Music Business Interviews

How AURORA got over 3,000 people on TikTok to hold hands for her song, The River

Fanbytes CEO Timothy Armoo explains why context is everything when it comes to TikTok and artist campaigns

Mr Eazi on the global success of Afrobeats and his mission to empower the next generation of artists

Having generated more than 900m streams worldwide and collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Mr Eazi started artist services company emPawa Africa in November 2018

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‘Songwriters have a challenging life. It’s a certain kind of grind that we really understand.’

Pulse Music Group co-founders Scott Cutler and Josh Abraham talk to MBW about their growth over 10 years

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‘If we want to build value in this industry, we have to tell the real stories of how music is made.’

Genius' Director of Content Elizabeth Milch discusses music industry bugbears and addresses the Google dispute

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Rob Stringer talks Sony’s strategy, Tencent/Universal… and why music is worth more than ‘2 minutes of someone snoring in Lapland’

Sony Music Group Chairman & CEO gives his thoughts on the modern marketplace

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How Lewis Capaldi became a billion-stream superstar – according to his manager, Ryan Walter

"Musically, he’s my favourite artist of all time. I know that probably sounds lame, but it’s true."

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‘When you sign an artist, you’re taking their life in your hands. You have to commit 100%.’

London-based Trinifold Managament was set up by Bill Curbishley in 1974, and has steered the careers of The Who, Judas Priest, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Here, as Trinifold celebrates its 45th anniversary, Curbishley and Who co-manager Robert Rosenberg reflect on their lives in music…

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With $1bn in annual sales in BMG’s sights, Hartwig Masuch questions ‘irrational’ cost structure of traditional labels

BMG's boss discusses his confidence in his own company... and his lack of confidence elsewhere

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‘Artists that can retain an authentic approach to social media are going to attract the fans who want to be most closely connected.’

UnitedMasters President Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood talks working with Beyoncé, innovating at Instagram and ambitions in her new role

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‘As an industry, the minute you start focusing only on the past, you’ve written your own obituary.’

Media magnate Strauss Zelnick looks back at his time in music...

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‘The word manager is misleading. People think we’re somehow the boss of the artist. It’s the opposite; they’re the boss.’

Ex-Nirvana manager, now running Gold Village Entertainment, Danny Goldberg discusses his past, and his present

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Music Business Interviews

How AURORA got over 3,000 people on TikTok to hold hands for her song, The River

Mr Eazi on the global success of Afrobeats and his mission to empower the next generation of artists

‘Songwriters have a challenging life. It’s a certain kind of grind that we really understand.’

‘If we want to build value in this industry, we have to tell the real stories of how music is made.’

Rob Stringer talks Sony’s strategy, Tencent/Universal… and why music is worth more than ‘2 minutes of someone snoring in Lapland’

How Lewis Capaldi became a billion-stream superstar – according to his manager, Ryan Walter

‘When you sign an artist, you’re taking their life in your hands. You have to commit 100%.’

With $1bn in annual sales in BMG’s sights, Hartwig Masuch questions ‘irrational’ cost structure of traditional labels

‘Artists that can retain an authentic approach to social media are going to attract the fans who want to be most closely connected.’

‘As an industry, the minute you start focusing only on the past, you’ve written your own obituary.’

‘The word manager is misleading. People think we’re somehow the boss of the artist. It’s the opposite; they’re the boss.’

‘If you’re really struggling with the B-sides, you probably shouldn’t bother…’

‘New artists must build something authentic that will carry them through their career.’

‘US regulation for songwriters is archaic – and it results in less fair outcomes.’

Bandzoogle: ‘We’ve built the most powerful, flexible Subscriptions platform available for musicians.’