World’s Greatest Managers
Interviews In Part Two of our feature on Crush Management we talk to Bob McLynn about the firm's 20 years in the business and how managers need to be as creative as their artists Interviews Crush Management founder Jonathan Daniel recalls bringing emo to the masses and reflects on 20 years at the top Interviews Chris Thomas talks MBW through the rise and rise of the Kentucky rapper – and the ambition to be the biggest artist on the planet Interviews S10's Brandon Silverstein on managing two global stars: Anitta and Normani Interviews Amy Morgan, manager of Glass Animals, discusses breaking the Oxford band around the world, working with Polydor/Republic and dealing with imposter syndrome... Interviews Elton John’s manager, David Furnish, explains how the partnership works and how he helped introduce the superstar to an even wider audience... Interviews Matt Colon, Global President of Music at YM&U tells MBW about the firm's expansion plans, success with NFTs, and above all, the challenges of being an artist manager in 2021… Interviews As part of MBW's World's Greatest Managers series, Deborah Kline discusses revitalising and empowering 'under-serviced' established artists Interviews MBW's latest World's Greatest Managers interview is with Stuart Camp, Ed Sheeran's main man and the founder of Grumpy Old Management Interviews Frank Harris on how Jason Derulo reinvented himself on TikTok - and the keys to building a billion dollar brand Interviews Wassim 'Sal' Slaiby on his upbringing in Lebanon, arriving in Canada – and an amazing career in music Interviews Chris Kappy talks about managing Luke Combs from half-empty bars to the top of the charts Interviews "There has to be a reason you're willing to base your life around an artist's – because that's what this job is." Interviews Here, Rob Swerdlow explains the evolution of Starwood over the past three decades – and where the company plans to go with its multi-award-winning roster in 2021 and beyond… Interviews "Lawyer-manager" John Branca on fighting for artists' rights, and the Michael Jackson story