Andy Burnham gives UK grassroots venues hope; Spotify takes on YouTube; Emo is big in Mexico; Suno user data hacked; and... K-POP SHARKS!

Your weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. This week, Stu and Joe comb their Emo fringes, use a tie as a belt, and pout about this week's music industry news:

→ A surprising percentage of Americans are actually MORE interested in music if it was made using AI – according to a new survey.

→ In last week’s episode, we talked about a data breach at Suno that seemed to have given the game away on what music it trained its models on. But there’s been a development…

→ Spotify has a brand new daily music videos chart. Is it now officially The New MTV? And does this mean full-length music videos haven’t been killed off by TikTok after all? 

→ The UK has a new prime minister, he’s a New Order stan, and one of his first moves was focused on helping grassroots music venues and clubs…

→ What’s the latest big music trend in Mexico? It's erm, emo…

→ Live Nation wants YOU to become a festival promoter. But happily for your stress levels and financial standing, this is just for pretend on Roblox.

→ AND FINALLY… KPop Shark Heroes!

And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our ⁠⁠Patreon Superfans⁠⁠, Stu and Joe prop themselves up at the bar – in this week's bonus material:

• Stuart has a new favourite music wearable: a Game Boy-inspired digital music player on Kickstarter.

• It's time for a Little Grandad Update!

• Discogs and crazy vinyl prices: which 00's band has the highest-priced record sold on Discogs so far this year?

• https://www.discogs.com/digs/collecting/the-most-valuable-records-sold-on-discogs-in-2026-so-far/

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