Music Business Interviews

‘To this day, I don’t look at charts, I don’t cloud my head with stuff I can’t affect.’

Swedish writer-producer Rami Yacoub reflects on his partnership with Max Martin, Britney's breakthrough, One Direction fans sleeping outside his studio, his five year hiatus, and selling his catalog - several times

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Salaam Remi on producing, the music business, and ‘pushing the transparency button’

Salaam Remi interviewed in MBW's World's Greatest Producers series

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‘Japan’s UGC monetization is starting late but growing rapidly.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Alan Swarts, CEO of Orfium Japan

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Nick Bobetsky on Chappell Roan’s rise and why artistry is ‘a human matter – not a business matter’.

Chappell Roan manager Nick Bobetsky on the incredible rise of the breakthrough artist

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‘We are plural, not singular’: HarbourView’s Sherrese Clarke Soares on music M&A, interest rates, and more

One of the most active buyers in the music space speaks exclusively to the MBW Podcast

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Louis Bloom on Island Records, his mentors, his values, and his ambitions

Island Records is enjoying quite a moment, quite a year, quite a run. UK President Louis Bloom speaks to MBW

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‘We want to take South Asian music to the world.’

MBW meets Ikwinder (Ikky) Singh and Ajay Charlie 'B' Saxena, Creative Director and Head of A&R, respectively, for Toronto-headquartered 91 North Records

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Key Songs in the Life Of… Lylette Pizarro

Lylette Pizarro, founder of Influence Media Partners, selects the magnificent seven songs that tell the story of her life and career to date

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‘The instinctiveness with which an artist thinks is something to be learned from – don’t let data undermine it.’

In an exceedingly rare interview, the Pet Shop Boys’ Manager Angela Becker talks about the duo’s 40th anniversary, their enduring appeal, her 15 years on the team, working with Madonna and the importance of staying curious…

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Amra’s Tomas Ericsson on the future for PROs, songwriter royalties – and an industry crying out for transparency

The CEO of Amra explains how his company is shaking up the world of global digital royalty collections for songwriters and publishers

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‘If I’m not impacting other people’s lives, in whatever way, then I’m not doing it right.’

MBW's partnership with the ground-breaking Did Ya Know? podcast returns with Adrian Sykes talking to artist turned songwriter turned exec/campaigner Michelle Escoffery

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‘I’d love to get rid of the baggage that’s associated with classical.’

As the exec charged with heading up Warner Music’s classical division in the UK and US, Sean Michael Gross is here to evangelise not just about a roster of current artists and a catalogue of, well, classics, but to champion an entire genre…

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‘I advise others to come and invest in the MENA region – they will see how many opportunities there are.’

MBW’s World Leaders meets Ghassan Chartouni, CEO and founder of Lebanon-based indie Glava Holding

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‘This is just the beginning. There’s still so much potential for Afrobeats and Amapiano in the coming years.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Camillo Doregos and Mark Mac, co-founders of Africa focused management and booking company, DC Talent Agency

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‘Artists like Drake and Travis Scott push me to go to my limits every time I make music for them.’

From a small village in Switzerland to the top of the charts alongside Drake and Jack Harlow, OZ tracks his journey and tells his story...