{"podcast":{"title":"Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry","slug":"uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568","podcast_index_feed_id":6653568,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU6191183083","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/88503d18-6446-11ee-aa67-aba57936bdbb/image/Channel_Cover-UNCHARTED.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Curiouscast","episode_count":76,"summary":"Have I got a story for you! Award winning Music Historian and host of the chart topping Ongoing History of New Music Podcast Alan Cross unleashes his next amazing podcast. In every episode Alan Cross takes you inside unbelievable true stories of crime, murder, scandal, strange deaths, unexplainable events, and the general mayhem from the music industry through the decades.There is a lot of bad behavior that needs to be talked about. It’s a one-of-a-kind podcast featuring true crime stories from the world of music.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T14:21:57.058924+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568"},"episode":{"title":"Gigs for Dictators, Oligarchs, and Criminals | 52","slug":"gigs-for-dictators-oligarchs-and-criminals-52","published_at":"2025-10-28T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568/gigs-for-dictators-oligarchs-and-criminals-52","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU1365785085.mp3?updated=1761584274","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU1365785085.mp3?updated=1761584274","summary":"From Nelly Furtado’s million-dollar gig for the Gaddafi family to Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, and Jennifer Lopez entertaining corrupt regimes...why are some of the largest global music superstars performing private shows for some of the world’s most notorious figures? Some artists were duped, others donated their fees, and a few embraced the payday...all while dealing with the moral complexities of music, money, and power. This is episode 52 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry.” The inside story of playing gigs for dictators, oligarchs and criminals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"From Nelly Furtado’s million-dollar gig for the Gaddafi family to Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, and Jennifer Lopez entertaining corrupt regimes...why are some of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2297,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568/episodes/gigs-for-dictators-oligarchs-and-criminals-52/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568/gigs-for-dictators-oligarchs-and-criminals-52.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}