
The Price of Music: your essential weekly music biz explainer – with Stuart Dredge and Joe Sparrow.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 131 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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These gents really demystify the music biz with plain speak and concrete facts that help you get your head around all the changes, trends and emerging tech in global music.
The perfect pod if I could understand Stuart, I tend to lose the second half of his sentences, maybe it’s a levels/compression thing, hopefully can be improved as what (I think) is being said is great!
It’s a fun listen but it’s surface level. The obvious comparison is price of football…. There Kieron Maguire can go incredibly deep on a subject as where this pod lacks that person. It’s great to get an opinion on the industry but it would be a better show if it had an expert and or researcher
I love listening to this. What fun if Kevin and Kieran did this one and Marc and Stuart did The Price of Football 😂
This is the perfect podcast for those who are trying to be more educated about the business of the music industry.
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Two seasoned music industry commentators unpack weekly developments across the business, from streaming economics and AI-enabled creation to live-music policy, licensing, and platform changes. Episodes mix data-driven analysis with candid industry commentary, often tying global trends to the UK scene, touring economics, and artist revenues. Notable is the recurring focus on how technology, policy, and market shifts reshape who gets paid and how fans engage, plus occasional guest perspectives on management, venues, and grassroots funding. The format tends to blend sharp analysis with accessible storytelling, making it useful for professionals tracking the music economy and opportunity areas for sponsorship or media partnerships.
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