Music Business Interviews

You’re about to hear a lot more from… Carl Samuel

In the latest instalment of our series talking to execs on the rise, having a moment or, most commonly, both, we talk to Carl Samuel, Senior A&R Manager at Columbia Records UK and manager of up-and-coming Brighton rapper ArrDee…

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‘We were all on a total blag and holding on for dear life, basically.’

Ryan Lofthouse is the manager who, amongst other things, has steered George Ezra’s career from ‘serious face’ skinhead to global superstar. Here he tells MBW about that success story, his partnership with Paul McDonald as Co-MDs of Closer and the secret to enjoying every second…

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‘The idea of a manager-artist relationship is a bit outdated, we’re simply partners in running a business.’

Seven 7 Management founder Matt Vines on the rise and rise of Louis Tomlinson, touring in the time of Covid, plus the changing role and evolving challenges of managing artists…

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‘I think it’s great that so many changes are happening – but it needs to be just how things are, not a response.’

Adrian Sykes talks to Amber Davis, Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music UK, about her career to date, her inspirations and her future ambitions…

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‘The hardest thing in the world isn’t writing your first hit, it’s writing your second.’

The first song Evan Bogart wrote, before he even considered himself a songwriter, was SOS for Rihanna. All he had to do then was follow it up...

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‘We don’t just promote records anymore – we promote artist brands.’

Dominique Casimir was upped to CCO at BMG earlier this year, taking control of the firm’s publishing and recorded music repertoire in all markets outside of North America – including the UK. She has some questions about the industry’s hits/charts obsession.

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Kid Harpoon on Harry Styles, navigating the music business – and creating one of the biggest hits in history

MBW's World’s Greatest Producers series interviews Harry Styles' collaborator Kid Harpoon, aka Thomas Hull

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‘Management is often about saying what the artist doesn’t want to hear, when they need to hear it.’

Benjamin Evans tells the story of turning 5 Seconds of Summer from Aussie unknowns to global superstars...

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Per Sundin on ABBA, Pophouse’s acquisition strategy – and why he thinks the smartest people at record companies will soon be working on catalog

The CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, and former CEO of Universal Music Sweden, joins the MBW Podcast

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Music Business Interviews

You’re about to hear a lot more from… Carl Samuel

‘We were all on a total blag and holding on for dear life, basically.’

‘The idea of a manager-artist relationship is a bit outdated, we’re simply partners in running a business.’

‘I think it’s great that so many changes are happening – but it needs to be just how things are, not a response.’

‘The hardest thing in the world isn’t writing your first hit, it’s writing your second.’

‘We don’t just promote records anymore – we promote artist brands.’

Kid Harpoon on Harry Styles, navigating the music business – and creating one of the biggest hits in history

‘Management is often about saying what the artist doesn’t want to hear, when they need to hear it.’

Per Sundin on ABBA, Pophouse’s acquisition strategy – and why he thinks the smartest people at record companies will soon be working on catalog

‘Short-form video has changed the way music is performed, shared, and enjoyed. Competition for eyeballs is fierce.’

Key Songs In The Life Of… Julie Greenwald

Music catalog acquisitions cooling down? Not at Primary Wave: ‘We’ve never been busier.’

‘Anytime you’re that artist who’s a bit disruptive, it makes people uncomfortable.’

‘Generally, the more people involved in writing a song, the less personal it gets.’

With fresh eight-figure financing, and a new CEO, Napster wants to take Web3 music to the mainstream