Inspiring Women

‘When I’d sit down with artists and managers, my first gift to everybody was a map of the world.’

Music industry pioneer Vivian Scott Chew discusses A&R, diversity, and how the coronavirus crisis is going to impact the music business

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‘A great song is like a great script, somebody has to curate the vision.’

Atlantic Records' in-house producer Ebonie Smith discusses how she approaches production, lessons learned across her career, and why she’d like to do away with the term 'urban'

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‘A&R is about giving a voice to artists that you believe are important.’

Omnian Music MD Jane Abernethy discusses working with artists and A&R and the challenges and developments she’s experienced in the independent music sector

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‘I want everyone on my roster to have peace and leave a lasting impact on the world, through music.’

Natalie Prospere, manager of Lucky Daye, Varren Wade and others, is profiled in MBW's Inspiring Women series

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‘The songwriters we should be fighting for are the people who barely make a living.’

Now a manager, publisher and record label exec, Katie Vinten discusses championing creative talent and her entrepreneurial endeavours

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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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‘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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‘Women are sometimes embarrassed to be ambitious. I’m certainly not’

When Michelle Jubelirer was growing up in Pennsylvania, she knew she loved music, and she knew she wanted to be somebody...

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‘Songwriters and publishers should never be an afterthought for digital services.’

Apple Music's global publishing head, Elena Segal, on the industry, those CRB appeals, and her career to date

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‘Market dominance is unhealthy for consumers and rightsholders’

Songtrust's Molly Neuman discusses the state of the publishing sector, direct deals and gender parity in music

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‘This is the most exciting time for music publishing I’ve ever known.’

Concord's Kim Frankiewicz on her career, the modern publishing business and pushing women forward

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‘Artist development is a long game — you want to make a solid foundation.’

H.E.R. manager Jeanine Mclean-Williams discusses management principles, artist development and playing the long game

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‘Creativity and authenticity is what’s going to continue driving our business.’

Carolyn Williams, EVP of Marketing at RCA Music Group, discusses her biggest lessons learned and changing role of marketing

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‘Being nimble and flexible is the only way to make money in today’s music industry.’

EVP and GM at INGrooves, Amy Dietz, discusses her career and a range of hot industry issues

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‘We are continuing to invest in ways for artists to build alternative revenue opportunities’

Vivien Lewit, Global Head of Artist Services at YouTube and Google Play Music, discusses her beginnings in music and the business