Mark Sutherland

It’s been quite a while since my good friend/ radio & music industry legend @mikewalshmusic and I first discussed launching a music industry podcast. Well, now The Money Trench (named after the infamous Hunter S Thompson misquote about the music business) is finally here...

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It’s great hearing how many people have been enjoying this week’s TMT episode with @milesleonard. Miles is a label legend with some great stories from his time at Parlophone, Virgin, Warner etc – & now wants to bring the @BRITs to @YTL_Live’s new Aviva Arena in Bristol. Tune in!

Really enjoyed the conversation on TMT this week with @Alastair_Webber of @TheOtherSongs . Al’s an exec who’s really thinking differently about the business – and is making a real difference in songwriters’ rights, music education & much more. Check it out…

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I spoke to legendary producer @Hit_Boy about his new music, artificial intelligence, Kanye, rap beefs & much, much more. Now live on @musicbizworld - musicbusinessworldwide.com/hit-boy-on-wor…

Congrats to the legendary writer/producer/artist that is @KamilleXX for her @ukMPG Inspiration Award this week! We had a great chat on TMT, talking her new music, the joys of @LittleMix – & why the ‘per diems for songwriters’ pledge still needs work… Don’t miss it!

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ICYMI over Easter, here's my @Variety report on Oasis' mega merch campaign... variety.com/2026/music/new…

What's the story? Merchandising glory! I donned my souvenir #OasisLive25 bucket hat & looked back in wonder at the incredible WMX merch campaign for the @oasis reunion tour. Live on @Variety now. variety.com/2026/music/new…

@EmmaHWriter @oasis @Variety Thanks Emma!

@msutherlanduk @oasis @Variety This was such an interesting read Mark - a great piece!

"Oasis Live '25" might have been the hottest ticket of last year, but nearly as intense was the frenzy to buy the reunion tour's merchandise. Each of the band’s seven Wembley Stadium shows, with a capacity of 81,000, likely generated between $1.3 million and $1.62m in merch sales. wp.me/pc8uak-1lH5He

Ready for the long weekend? Don’t go to the pub until you’ve listened to this week’s TMT featuring lots of music biz home truths from @frankturner . The perils of social media, why grassroots venues must be saved & why he left the @Olympics aftershow party… Tune in now!

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Andreas Carlsson is a genius songwriter & also a top entrepreneur. For @musicbizworld I spoke to him about his work at Hyph, his collabs with @britneyspears & @katyperry plus what 'I Want It That Way' is actually about... Give it a read here: musicbusinessworldwide.com/andreas-carlss…

@altrinchamhq Thanks!

Really enjoyed this podcast. I'm old enough to have the Subcircus CD and never knew the Yungblud connection