Spotify's prices go up again; Which album's songs are in the wrong order?; Napster are being sued (is it 1999 again?); How easy is it to get a #1 album?; Steve's tip for getting into a sold-out gig

Steve and Stu have questions – so many questions. Fortunately they also have answers! In this episode: Stuart's Big Number is 217.5 million... and what does it have to do with a B-side by US indie rock icons Pavement? Steve wants to know which albums have the songs sequenced in the "wrong" order? (And which Blur album does he have a controversial tracklisting opinion about?) Spotify's prices go up (again) – and who is happy about it and why? How easy is it to get a #1 album now – and did indie band The K's do it by selling CDs? Live-show promoters Live Nation have made "stonking" profits – and have sold 130m tickets. And it's because stadium shows are incredibly popular at the moment – but why? Napster are being sued by Sony Music... so have Stuart and Steve accidentally travelled back to the year 2000, or is something else happening? Donating a kidney for a sold-out festival ticket; Stuart waits up all night for the Taylor Swift album announcement – or is it a pre-pre-pre-announcement announcement? And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our Patreon Superfans, Steve and Stuart chat about: The time when the man in front of Steve in the guestlist queue claimed that he was Steve Lamacq; (And the time when Steve claimed he was someone else to get into a Bob Mould gig); Steve’s top tip for legitimately getting into a sold-out gig; The time Stuart accidentally ended up at a minor reality TV star’s birthday party; Stuart CONFESSES ALL about his ILLEGAL Napster use in 1999 (and how he downloaded the pop songs he felt too ashamed to buy in the shops); How Stuart was once gifted - and then lost - a $2000 bottle of tequila. As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular – any questions you might have about how the music biz works! Email us: [email protected] See you next week! Steve and Stuart ====== Support The Price of Music on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic Follow Steve on X - @steve_lamacq Follow Stuart on X - @stuartdredge Follow The Price of Music on X - @PriceofMusicpod For sponsorship, email - [email protected]