Phonk: the biggest genre you've (probably) not heard of; Only 20% of the 2025 UK Top 100 were performed by UK artists; What is 'radio plugging'?; and your ashes in an urn that's also a speaker...
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This week... Steve and Stu get Phonky with the biggest overlooked genre in the world: so what is Phonk anyway? Also on TPOM this week:
How much music streaming is “passive” – where the platform chooses what you listen to?
What impact does that have on our listening habits – and just who is controlling what we listen to?
A listener question: what is “radio plugging” and how does it work – and how does it affect (or not) what Steve plays on…
The skinny
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