Radiohead's twenty-show limit; Spotify lets you tweak its algorithm; Steve's SXSW debrief; BTS' mega-livestream; and... Salt-n-Pepa!

About this episode

This episode covers various topics in the music industry including Radiohead's concert plans, Spotify's algorithm changes, and BTS's livestream event.

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's back from Austin, Texas and has plenty of stories to tell about SXSW. Plus Radiohead, BTS, and, erm, Salt 'n' Pepa – all in this week's TPOM: → Radiohead's Ed O’Brien has revealed the band will do ‘ 20 shows each year: no more, no less ’. → Steve's fresh (kind of...) back from SXSW in Austin, Texas, and here's what he saw... (plus: his travel nightmare, in full!) → Annoyed that Spotify doesn’t really understand you? It’s testing a feature where you can give its algorithm a shove in the right direction… → Last week a huge Global Music Report revealed how much money the industry made from recorded music last year. (Spoiler: it was a lot) → Good news for artists: the UK government has u-turned on its plan for how AIs can be trained on music. → 300 million people (reportedly) watched K-Pop’s biggest stars BTS in their livestreamed comeback → Black Music has contributed £24.5bn out of the £30bn made by the UK music industry over the last 30 years. → Big Nostalgia Tour Bingo: Salt-n-Pepa, TLC AND En…

People in this episode

Host: Steve

Topics covered

• music industry
• SXSW
• Radiohead
• Spotify algorithm
• BTS
• Salt-n-Pepa
• UK music revenue

Keywords

• music business
• SXSW stories
• Spotify features
• BTS livestream
• UK music revenue
• Salt-n-Pepa tour
• Radiohead shows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radiohead, Spotify, UK government, BTS, Salt-n-Pepa

Books & works: Global Music Report

Places: Austin, Texas

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