About this episode

The episode explores Olivia Dean's business model in the music economy and discusses various economic topics including the UK economy and corporate issues.

🌟 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE 🌟 This week, we’re doing what any normal finance podcast would do after seeing Olivia Dean live: immediately investigating her business model. From billion-stream hits to sold-out O2 shows, merch, brand deals and the very juicy question of who actually makes the money behind your favourite artist, we unpack how pop stardom turns into serious cash. We also look at the London Marathon’s massive boost to the UK economy, why the UK’s financial glow-up is looking… less glow-y, what reporting season is telling us about AI, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, and the Lululemon boardroom drama that proves even leggings can come with corporate chaos. Plus, we answer a community question on what to do when you want to start investing but your bank account is giving “absolutely not x”. 👉 Want us to do a deeper dive on the economics of having fewer babies? Vote in the poll. ( https://form.typeform.com/to/MaWNoNfz ) WTF does that mean? A guide to all the jargony bits: Royalties – Money paid when music gets used. Tiny stream, tiny coin. Streaming revenue – Money made from Spotify, Apple Music etc. Billions of plays = actual cash. Record label – The company behind…

People in this episode

Guest: Olivia Dean

Topics covered

• music economy
• business model
• pop stardom
• UK economy
• investing
• corporate chaos

Keywords

• music economy
• business model
• streaming revenue
• royalties
• endorsements
• investing
• UK economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: O2, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Lululemon

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