Music Business Interviews

‘Twenty, thirty years from now, this is going to be a period of music that we romanticize.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series meets Rob Bisel, a multi-Grammy nominee who has worked with SZA, Kendrick Lamar and more

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The UK’s live music venue crisis is reaching a boiling point – and it could spread to the US

A new report has found that more than a third of small live music venues in the UK are losing money, and they're shutting down at a rate of two per week

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‘The best music managers wear 65 hats and are experts in all of them.’

Blaike Ford discusses her time at Spotify when the streaming giant was a start-up and her self-defined role at Range Media Partners where she is looking to make a similarly seismic impact

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The music industry is changing. Thomas Coesfeld is busy preparing BMG for what’s next.

The BMG boss discusses the sweeping changes he's made at the Bertelsmann-owned company – and the future of music

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Dot Da Genius on Kid Cudi, Kanye, the possibility of a producers’ strike and why he wants to ‘completely overhaul’ the current music industry business model

Kid Cudi's key creative collaborator discusses his breakthrough, his biggest records, AI and why he's keeping hold of his catalog - for now

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‘The record label model isn’t created for artists to recoup or make money.’

Verswire founder and dedicated disruptor Sherry Saeedi on what her new company offers artists and why major labels have to re-think everything

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A different kind of streaming fraud: Over 1m ‘manipulated’ tracks are on audio streaming services

Pex’s Rasty Turek believes the issue of ‘modified audio’ could be fixed by the DSPs

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‘When you’re making records, there’s always the odd moment when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing, but it generally passes – don’t panic is the important thing’

Trevor Horn reflects on shaping the sounds of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ABC and more - and offers his insights into how production has changed as well as what remains as important as ever

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‘I was speaking up in high-pressure environments, in meetings, trying to make an impact.’

Our latest feature in partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast sees Adrian Sykes talk to Travis Beckford, co-founder of THE FUTURE IS

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Meet Sung Soo Han, the music executive behind K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN, and founder of HYBE-owned PLEDIS Entertainment

Sung Soo Han founded SEVENTEEN’s label, developed the group, and oversees all creative processes for the HYBE-owned label’s roster.

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Joe Kentish

The President of Warner Records UK discusses the songs and artists that have influenced his life and career to date

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‘As time goes by, people realise what extraordinary songwriters they are.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Managers series meets Wendy Laister, who has managed Duran Duran for over two decades

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Billie Eilish, Sam Smith, Ice Spice and more feature in Vevo’s 10 year anniversary of DSCVR Artists To Watch

Early performances from artists who fulfilled their Next Big Thing promise, courtesy of 10 years of Vevo's discovery and promotion platform

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Pioneering producer Tainy on shaping the sound of reggaeton, the future of Latin music and his star-studded plans for 2024

The producer who made his name with artists such as Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and Selena Gomez discusses his career so far, his inspiration and the key to collaborations

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BandLab CEO, Meng Ru Kuok: ‘I think there will be over 1 billion music creators by 2030, potentially even sooner.’

MBW and Goldman Sachs team up for our first Entrepreneur Of The Year award – and BandLab's co-founder picks up the prize