Why did Taylor Swift snub YouTube? Did Bad Bunny's Superbowl show boost his streaming numbers? Do teenagers want to go to gigs any more?
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This week, Steve and Stu get stuck into:
Stu's big number is $60 billion... and it's how much money YouTube made in 2025. But how much of this goes to music makers?
Taylor Swift’s new music video was deliberately delayed before it hit YouTube this week, but why?
Who cares what the US president thought about Bad Bunny - after his Super Bowl half-time show streams of his music spiked - but by how much?
Record Store Day is…
The skinny
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