Music Business Interviews

‘You can’t work with someone if they’re not going to trust you. That’s when it all goes out the window.’

Nonstop Management founder Jaime Zeluck-Hindlin talks about her career to date and how her clients had a hand in two of the biggest tracks of the year

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‘Record companies still have an important role to play if they reposition themselves in the right way.’

After flirting with the idea of leaving the business just over a decade ago, veteran exec Jeremy Lascelles is now well and truly enjoying life as the co-founder of management/records/publishing company, Blue Raincoat…

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‘There’s nothing like making it in New York. I know it’s a cliché, but it’s true.’

Norwegian production duo Stargate look back on a 25+ year career that has taken them from Trondheim to LA via London and New York, working with some of the greatest artists in the world on the way

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Jimmy Napes on Unholy, Sam Smith, and never taking success for granted

Jimmy Napes discusses bangers, ballads, the importance of writing 'crap' songs and his enduring, phenomenally successful partnership with Sam Smith

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‘Until there is a Black British superstar that everyone in the building gets behind, in the same way that they’ve done with Ed Sheeran, Adele and Dua Lipa, then there is no change.’

Adrian Sykes talks to David Miller about his career, how and why he now lives and works in the States, and the problems with the UK industry…

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Can this Swedish entrepreneur unlock $40 billion in new money for the music business?

Ola Sars, founder of Soundtrack Your Brand, explains his vision for a much bigger music rights industry

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‘The artists we’ve worked with have all moved culture in a very real way.’

Human Re Sources founder J. Erving on the rise of RAYE, his philosophy on artist development and the ongoing friction/coalition between independents and majors…

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‘It’s about time we rethink promotion.’

Robin Hammouti, VP, Head of Marketing & Partnerships at France-based music promotion platform, Listn, tells us how the new platform works, and addresses challenges in the promotion space

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‘Bad Bunny and Rosalia are just the tip of a very large artistic iceberg. The creative force of Latin Music is unstoppable.’

In this feature, we speak to Nando Luaces, CEO of Madrid-based distributor and Latin Music specialist Altafonte

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‘Every artist, no matter how big they are, should have access to the same tools that any big company has.’

How Feature.fm's marketing tools can help artists use viral TikTok moments to grow their streaming audience

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‘I think I screamed, ‘F*** yeah!’, which may not have been the most appropriate thing to do.’

Ben Persky and Mason Klein, co-founders of Mixed Management, discuss their journey to Grammy success with Tobias Jesso Jr

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‘A lot of people are advocating for changes in the models of existing streaming services. I feel like that ship has sailed.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series talks to Vickie Nauman about her career at the crossroads between music and technology, from Napster to Web3

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Avex Inc. CEO Katsumi Kuroiwa on Japan, the modern music business, and global expansion

MBW's World Leaders Series interviews Katsumi Kuroiwa, President and CEO of Japan's Avex Group

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Warner Chappell expands JV with Sweden-based Lilly Raye Music, strikes new partnerships with Tommy Brown, Parx Publishing

Lilly Raye Music is a management company and publisher founded by US music executive Edward Matthew

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‘We’re in a renaissance for creativity. The things creators will be able to do tomorrow, they cannot do today.’

Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on her ambitions for Splice, predictions for the music creator space, and her forecast for the impact AI will have on the music industry...