<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></p><p><strong>This week... Stu and Steve grapple with:</strong></p><p>→ Brace yourself - how many AI-generated tracks are being uploaded every single day now?</p><p>→ Steve uses his knowledge of London pubs to try and figure out which one Olivia Rodrigo shot her new video in... but wait: both Spotify and <a href="https://musically.com/2026/04/22/spotify-and-apple-music-both-have-exclusive-olivia-rodrigo-videos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>Apple Music</u></a> have a an exclusive new Olivia Rodrigo music video. How can this be possible? </p><p>→ The UK’s voluntary levy on stadium and arena concerts is starting to pay off for the grassroots live scene - some latest news on that...</p><p>→ Superfan David joined in the debate on buying tickets at the last minute – <em> </em>in particular the non-refundable fees on tickets being a possible cause of delays.</p><p>→ Greater Music Group is a brand new record label – <a href="https://musically.com/2026/04/21/greater-music-group-aims-to-rethink-the-modern-label-with-ai-at-its-heart/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>run by an army of AIs</u></a>. Is this really the future we’re heading towards? (And what vital skill does Steve realise that AI&#39;s can&#39;t do with new bands?)</p><p>→ You can get music, podcasts and audiobooks on Spotify, but now you can also get… fit? </p><p>→ With AI deepfakes getting ever more convincing, Taylor Swift, <a href="https://www.gerbenlaw.com/blog/taylor-swift-moves-to-trademark-her-voice-and-image-as-ai-threats-grow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>has taken action with trademark filings</u></a>…</p><p>→ And introducing.... Finnish band Heavysaurus, who make “high-quality heavy metal music for children” while dressed up as dinosaurs. </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 has an update on the sale of the BBC&#39;s legendary Maida Vale studios – where everyone from the Beatles and Nirvana to Adele and Amy Winehouse recorded sessions</p></li><li><p>Can Stu guess how many summer festivals Little Grandad will perform at?</p></li><li><p>Vinyl is so popular now that criminals are creating fake versions of official vinyl</p></li><li><p>Record Store Day took place recently - but which records <strong>didn&#39;t</strong> sell?</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><p><br></p>