Music Business Interviews

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‘These relationships weren’t made by sending beats, they had to be built. We had to meet and like each other, go through ups and downs.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series interviews Bryan-Michael Cox

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‘We are witnessing a resurgence of hip-hop across Africa.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Wale Davies, Sony Music Publishing's Head of A&R for Africa

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This independent artist has over a billion streams on Spotify. 10 years ago, a record label told him his music was ‘unreleasable’.

Bruno Major joins the Music Business Worldwide Podcast

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As AI-made music explodes, Deezer lays out strategy to identify AI tracks and ‘weed out illegal and fraudulent content’ on its platform

Deezer is building a set of tools to detect AI-generated content on its platform

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Music’s biggest companies are determined to better monetize ‘superfans’ on streaming platforms. Audius is already doing it.

Audius co-founder Forrest Browning joins the latest MBW podcast

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‘Don’t ever chase the hype. Stick to what you love and you can’t go wrong.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series interviews UTA's Cheryl Paglierani, who reps acts such as Post Malone, Cardi B, Offset, 21 Savage, Chance the Rapper and more.

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TIDAL’s CEO thinks music is ‘undervalued and underpriced.’ Here’s what he’s doing to try change that.

MBW interviews TIDAL CEO Jesse Dorogusker about the economics of streaming, the rise of generative AI, and the platform's partnership with Universal Music Group

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‘The grind never stops, and I love it; I’m more motivated than ever.’

Khalid's manager, and founder of Right Hand Music, Courtney Stewart, discusses how he took a young, broke High School kid to the top of the charts - and where they go next

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‘Sync in all forms can be a game-changer for artists.’

Chris Jones and Sarah Pickering head up the sync department at Sony Music Publishing UK

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TikTok is under fire from some of music’s most powerful players. Its global music boss says the future’s bright – and answers some tough questions.

Ole Obermann sits down with MBW to talk payouts, Resso, and that Australia experiment

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‘Japanese acts account for nearly 90% of all tickets sold for live music events in Japan.’

MBW's World Leaders series interviews Kaori Hayashi, CEO of Japan-headquartered concert promoter HIP (Hayashi International Promotions)

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‘Right now, it’s us against maths, isn’t it?’

MBW interviews Pete Simmons, Universal Music Publishing Group’s UK Head of A&R

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‘Our ambition is to sign acts with the best talent and break them on a global scale.’

Jamie Spinks, Head of A&R at Columbia in the UK, on how A&R is evolving, and more...

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‘The objective is not just to have a hit, it’s to make people feel less alone, more loved, more alive, more thankful.’

Josh Jenkins talks about co-writing two very different country mega-hits, the effect they have had on his career, gifts from God, TikTok and the importance of 'a slow, peaceful creative space'

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‘Technology is a fantastic thing but there’s nothing like human curation.’

MBW’s Inspiring Women series interviews Moon Projects founder Mary Rahmani