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‘Until there is a Black British superstar that everyone in the building gets behind, in the same way that they’ve done with Ed Sheeran, Adele and Dua Lipa, then there is no change.’

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Adele In The News

‘There can be a lot of mystery and complexity around live music and I see our role as demystifying all of that.’

‘In the first meeting, she basically told them to f*** off and that she didn’t need them – but they came back for a second meeting.’

Songwriters and artists refuse to be pitted against each other.

Kobalt revenues jumped 22% to top $600m in 12 months to end of June 2022

‘Until there is a Black British superstar that everyone in the building gets behind, in the same way that they’ve done with Ed Sheeran, Adele and Dua Lipa, then there is no change.’

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By royal disappointment: Why the coronation will present British pop at its most anaemic

‘I think I screamed, ‘F*** yeah!’, which may not have been the most appropriate thing to do.’