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Interviews ‘We have to understand: without the song, there is no artist.’ Rodney Jerkins, aka Darkchild, joins MBW's World's Greatest Songwriters series
Interviews ‘What I’ve learned, and I’m not saying I’ve practiced it well, is you get what you demand.’ Ariel Rechtshaid on working with Madonna, Vampire Weekend and many more
Interviews Rising UK star Sam Fender’s debut album ‘will be talked about for years’ Polydor's Co-Presidents Ben Mortimer and Tom March on working with the 2019 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award winner, Sam Fender
Interviews News How Jason Aldean’s Rearview Town racked up over half a billion streams – and helped change country music’s digital profile How the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube boosted the country's superstar worldwide
Interviews ‘My challenge to myself is: make sure you’re writing with people who make you better.’ World's Greatest Songwriters: Tayla Parx
News YouTube Music sponsors BRIT Awards, calling show a ‘lightning rod for artist successes’ 'We’ve been the international livestream partner for the previous five years and have delivered some incredible numbers.'
Interviews Ditto: ‘We have the same level setup as a major – but we offer better deals.’ Founder Lee Parsons says Ditto label services revenues grew 30% last year in new MBW interview
News Colin Barlow returns to music industry with Merrystar company and other new ventures Respected exec talks label, publishing, management and more
Interviews ‘The best artist managers are constantly learning and constantly growing.’ Andrew Gertler is interviewed in MBW's World's Greatest Managers series
Interviews ‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever make a living out of music.’ Clarence Spalding on his career, his life – and managing the biggest country artists on earth
Interviews ‘Record labels are like Donald Trump… scared artists are making dumb albums, singing stupid songs.’ Next year, Linda Perry says she'll revolutionize the music business. Today, she'll settle for tearing it a new one.
Interviews ‘Songwriters should be prepared to go through a lot of stuff to get to the real thing.’ Motown songwriting royalty Valerie Simpson is our latest World's Greatest Songwriters interviewee
Interviews How to manage The Rolling Stones: ‘If you start taking it for granted, that’s doomsday.’ Joyce Smith, manager of The Rolling Stones, on being in the center of the storm