Fake fans, fake buzz? How your favourite band got big – podcast
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- Geese topped end‑of‑year lists and sold out tours after a last‑year surge in fan attention.
- Marketing executives disclosed in a podcast that they engineered the buzz for Geese and other bands.
- Shaad D’Souza explained fans’ anger over the manufactured hype during the interview.
- Eamonn Forde told host Nosheen Iqbal why bands resort to extreme publicity tactics to break through a crowded market.
- Cameron Winter became the most talked‑about indie star despite the fabricated buzz behind his rise.
Why it matters: Fans lost trust after the last‑year fake‑buzz stunt, while marketing firms gained short‑term contracts; the backlash shrinks streaming numbers for bands that rely on artificial hype.
