The Price of Music

Dap Dip Ltd

The Price of Music: your essential weekly music biz explainer – with Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge. Read more

Episodes

Morrissey, Mazzy Star, and, erm, Bonnie Tyler: selling The Smiths’ songs, and the truth on music streaming royalties – do artists REALLY get such a bad deal?

09/10/2025 00:31:37The Weeknd’s big streaming milestone; ABBA Gold’s long chart run; Ready for friends to slide into your Spotify DMs?; Apple Music Radio expands; and Radiohead’s ‘Let Down’ gets a TikTok boost.Th

09/03/2025 00:35:17 Coldplay's never-ending world tour keeps selling tickets; K-Pop Demon Hunters!; What on earth is "speculative ticketing"?; Bandcamp's $3.5m Friday; and has Steve actually “gone deaf for a living?”

08/20/2025 00:35:25Spotify's prices go up again; Which album's songs are in the wrong order?; Napster are being sued (is it 1999 again?); How easy is it to get a #1 album?; Steve's tip for getting into a sold-out gig

08/13/2025 00:30:57Beyoncé sells $400m+ of tickets; How much money is Oasis making from merch?; Spotify wants a billion subscribers; Hayley Williams surprise-releases songs; and Cardi B’s "full-on cheese experience"...

08/06/2025 00:34:58 Show all episodes

Our take on The Price of Music podcast

Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge dive into the financial heartbeat of the music scene in The Price of Music. Their weekly podcast is a must-listen for anyone intrigued by the economics shaping our tunes. They tackle tough topics like the decline of local music venues, the startling number of ignored tracks on Spotify or gender issues in the industry. A thought-provoking listen that peels back the curtain on the music industry's current state. The Price of Music is a music commentary podcast by Dap Dip Ltd.