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This episode discusses the growth of country music in the UK, a lawsuit involving FKA Twigs, Timbaland's new artist, and the impact of AI on music.

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 Big Figure is... £50,000 – and it's been donated by that good egg Sam Fender... but to whom? → Music’s latest bitter lawsuit is Twigs versus Twigs . (That’s FKA Twigs versus indie band The Twigs, BTW.) So who really owns the name - and can people really lay claim to band names? → Superstar producer Timbaland has collaborated with everyone from Jay-Z to Madonna, but his latest musical partner is not so... real. → Grab your stetsons: we have a listener question from Pete Feldon, who wants to know if country music is really the fastest growing genre in the UK? → A new website called The Hidden Jams to help people discover the obscurities in bands’ catalogues (... so what would you recommend?) → AI-generated songs have appeared on some people's Spotify profiles. Now the streaming service is doing something about it … → Last week, we reported that BTS had 300 million people watching their concert on Netflix... well, let’s just say that was a little exaggerated … And in the special post-show…

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