Major label Universal to make AI-music service with Udio; How did Billie Eilish annoy Billionaires?; Spotify under fire over controversial ICE ads; Why are there no rap tracks in the US Top 40?

The Price of Music · Nov 5, 2025 · 31m · transcript

Your weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. And in this week’s episode of The Price of Music, Steve and Stu grapple with:

Stu's Big Number is 11.5 million – but what does it have to do with Billie Eilish and a room full of billionaires?

One AI-music company is working on a new service with the world’s biggest major label... so will be be able to create our own sound-a-like tracks?

How Spotify is coming under fire in the US over controversial ICE ads running on its service.

For the first time in 35 years, there are no rap tracks in the US Top 40 singles chart. So what's happened?…