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The Price of Music
Music Ally
Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 88

The Price of Music: your essential weekly music biz explainer – with Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge.
Become a Price of Music Superfan and get extra content every week – at patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic
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The Price of Music is a Music Ally production:
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🇬🇧 Great Britain - music
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The Price of Music: your essential weekly music biz explainer – with Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge. (Trailer)
mercredi 2 juillet 2025 • Duration 00:58
The Price of Music is returning on Wednesday 9th July 2025– and each week we’ll be exploring some of the big music stories of the past seven days. Steve and Stuart will be finding out where the money’s going and attempting to explain how the industry works.
We'll bring you the headline figures, the hot topics of the week; and discussing what it all means for us as music fans.
So whether it's record deals or streaming royalties; ticket prices or technology, we’ll be helping to demystify what goes on behind the scenes and what makes the music industry tick.
We will also be answering your questions and interviewing key music biz people, from artists to A&R scouts; from managers to moguls.
Spotify responds to Kate Nash’s comments on streaming royalties, Warner Music's superfan app
mercredi 16 avril 2025 • Duration 35:47
Steve and Stuart look at Spotify's response to Kate Nash’s latest comments about streaming royalties, and discuss the news that Warner Music is in the final stages of testing its superfan app, with heavy involvement from Ed Sheeran.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
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Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
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For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
The Price of Music is a Music Ally production:
https://musically.com
Ticketmaster cancel Oasis tickets, The Black Crowes relaunch Crowe-Mafia club
mercredi 12 février 2025 • Duration 45:35
Steve and Stuart find out why several people have received an email from Ticketmaster cancelling their Oasis tickets and accusing them of being bots, and discuss the news that The Black Crowes have relaunched their Crowe-Mafia club for superfans.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
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Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
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For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
The Price of Music is a Music Ally production:
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James Blake lifts the lid on the music industry, The Libertines as holograms
mercredi 5 février 2025 • Duration 32:00
Steve and Stuart discuss James Blake lifting the lid on the music industry, and find out why The Libertines are performing as holograms.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
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For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
The Price of Music is a Music Ally production:
Spotify and Universal sign new licensing deal, Deezer publishing 10,000 AI-generated tracks every day
mercredi 29 janvier 2025 • Duration 38:44
Steve and Stuart discuss the news that Spotify and Universal Music Group have signed a new licensing deal, and that music streaming service Deezer says around 10,000 ‘fully AI-generated tracks’ are being delivered to its platform every day.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
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Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
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For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
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Interview: Simon Raymonde, Cocteau Twins and Bella Union records
mercredi 22 janvier 2025 • Duration 56:56
Steve speaks to Simon Raymonde, formerly of Cocteau Twins and now running the Bella Union record label and management company Bella Union Artist Management, about his long career in the industry.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
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Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
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For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
The Price of Music is a Music Ally production:
Travis Scott, SZA and Future sued by Victory Boyd, Ed Sheeran launches music education foundation
mercredi 15 janvier 2025 • Duration 32:19
Steve and Stuart discuss the news that Travis Scott, SZA and Future are being sued by Victory Boyd, and find out more about Ed Sheeran's new music education foundation.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
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Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
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For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
The Price of Music is a Music Ally production:
UK recorded music revenue hits all-time record, Neil Young and Glastonbury
mercredi 8 janvier 2025 • Duration 34:18
Steve and Stuart discuss the news that UK recorded music revenue has hit an all-time record, and find out what's going in between Neil Young and Glastonbury Festival.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
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Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
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For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
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Virgin Music Group buying Downtown Music Holdings, Bad Boy Chiller Crew file legal claim against their record label
mercredi 18 décembre 2024 • Duration 40:09
Steve and Stuart discuss the news that Virgin Music Group is buying Downtown Music Holdings, and find out why Bad Boy Chiller Crew have filed a legal claim against their record label.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
Follow Steve on X - @steve_lamacq
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Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic
For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
The Price of Music is a Music Ally production:
Artists' royalties for tracks featured on adverts, how much it costs to cancel a live tour
mercredi 11 décembre 2024 • Duration 37:53
Steve and Stuart discuss how much artists make when they're tracks are featured on adverts, and analyse the costs of cancelling a live tour.
Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com
Follow Steve on X - @steve_lamacq
Follow Stuart on X - @stuartdredge
Follow The Price of Music on X - @PriceofMusicpod
Support The Price of Music on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic
For sponsorship, email - joe@musically.com
The Price of Music is a Music Ally production: