How do songwriters *really* earn money (and which bands moonlight as cover bands)?; Spotify under investigation; Netflix K-Pop animation artists; and Ozzy Osbourne's chimpanzee art

The Price of Music · Jul 17, 2025 · 31m · transcript

In this week's show, Steve and Stuart cover a lot of ground, including:

Stu’s Big Number: it seems small (1000), but that’s how many days Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” has topped the Apple Music chart

How do songwriters actually earn their money – a new report reveals the truth (part of which is that a lot of them are struggling)

Which well-known bands are also performing as cover bands to make cash?

Why Spotify are under investigation in Turkey – and what does it have to do with golden toilets?

How fictional (but not AI!) bands from a Netflix K-Pop animation are getting lots of listeners on…