The Weeknd’s big streaming milestone; ABBA Gold’s long chart run; Ready for friends to slide into your Spotify DMs?; Apple Music Radio expands; and Radiohead’s ‘Let Down’ gets a TikTok boost.Th

Your weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. In this week’s The Price of Music:Steve takes over Big Number duties to reveal how many weeks ‘ABBA Gold’ has been in the UK’s album chartThe Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Light’ hits 5bn Spotify streams – but what is he raising $1bn for?Why has Spotify reintroduced messaging inside its app, and would Steve or Stuart use it?Apple Music’s radio stations are expanding beyond their parent serviceSad TikTokers have given Radiohead a new chart hit in the US with an old songBandcamp is enlisting DJs and journalists to curate $13-a-month clubs for music and community.More shade for The Smiths’ tracklisting skills.Plus music speakers made out of rocket-fuel tanks, which we almost certainly can’t afford.And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our Patreon Superfans, Steve and Stuart prop themselves at the bar to chat about:Why Stuart never liked The Smiths – and Steve’s recommendation of the perfect song to explain thatHow Steve and family arrived three hours early to queue for a Conan Grey gig – and still found hundreds of people ahead of themThe tale of Stuart accidentally queuing for a selfie with Grumpy Cat in the days of Peak YouTube Cat VideosAs ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!Email us: [email protected]