Music Business Interviews

‘You cannot sell what you don’t understand or don’t believe in.’

Ronami Ogulu, co-manager (and sister) of Burna Boy talks about breaking artists, defying expectations and working with family

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‘The work that songwriters do is literally life-saving; it’s an honour and a privilege to serve the membership.’

MBW meets PRS Chairman Stevie Spring to talk AI, growth, partners, and more...

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‘When I’m deciding whether to work with someone, I think about how I’d feel if it was 3am and I saw their name calling on my phone.’

Gabz Landman, manager of multi-Grammy winning, chart-dominating songwriter Amy Allen, talks success, motivation, strategies, relationships and building 'The Avengers of songwriters'

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‘We are the home for the modern African music entrepreneur.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Olukorede 'Kay' Ikazoboh, Head of Nigeria for Virgin Music Group

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Katie Welle

Sony Music Publishing's President, Head of US A&R takes us on a musical journey into her past - and gives us a peek into some music in her future

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Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan on building Rimas, staying independent, and why he’s all in on music publishing

The founder of one of the world's most important independent labels speaks out on its foundations, and the future of the business

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Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’

Sean Momberger tells his side of the Not Like Us creation story and also discusses his collaboration with Mustard, the secret of successful sampling, and why AI is the future

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Why Primary Wave – and the Marley estate – could be sitting on a goldmine with new Bob Marley show, Hope Road

Larry Mestel gives MBW a peek behind the curtain of his company's new Vegas show – and the future of 'name, image, and likeness' in music

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ONErpm’s Emmanuel Zunz: ‘There are no more distribution companies, there are no more record labels. There are just companies providing solutions to creators.’

ONErpm founder Emmanuel Zunz on hitting $300m revenue, the Universal/Downtown deal, and why traditional music industry categories are dead to him

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Naoshi Fujikura on breaking global superstars, Japan’s culture of superfans, and UMG’s positioning in the world’s second-largest music market…

MBW's World Leaders series meets Naoshi Fujikura, President & CEO of Universal Music Japan

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Confidence in a crisis.

When artists are wrongfully accused of transgression, it can be career-ending. One go-to expert in reputation management explains how he helps stars navigate their way back to public acceptability – and why he has firm rules over who he will, and won’t, help…

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‘A manager’s job is to be the last guard at the gate for the artists that they work with in terms of their art. That’s a pretty deep responsibility.’

Chris Woltman on the huge and sustained success of Twenty One Pilots, why record labels still matter, the rock revival, streaming economics and AI

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Music Business Worldwide

Music Business Interviews

‘You cannot sell what you don’t understand or don’t believe in.’

‘The work that songwriters do is literally life-saving; it’s an honour and a privilege to serve the membership.’

‘When I’m deciding whether to work with someone, I think about how I’d feel if it was 3am and I saw their name calling on my phone.’

‘We are the home for the modern African music entrepreneur.’

Key Songs In The Life Of… Katie Welle

Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan on building Rimas, staying independent, and why he’s all in on music publishing

Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’

Why Primary Wave – and the Marley estate – could be sitting on a goldmine with new Bob Marley show, Hope Road

ONErpm’s Emmanuel Zunz: ‘There are no more distribution companies, there are no more record labels. There are just companies providing solutions to creators.’

Naoshi Fujikura on breaking global superstars, Japan’s culture of superfans, and UMG’s positioning in the world’s second-largest music market…

Confidence in a crisis.

‘A manager’s job is to be the last guard at the gate for the artists that they work with in terms of their art. That’s a pretty deep responsibility.’

‘I remember thinking, no way, I’m not doing that, it’s too much pressure.’

‘Success is building something that outlasts hype.’

Key Songs In The Life Of… Golnar Khosrowshahi