The Price of Music Dap Dip

Steve and Stuart take a closer look at what's causing the problems for the new arena in Manchester, Co-op Live, and discuss Billie Eilish's 81-date world tour.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Co-op Live arena
- Billie Eilish and Fortnite Festival
- Billie Eilish world tour
- Hipgnosis Songs Fund
- Electronic music industry
- Touring smaller venues
- Spotify profitable
- TikTok US ban
- European Commission and TikTok

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Steve and Stuart speak to TikTok artists Charlie Tyler and Russell James Williams about how they got started and how they're now making a living from the social media platform.

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Steve and Stuart find out who's interested in buying the Hipgnosis Songs Fund, and discuss the news that 'nature' has been recognised as a musical artist.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
- In Tune With Tomorrow
- Hipgnosis Songs Fund
- US Department of Justice and Live Nation
- TikTok live music pop-up
- Taylor Swift fans scammed
- O2 'carbon removed' gigs
- 'Nature'

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Steve and Stuart discuss the news that secondary ticketing firm StubHub is looking to float on the stock market this summer, and find out why Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor says streaming has ‘mortally wounded’ some artists.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
- StubHub
- Trent Reznor
- UK law
- PPL revenue
- New PRS Foundation fund
- Taylor Swift and TikTok
- Udio
- Independent labels
- WMG and Believe
- Rough Trade Liverpool

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Steve and Stuart answer listeners' questions, including a look at how physical album sales are measured, and whether artists' podcast revenues are separate from streaming revenues.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Physical album sales
- Artists' podcast revenues
- Universal earnings

Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com

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Steve and Stuart take an in-depth look at the latest goings-on in relation to AI and the music industry, including the news that more than 200 artists have signed an open letter calling on AI developers, tech companies, and digital services “to cease the use of artificial intelligence to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists”, and find out why independent labels are backing Universal Music over its battle with TikTok.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Artists' open letter to AI developers
- Glorb
- KISS
- Spotify's AI playlists
- Spotify's prices
- Stable Audio 2.0
- Indie labels, Universal Music and TikTok

Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com

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