A fortnight to go till this (my first DJ set of the year) playing some absolute thumpers and one or two self indulgent obscurities from indie days of yore.

Two good episodes this week (even if I say so myself). Listeners Questions coming on Friday but first this one with: short gigs you’ve seen; the CD ‘revival’; unreleased James Blake app; and tortuous music biz acronyms (Part 1).

At last I get to support I D L E S - and back at the venue where I saw them for the very first time. Should be quite a night. Tickets on sale now.

The latest episode of The Price of Music - featuring an in-depth interview with Global Head of @SpotifyArtists, marketing and policy, Sam Duboff...

🎚️Latest 'Loud and Clear' report
🎚️Artist payouts
🎚️Music industry evolution

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Delighted to say that Yard Act are back BBC Radio 6 Music today, telling the story behind their new album and playing tracks from it live from the Maida Vale studios. Join us for the #TeatimeSession , starting at 4pm.

Second episode of the week, this one featuring an engrossing interview with Nathan Clark of the Leeds venue Brudenell Social Club; a detailed insider’s take on what life is like at the sharp end of promoting gigs at grassroots level Nath Brudenell

A Listener’s Questions special.

You asked for it (well, quite a few of you did) so here’s our attempt to explain how Spotify pays artists and what alternative methods musicians and labels have come up with as a replacement. Oh and Rod Stewart’s pothole repair budget bonus.

Without doubt the most driven and dynamic session Nadine ‘s ever played for us. An absolute joy.

Live from Maida Vale baby. Tune into @bbc6music at 4pm today to hear me and my band playing tracks from my new album Filthy Underneath. X

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The love juggernaut that is ⁦I D L E S⁩ at Brixton Electric last night, launching new album Tangk.
You can hear their live session for us, from last Monday’s show here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

As promised in Episode 1, a more in depth exploration of the recent Misogyny In Music select committee report with expert guest Nadia Khan.

Episode three of The Price of Music with Steve Lamacq and Stuart Dredge is out now...

🎚️Warner Music Group laying off staff
🎚️KNEECAP vs Department for Business and Trade
🎚️Noel Gallagher vs Damon Albarn

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Back with another #TeatimeSession today from 4pm including the return of ⁦⁦I D L E S⁩ previewing tracks from their new LP, live in session at the Maida Vale studios bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

My new colleague Stuart Dredge is terrific on this, explaining why Universal has withdrawn all its artists’ music from TikTok and the implications of this dispute for labels, artists and fans.

This week’s #TeatimeSession BBC Radio 6 Music today from 4pm with marvellous young upstarts Noah and the Loners and Man/Woman/Chainsaw in conversation and a brand new single from the savagely erudite Bleak Poets BIG SPECIAL

It’s here. A new forum for talking about the money in (and machinations of) the music business. To start this week: the Music Venue Trust annual report into grassroots venues; unloved Spotify songs; and Madonna’s late kick-off.

And we will know them by the trail of shred! Thank you ⁦ASH⁩ for joining us last night ⁦Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast for⁩ ⁦Independent Venue Week⁩. A tremendous start to the week. Also bless ⁦Problem Patterns⁩ for supporting. And everyone who came along.

View from the presenter’s chair today. Live from the ⁦Oh Yeah Music Centre⁩ in Belfast ⁦with ⁦ASH⁩ playing live later ⁦BBC Radio 6 Music⁩

Teatime Session #3 today BBC Radio 6 Music from 4pm with the indomitable Fat Dog live in session and new music from Nadine Shah 86TVs DOG UNIT and L’objectif among others. Oh and my favourite early 80s German post punk single of all time.