Bangaranga post-Eurovision; Zara Larsson’s virtual pyjamas; Steve’s big announcement; How many songs have you heard on Spotify?; Plus: World Cup Muppets!

May 20, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

Steve and Stuart discuss recent events in the music industry, including Eurovision, Spotify listening habits, and Steve's announcement about leaving the podcast.

Your easy weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Superfan of the podcast for free – and enjoy the exclusive weekly Lock-in bonus section! This week... Steve is back from the Great Escape music showcase festival and joins Stuart to discuss: How many songs have Steve and Stu listened to on Spotify since 2008, according to its latest nostalgia-baiting feature ? BANGARANGA! Eurovision was this weekend and Steve watched it for the first time in a decade. We get his thoughts – plus find out who the most successful post-Eurovision artists are. Last week we were speculating about whether the UK’s planned crackdown on ticket-touting would go ahead. And the answer is… no (but also yes )… British labels body the BPI has some advice for the UK government about how to handle AI-music licensing. But will it listen? Those cartoon KPop Demon Hunters are going on a global tour … we just don’t know when, where, who, or how yet… The full lineup for the World Cup final half-time show has been announced. Madonna! Shakira! BTS! And… The Muppets? You may not have heard but Steve has announced that he's reluctantly leaving the podcast... he explains why (it's not…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Stuart

Topics covered

Eurovision
Spotify
AI-music licensing
World Cup
music industry
podcast announcement

Keywords

Eurovision
Spotify
music industry
AI licensing
World Cup
Bangaranga
podcast announcement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BPI, Patreon

Books & works: Bangaranga

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