World Leaders

Interviews

‘Chocolate City is a safe haven for creatives.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Abuchi Ugwu, CEO of Nigeria-based record label Chocolate City

Interviews

‘I’m confident that in the future, 15-20% of all music on the global charts will be by African artists.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Martin Nielsen, CEO of African music streaming service Mdundo

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‘Latin music has gone mainstream in the US and is having a huge creative and commercial impact.’

Alejandro Duque, President of Warner Music Latin America, discusses the future of the business

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‘I would like to see more women brought into the boardroom. We have come a long way, but still have a lot of work to do.’

In this feature, Cris Falcão, Ingrooves Music Group's Managing Director in Brazil, tells us about her career in the music industry, challenges in the market, and her objectives for 2022

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‘As a publisher we don’t sign repertoire for the present but for its long-term value.’

In this feature, we speak to Matthieu Tessier, Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music France about the success of French superstar rapper Orelsan

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‘I believe that today we are in a place where Indian music can cross over globally.’

Times Music COO, Mandar Thakur, discusses the country's industry as part of our World Leaders series

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Meet Italy’s Rude Records, the $4.6m-valued indie label aiming for an IPO by 2025

Label President Ilich Rausa discusses fund raising and expansion plans

News

‘The catalog deals market in Europe will continue to accelerate.’

Hein van der Ree tells MBW about how €100m-backed Pythagoras Music Fund fits into the music rights acquisitions market...

Interviews

‘The indie versus major notion is outdated in the digital age.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Marie-Anne Robert, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment France

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‘The Middle East wasn’t on the radar for many global music players for a number of years.’

Warner Music Middle East's Moe Hamzeh on the opportunities and developments in the MENA region

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‘There are still a lot of artists that deserve to live off their music. I would like it to happen faster.’

MBW interviews Sylvain Delange, Managing Director of Believe Asia Pacific, about the company's strategy in the Asia Pacific region...

Interviews

‘We are taking Afrobeats to the world.’

In the latest in MBW's World Leaders interview series, we speak to Don Jazzy, founder of Nigeria-based Mavin Records

Interviews

‘German hip-hop audiences not only want to listen to the music, they want to be part of the movement.’

Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba, CEO, Sony Music GSA on the company's hip-hop strategy in Germany, breaking artists, and the success of the genre in the country as a whole...

Interviews

‘People underestimate Colombia – there is so much talent here.’

M3 Music CEO Camila Saravia Arias discusses the highs and lows of working in music in Colombia, the dominance of streaming in the region, and why she thinks broadening out opportunities will result in a healthier music market.

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‘People think the streaming opportunity in Africa is easy. It’s not, it’s hard.’

Chidi Okeke, founder and CEO of streaming service uDux, on his ambitions and predictions for his service and the music streaming market in Africa