Los Campesinos! share US tour costs; Blue Dot Fever; 37% of UK grassroots venues in danger; AI label has AI band making AI music for AI fans; Drink beer, support artists!; and much more...
About this episode
The episode discusses various topics in the music industry including AI music, touring costs, and the challenges faced by grassroots venues.
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... Stu's back from his travels and joins Steve to discuss beer, AI music, and Los Campesinos!: → $5bn is how much controversial AI-music firm Suno could be valued at – and it might raising $250... so what is it going to do with that money? → The phrase of the week is ‘Blue Dot Fever’, and it’s all about big tours being cancelled or delayed due to reportedly-poor ticket sales … → While we’re on live music, indie band Los Campesinos! have explained exactly just how much it costs to tour North America … → Sony Music Publishing is spending $4 billion for a company that owns a lot of songs: Recognition Music Group. And some very famous musicians’ rights are changing hands as part of the deal… → British charity Youth Music has warned that 37% of grassroots music projects in the UK are in danger of shutting down . But what can you do about that? → We’ve talked about how sales of alcohol can be crucial to the grassroots circuit. Now there’s a specific beer that’s been made to support artists on tour…
People in this episode
Hosts: Stu, Steve
Topics covered
- AI music
- tour costs
- grassroots venues
- live music
- music industry news
- supporting artists
Keywords
- AI music
- Los Campesinos!
- tour costs
- grassroots venues
- music industry
- Blue Dot Fever
- Suno
- Recognition Music Group
- Youth Music
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Suno, Sony Music Publishing, Recognition Music Group, Youth Music, Clankers With Attitude, Los Campesinos!
Products: Blue Dot Fever, specific beer
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