A fiscally minded exercise in which Trevor Dann attempts to demystify the hierarchial financial set-up of the popular music industry, including a breakdown of the salaries of musicians, managers, promoters and roadies. For example, the programme asks if it's possible to buy one's mum and dad a new house on the back of a number one single, and gets the lowdown on that and a number of other money matters from songwriters, singers, producers, promoters and, rather crucially, accountants. Contributors include promoter Harvey Goldsmith , producer Tony Visconti and pop artists Tony Hadley , Reg Presley and former X-Factor victor Steve Brookstein.
Producer Trevor Dann

Elton John (above) thinks nothing of splashing out on obscenely expensive birthday parties for his Posh-and-Becks-league buddies, but is this the lifestyle all young pop stars can realistically expect to achieve? "No," says presenter Trevor Dann, "this programme is not about Madonna's millions but pop stars' pence." A line-up of promoters, accountants, industry executives and, most entertaining of all, pop stars themselves, reveal that your weekly pay is better as a roadie than as a guitarist (unless you happen to be Keith Richards, of course). The best line comes from Right Said Fred's Richard Fairbrass who, when asked to equate his salary to a less celebrity-driven profession, classifies himself as "a regional bank manager".