Posts by Rhian Jones

‘Over 20 artists have now gone from nought to a billion streams through AWAL.’

In their first interview since being installed as AWAL’s new UK leadership team, Matt Riley, Victoria Needs and Sam Potts explain how, post-Sony acquisition, the company is still a unique and distinct option for artists…

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Catherine Marks: What I wish I’d known

Producer, mixer and engineer Catherine Marks recently got her first UK No.1 as a co-producer on the debut album from indie supergroup boygenius

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‘We are smarter if we are together, rather than working in isolation.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Cécile Rap-Veber, CEO of France-based CMO Sacem

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‘Amazon Music operates at 100 miles per hour, at all times. That’s fine. It matches mine and the team’s ambition’

Laura Lukanz, Amazon Music’s principal point person for the industry in the UK, looks back on her time in radio and then management, and discusses the power and future of streaming…

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‘We don’t bow to pressure from numbers on a screen. It’s about your artistry and how you speak to your fans.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series interviews Twiggy Rowley, who co-manages Charli XCX alongside her business partner Sam Pringle and Brandon Creed in the US

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‘Don’t ever chase the hype. Stick to what you love and you can’t go wrong.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series interviews UTA's Cheryl Paglierani, who reps acts such as Post Malone, Cardi B, Offset, 21 Savage, Chance the Rapper and more.

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‘Technology is a fantastic thing but there’s nothing like human curation.’

MBW’s Inspiring Women series interviews Moon Projects founder Mary Rahmani

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‘The industry has controlled what the consumer listens to for way too long.’

Emma Banks of Frtyfve and Instrumental is interviewed in MBW's Inspiring Women series

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‘We take a great deal of pride in pushing individual and collective boundaries.’

20 years ago ATC transformed itself from a boutique ticketing and marketing agency to a management company. Here, MBW interviews three of its senior execs...

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‘You can’t work with someone if they’re not going to trust you. That’s when it all goes out the window.’

Nonstop Management founder Jaime Zeluck-Hindlin talks about her career to date and how her clients had a hand in two of the biggest tracks of the year

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‘The artists we’ve worked with have all moved culture in a very real way.’

Human Re Sources founder J. Erving on the rise of RAYE, his philosophy on artist development and the ongoing friction/coalition between independents and majors…

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‘A lot of people are advocating for changes in the models of existing streaming services. I feel like that ship has sailed.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series talks to Vickie Nauman about her career at the crossroads between music and technology, from Napster to Web3

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‘This is an industry where fast-talk is acceptable and double-talk is expected. But everything comes back around.’

MBW’s Inspiring Women series interviews Mari Davies, Live Nation Urban’s VP of Booking and Talent, about her career to date, and challenges in the live music business

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‘Being a publisher in 2023 is so different to what it was previously — you can’t just sit there and hope the song’s value will be appreciated, you’ve got to do the work.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series interviews Warner Chappell Music COO and Co-Chair Carianne Marshall

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‘A&R is not just about the music, it takes empathy and care and a desire to make things happen.’

Rima Tahini, Director of A&R for Nigeria-based label, Mavin Records, discusses lessons learned across her career and challenges in the African music market