Music Business Interviews

Why is Spotify giving free users a better deal?

The platform confirmed earlier today (September 15) that its ad-supported users can now search for songs – and manually play tracks from playlists and albums for the first time on mobile.

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‘Being at every party does not mean that you’re the best executive. Not being at the party and actually cranking out hits means you’re the best executive.’

Tina Davis first made her name at Def Jam, where she discovered a young Chris Brown. She went on to work with superstars including Jay-Z, OutKast, Macy Gray, DMX, and is now President at EMPIRE, enjoying success with, amongst others, J Hus and Shaboozey

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Elliot Grainge

The Atlantic Music Group boss and 10K Projects founder reveals the songs that made him... him

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Y2K on Doja Cat, Grammys, Elliott Smith, and why making music with TikTok virality in mind is ‘setting yourself up to fail’

Ari Starace is the latest interviewee in our World's Greatest Producers series

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Thomas Coesfeld on BMG’s H1 2025 results, why music streaming ‘remains undervalued’, and a strategy focused on the ‘core business’ of music rights

MBW quizzes Coesfeld on BMG's strategic direction, music being 'undervalued' on streaming services, and why he believes the wider music industry must do better on fair payments

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‘The UK has always been at the forefront of culture and our moment is coming back.’

Universal Music UK's Nickie Owen tells MBW about a new wave of British global superstars, taking risks, TikTok and Mick Jagger’s work rate…

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Katie Kang developed K-Pop superstars in South Korea. Now, as CEO of TITAN Content, she’s launching girl group AtHeart in LA… with global ambitions

MBW's World Leaders series meets Katie Kang, CEO of Los Angeles-headquartered K-Pop company TITAN Content

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‘We’re building the market-making infrastructure for the music business’

SourceAudio co-founder, Andrew Harding, talks sync, AI licensing, and the future of the business

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‘You cannot sell what you don’t understand or don’t believe in.’

Ronami Ogulu, co-manager (and sister) of Burna Boy talks about breaking artists, defying expectations and working with family

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‘The work that songwriters do is literally life-saving; it’s an honour and a privilege to serve the membership.’

MBW meets PRS Chairman Stevie Spring to talk AI, growth, partners, and more...

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‘When I’m deciding whether to work with someone, I think about how I’d feel if it was 3am and I saw their name calling on my phone.’

Gabz Landman, manager of multi-Grammy winning, chart-dominating songwriter Amy Allen, talks success, motivation, strategies, relationships and building 'The Avengers of songwriters'

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Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’

Sean Momberger tells his side of the Not Like Us creation story and also discusses his collaboration with Mustard, the secret of successful sampling, and why AI is the future

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Music Business Interviews

Why is Spotify giving free users a better deal?

‘Being at every party does not mean that you’re the best executive. Not being at the party and actually cranking out hits means you’re the best executive.’

Key Songs In The Life Of… Elliot Grainge

Y2K on Doja Cat, Grammys, Elliott Smith, and why making music with TikTok virality in mind is ‘setting yourself up to fail’

Thomas Coesfeld on BMG’s H1 2025 results, why music streaming ‘remains undervalued’, and a strategy focused on the ‘core business’ of music rights

‘The UK has always been at the forefront of culture and our moment is coming back.’

Katie Kang developed K-Pop superstars in South Korea. Now, as CEO of TITAN Content, she’s launching girl group AtHeart in LA… with global ambitions

‘We’re building the market-making infrastructure for the music business’

‘You cannot sell what you don’t understand or don’t believe in.’

‘The work that songwriters do is literally life-saving; it’s an honour and a privilege to serve the membership.’

‘When I’m deciding whether to work with someone, I think about how I’d feel if it was 3am and I saw their name calling on my phone.’

‘We are the home for the modern African music entrepreneur.’

Key Songs In The Life Of… Katie Welle

Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan on building Rimas, staying independent, and why he’s all in on music publishing

Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’