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

<p><strong>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&#39;s music industry news:</strong></p><p>→ A surprising percentage of Americans are actually <a href="https://luminatedata.com/blog/how-u-s-audiences-feel-about-gen-ai-in-entertainment-content/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MORE interested in music if it was made using AI</a> – according to a new survey.</p><p>→ 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 <a href="https://musically.com/2026/07/22/suno-hack-may-have-included-55-3m-users-personal-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">there’s been a development</a>…</p><p>→ <a href="https://musically.com/2026/07/22/spotify-launches-charts-and-pitching-tool-for-music-videos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Spotify has a brand new daily music videos chart</a>. Is it now officially The New MTV? And does this mean full-length music videos haven’t been killed off by TikTok after all? </p><p>→ The UK has a new prime minister, he’s a New Order stan, and one of his first moves was focused on <a href="https://musically.com/2026/07/23/uk-grassroots-venues-and-clubs-to-get-a-business-rates-cut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">helping grassroots music venues and clubs</a>…</p><p>→ What’s the latest big music trend in Mexico? It&#39;s erm, <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-07-24/emo-music-streaming-mexico-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>emo</strong></a>…</p><p>→ Live Nation wants YOU to become a festival promoter. But happily for your stress levels and financial standing, <a href="https://musically.com/2026/07/24/live-nation-wants-fans-to-build-their-own-festivals-on-roblox/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">this is just for pretend on Roblox</a>.</p><p>→ <strong>AND FINALLY…</strong> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/discovery-channel-kpop-shark-heroes-ken-jeong-rei-ami-1236594809/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">KPop Shark Heroes</a>!</p><p><strong>And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/12218634/join" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠<strong>Patreon Superfans</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>, Stu and Joe prop themselves up at the bar – in this week&#39;s bonus material:</strong> </p><ul><li><p><strong>Stuart has a new favourite music wearable:</strong> a Game Boy-inspired digital music player on Kickstarter. </p></li><li><p><strong>It&#39;s time for a Little Grandad Update!</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Discogs and crazy vinyl prices: </strong>which 00&#39;s band has the highest-priced record sold on Discogs so far this year?</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.discogs.com/digs/collecting/the-most-valuable-records-sold-on-discogs-in-2026-so-far/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.discogs.com/digs/collecting/the-most-valuable-records-sold-on-discogs-in-2026-so-far/</a></p></li></ul><p>===================================</p><p><strong>As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular</strong> – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!</p><p>Email us: <a href="mailto:thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="mailto:thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com</strong></a><a href="mailto:thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>See you next week!</p><p>Stuart and Joe</p><p>======</p><p>TPOM online: <a href="http://tpom.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠</a><a href="http://tpom.uk/" target="_blank"