One in ten UK grassroots venues closed last year, 45 million tracks on Spotify had zero plays

Steve and Stuart discuss the news that 125 grassroots music venues closed in the UK last year, and analyse why 45 million tracks on Spotify had zero plays. COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: - Grassroots venue closures - Misogyny and gender pay inequality - 45 million tracks on Spotify had zero plays last year - TikTok testing 'AI Song' feature - Reverend & The Makers giving away a track a day - Madonna lawsuit over late start time Send in your questions for Stuart and Steve on [email protected] Follow Steve on X - @steve_lamacq Follow Stuart on X - @stuartdredge Follow The Price of Music on X - @PriceofMusicpod For sponsorship email - [email protected] The Price of Music is a Dap Dip production: https://dapdip.co.uk/ [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices