Monotone founder Ian Montone – manager of Jack White, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, and more – on the flattening of culture, the catalog gold rush, the impact of AI, and what humankind is actually searching for...
Gregg Alexander wrote one of the biggest songs of the '90s, then pretty much completely withdrew from public life, opting instead to stay behind-the-scenes and write hits for other people. Here he tells is remarkable story, and explains why he's bring New Radicals back...
Gabe Simon, the writer and producer most famous for his work on Noah Kahan's two monster albums, talks big breakthroughs, getting inspired, putting family first, coping with success and why AI isn't for him
MBW speaks with Swidler about her education under the late Clive Davis, how she handles the screamers and the dreamers, the fight to drag the Grammys into the present
Hook founder and CEO Gaurav Sharma explains why fan-made creations and remixes on social media are becoming the music industry’s next major consumption category…
Giant Music is a key company within the Azoff empire. It’s an independent label determined to do things differently, and has recently expanded into the UK. Shawn Holiday and Nate Albert explain their vision to kickstart the record industry’s “next phase”...
Times Music CEO Mandar Thakur talks catalog acquisitions, India’s subscription challenge, and why he believes Indian music’s biggest opportunity lies abroad...
As heavy metal giants Iron Maiden mark their 50th anniversary with a global stadium tour, long-time manager Rod Smallwood OBE tells MBW in this exclusive interview about the honesty that sustains a decades-long artist partnership, his war on ticket touts, and what the industry gets wrong about superfans…
Soundcharts founder David Weiszfeld on 'tokenmaxxing', the AI reckoning he expects in 2027, and why the jobs at the heart of the music business will outlast the tools built to serve them.
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