Interviews ‘There is talent everywhere. But we have to make the effort to break that talent.’Alfonso Perez-Soto, President, Emerging Markets at Warner Recorded Music
Interviews ‘We’re trying to create an ecosystem that allows African artists to have long term careers in music.’MBW's World Leaders series interviews the founders of Lagos, Nigeria and UK-based NATIVE Records
Analysis Interviews ‘Short-form video has changed the way music is performed, shared, and enjoyed. Competition for eyeballs is fierce.’MBW's World Leaders series interviews Sherry Tan, Managing Director of Warner Music China
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
Interviews ‘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
Interviews ‘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
Interviews ‘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
Interviews ‘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
Interviews Meet Italy’s Rude Records, the $4.6m-valued indie label aiming for an IPO by 2025Label 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Interviews ‘The indie versus major notion is outdated in the digital age.’MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Marie-Anne Robert, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment France
Interviews ‘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
Interviews ‘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