Music Business Interviews

BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld: ‘Our strategy is setting us up for growth.’

Boss of Bertelsmann's music company talks expansion, streaming prices, AI, and more

Robb McDaniels on Beatport’s growth plans, and why downloads still matter

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Robb McDaniels, CEO of Beatport

‘We’ve been blessed to work on things that have shifted culture.’

Mark Beaven on starting out as a DJ in some of New York's most storied clubs, working with Nirvana, helping establish the songwriter/producer management business, the nature of greatness, and the power of music

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22,100 artists generated over $50k on Spotify last year. The company argues that ‘way more artists are generating meaningful money now than in any previous era of the music industry’.

MBW interviews Charlie Hellman, Spotify's Global Head of Music Vertical

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‘Stem is now the most well-funded, well-supported independent player in the distribution space.’

Concord's Tom Becci and Stem's Milana Lewis discuss the strategic thinking behind Concord's acquisition of the Los Angeles-based distribution platform

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‘You can never care too much. No matter what, always put your relationships with the talent first.’

Sony Music Publishing's Senior Director of Creative A&R, Shauni Caballero, discusses UK rap, her move to the US, dinosaurs, partying, publishing and more...

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Andrew Klippel on Ourness, Royel Otis, and the ‘golden age’ of the music business

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Andrew Klippel, co-founder of Australia-born music company Ourness

Analysis Interviews

5 takeaways from a quick chat with Rob Stringer.

The Sony Music Group boss sat down with MBW's Tim Ingham for a recent interview in London

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‘I’ve spent every day since I’ve known Lola believing that it was going to happen.’

Nick Shymansky on Lola, Amy, gut vs data and the importance of knowing the difference between good and great

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Lyor Cohen talks music videos, AI, and YouTube hitting 125m paid subcribers

YouTube's 'twin engines' of subscriptions and advertising appear to be firing on all cylinders.

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‘Our strategy involves pulling every lever possible to maximize an artist’s career.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Leander Kirschner, founder and CEO of Berlin-based independent music company Bamboo Artists.

Analysis Interviews

Riot Games, Epic Games, and Tuned Global on the future of music in gaming

Gaming continues to be a big opportunity for music rightsholders.

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Breakr, backed by Live Nation Urban, says it’s ‘revolutionizing the creator economy’ – starting with getting creators paid faster.

Breakr has secured a strategic minority investment from Live Nation Urban

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After paying out nearly 1,500 advances of between $1,000 and $10m+ to date, and with access to ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in funding, beatBread launches Deal Comparison Tool for indie artists and labels

beatBread CEO Peter Sinclair on why and how the company developed its data-driven comparison tool

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‘Ten years ago, DSPs were the cornerstone of establishing a new business model. What’s the next evolution of this?’

Carletta Higginson, Chief Digital Officer at Warner Music Group, discusses her time on both sides of the copyright line, at DSPs and record companies, as well as the future of streaming and the importance of keeping an open mind