Music Business Interviews

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David Hodges on writing with Ed Sheeran, selling his catalog, and refusing to be fixated on fame

The Grammy-winning writer and producer opens up on his career and his approach to songwriting

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Merck Mercuriadis faces the future… and stares down his critics

MBW asked the Hipgnosis CEO and founder to respond to criticisms from his harshest detractors. He said yes.

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‘Breaking Japanese artists internationally has never been easy. But barriers are crumbling…’

In this feature, we speak to Kaz Kobayashi, President and CEO of Warner Music Japan

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Universal’s Michael Nash and TikTok’s Ole Obermann on the companies’ expanded global alliance

TikTok has struck an “expanded” global licensing agreement with Universal Music Group

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Why Soundcharts, used by all three major record companies, is ‘not your typical music data aggregator’

Soundcharts CEO, David Weiszfeld, on the music industry's future evolution – and his company's role in it

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‘Latin music artists are not getting the recognition they deserve.’

MTW Agency CEO Diana Dotel discusses the challenges that come with working with Latin music and biggest lessons learned across her career

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‘Artists need to pay attention to their legacy and be very specific about it.’

"Lawyer-manager" John Branca on fighting for artists' rights, and the Michael Jackson story

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‘We’re still a couple of council estate kids who haven’t achieved what we want to achieve.’

It’s been 20 years since Mark Lewis and Martin Toher formed B-Unique. The company’s since been involved in more than 100m album sales and 20bn streams...

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Audius has raised nearly $10m for its Spotify rival. Can its blockchain-based model change the game for artist payments?

Does Audius offer a viable and more ethical alternative to music streaming?

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‘Streaming’s growth in Africa is already exciting, but there’s so much more we can do’

Zimbabwean, British-raised exec Sipho Dlamani is heading up Universal Music Group in much of Africa. He forecasts a big future for the region and its impact around the world...

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‘Vevo’s Connected TV business is up globally 30% year-on-year.’

JP Evangelista talks MBW through Vevo's year, the effect of the pandemic, and Taylor Swift's superhuman output

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‘I figured out a really long time ago that I work for the artist, they don’t work for me.’

Tame Impala manager Jodie Regan on dealing with the challenges of 2020, how she met Kevin Parker and the secret to a lasting relationship with a megastar client

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‘We were just young kids who wanted to be around music – there was no plan.’

Take a Daytrip on their career and working with superstars like Travis Scott

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‘I live and die by my artists — that’s what I wake up every day and fight for.’

Tap Music's US President Wendy Ong discusses imposter syndrome, failure, working with Dua Lipa, and her top tips for successful music management

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Artificial intelligence A&R tools keep finding new hit artists. This one actually ‘listens’ to music.

Musiio believes it's invented tech that's never been seen before in the music industry. The company's CEO, Hazel Savage, explains what it can do.