Fake fans, fake buzz? How your favourite band got big – podcast

Shaad D’Souza explains how bands such as Geese have faced a backlash since a marketing company revealed its tricks for pushing them into the limelight, and Eamonn Forde discusses what it takes to succeed in the music industry today. Discovering new music you love can feel like unearthing treasure. So when fans flocked to Geese in the last year and made their frontman, Cameron Winter, the most talked-about indie star of the moment, it felt like a genuine rush of emotion and connection. They ru...

By Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Shaad D'Souza and Eamonn Forde; produced by Eleanor Biggs, Alex Atack and Rudi Zygadlo; excecutive producers Sami Kent and Homa Khaleeli