Music Business Interviews

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

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

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Olukorede 'Kay' Ikazoboh, Head of Nigeria for Virgin Music Group

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Katie Welle

Sony Music Publishing's President, Head of US A&R takes us on a musical journey into her past - and gives us a peek into some music in her future

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

The founder of one of the world's most important independent labels speaks out on its foundations, and the future of the business

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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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Why Primary Wave – and the Marley estate – could be sitting on a goldmine with new Bob Marley show, Hope Road

Larry Mestel gives MBW a peek behind the curtain of his company's new Vegas show – and the future of 'name, image, and likeness' in music

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ONErpm’s Emmanuel Zunz: ‘There are no more distribution companies, there are no more record labels. There are just companies providing solutions to creators.’

ONErpm founder Emmanuel Zunz on hitting $300m revenue, the Universal/Downtown deal, and why traditional music industry categories are dead to him

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Naoshi Fujikura on breaking global superstars, Japan’s culture of superfans, and UMG’s positioning in the world’s second-largest music market…

MBW's World Leaders series meets Naoshi Fujikura, President & CEO of Universal Music Japan