{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62e90c0361c5da0012f76880/69eb37c9738b0d0aa521568d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"As social marketing tactics for music become headline news, is the band Geese a 'psy-op'?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e90c0361c5da0012f76880/1777022820253-eeeb8162-5880-4419-afb7-59f3a0fd0592.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We're joined by music journalist, manager and promoter Sean Adams to discuss one of the month's nosiest marketing spats: The argument whether social tactics to build a \"narrative\" around a musical artist through 'user generated content' generated by a paid-for agency amount to tricking both algorithms and real people into becoming a fan. As popular social media accounts across the globe declare recent indie rock heroes Geese of being a 'psy-op', Adams and host Sam Anderson discuss what that means and what music marketing really consists in in 2026. Stay tuned for some expert music recommendations.</p>","author_name":"The Drum"}