12218634/join">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Superfan of the podcast for free – and enjoy a weekly Superfan Lock-in section!</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>This week... </strong>Steve&#39;s about to head off to SXSW in Austin, Texas, so we interrupted him as he was packing his suitcases, and grapple with non-league football, buying pieces of your favourite artist, why Tr*mp deliberately annoys artists by using their music, and much more, all in this week&#39;s TPOM:</p><p>→ How many millions of Instagram views did the Brit Awards got this year – and why is that now An Important Thing?</p><p>→ <a href="https://musically.com/2026/03/02/radiohead-slam-use-of-let-down-in-pro-ice-us-government-post/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Radiohead</a> and <a href="https://musically.com/2026/03/03/kesha-joins-artist-protests-over-us-administration-social-posts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kesha</a> are the latest artists furious that their music has been used in social-media posts by the US government. But can they do anything about it?</p><p>→ Apple Music subscribers will soon know <a href="https://musically.com/2026/03/05/apple-music-adds-transparency-tags-for-uses-of-ai-with-music/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">if and how AI has been used in the music they listen to</a>. And is there a huge loophole? (Yes)</p><p>→ Good news for UK artists who are struggling with the economics of touring: a new <a href="https://thefac.org/ukatfund" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Touring Fund.</a></p><p>→ Jon McClure from Reverend and the Makers has a new job as... <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/reverend-and-the-makers-frontman-jon-mcclure-to-become-sheffield-fc-club-chairman-3933644" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">chairman and part-owner of the world’s oldest football club</a>…</p><p>→ A listener question: how does this Dune app, which lets fans buy stakes in the work of artists, work – and will it help artists?</p><p>→ Another music / football crossover - but this time it&#39;s <a href="https://www.arsenal.com/news/introducing-the-arsenal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Arsenal and England winger Bukayo Saka?</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><p>→ Steve went to see the new Britpop play by John Niven, which is about the Oasis vs Blur Battle of Britpop – so was it any good?</p><p>→ <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4geel78nd0o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The UK’s Eurovision entry this year</a> is partially sung in German, mentions ‘roly poly with custard’, and has been described as “Blur covering Falco’s Rock Me Amadeus”. Is it a winner in waiting? </p><p>→ Steve is about to fly out to SXSW... so what Steve’s looking forward to and what are his thoughts as SXSW hits its 40th anniversary?</p><p>→ The <a href="https://musically.com/2026/03/04/ai-music-artists-get-their-own-accelerator-from-prose-ventures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">first ‘AI Music Creators Accelerator’</a> happened last week. What on earth is that? </p><p><strong>VARIOUS LINKS:</strong></p><p><strong>You can check out the Weekender mix CD</strong> – including some really interesting liner note photos – that Steve put together with John Niven here (can anyone find the audio of it anywhere online? We can&#39;t!): <a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/89176-Various-Weekenders" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.discogs.com/release/89176-Various-Weekenders</a></p><p><strong>And Kate, who asked this week&#39;s listener question, also shared some bands with under 1000 plays on Spotify</strong>, following our discussion a few weeks ago... </p><ul><li><p>True Heads - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5qGuLCgml4Tr0aSjwDesuS?si=6mi5AgFHRWihSgqPz0qLZA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Public Pressure</a> </p></li><li><p>Jester - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6EU8v5Ton7eP1PM3Ti7v1e?si=A4NeewRzR1-zXpdQLlkMqw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Pamphlets</a> </p></li><li><p>Glue Smells - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6igfMqDKFEzxnYScW90NVQ?si=_S7EcHvhRCiLm5OtB1WcTA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TV Moms</a></p></li><li><p>Sell With Confidence – <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/22xWNkLCWiGNsJCnYbVFW2?si=sJPIIdLARYGZsZLwEzx9ug" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Aiming</a> </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><p><br></p>