Will Drake face Kendrick in the witness box?; Los Campesinos! turn down a $60,000 ad deal – but why?; Steve takes a music superfan test; ... and what connects Taylor Swift & Five Finger Death Punch?

In this week's show, Steve and Stuart get to grips with government legislation and bands turning down big bucks:

• Stu’s Big Number: after some gentle ribbing from Steve on last week's (small) Big Number, Stu returns with a whopper: 2.5 trillion - but what is it?

• Will Drake face Kendrick Lamar in the witness box?

• Steve takes a 13-point "personality test" to see if he's a music Superfan

• Breaking news from the UK governmental inquiry into streaming payments to artists and songwriters;

• Los Campesinos! turn down a $60,000 offer from Airbnb to use their music in an advert – but why?

• ...and how does music sync – where songs get put into TV ads and movies, etc – work anyway?

• What's the connection between Taylor Swift and Five Finger Death Punch?

And in the special post-show section just for our Patreon Superfans, Steve and Stu get classical and chat about:

• Which fanclub Steve was a member of as a 14-year-old;

• Steve visits the First night of the Proms

• Is classical music expensive – or actually cheap in the era of £250 tickets?

• Are too many heritage bands touring now? Will people stop buying tickets?

• What's the average price of a gig ticket now, anyway?

• In the era of no physical tickets, are selfies at the show the new "keeping the ticket stub"?

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See you next week!

Steve and Stuart

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