Music Business Interviews

‘I was speaking up in high-pressure environments, in meetings, trying to make an impact.’

Our latest feature in partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast sees Adrian Sykes talk to Travis Beckford, co-founder of THE FUTURE IS

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Meet Sung Soo Han, the music executive behind K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN, and founder of HYBE-owned PLEDIS Entertainment

Sung Soo Han founded SEVENTEEN’s label, developed the group, and oversees all creative processes for the HYBE-owned label’s roster.

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Joe Kentish

The President of Warner Records UK discusses the songs and artists that have influenced his life and career to date

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‘As time goes by, people realise what extraordinary songwriters they are.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Managers series meets Wendy Laister, who has managed Duran Duran for over two decades

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Billie Eilish, Sam Smith, Ice Spice and more feature in Vevo’s 10 year anniversary of DSCVR Artists To Watch

Early performances from artists who fulfilled their Next Big Thing promise, courtesy of 10 years of Vevo's discovery and promotion platform

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Pioneering producer Tainy on shaping the sound of reggaeton, the future of Latin music and his star-studded plans for 2024

The producer who made his name with artists such as Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and Selena Gomez discusses his career so far, his inspiration and the key to collaborations

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BandLab CEO, Meng Ru Kuok: ‘I think there will be over 1 billion music creators by 2030, potentially even sooner.’

MBW and Goldman Sachs team up for our first Entrepreneur Of The Year award – and BandLab's co-founder picks up the prize

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‘Someone said to us in our second week: Boys, the deals you’re doing are going to get you nowhere. You might as well quit now.’

The Other Songs co-founders and brothers Alastair and Billy Webber tell us about the company’s origins, Ren's UK No.1 album and their plans for the future..

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NEON16’s Lex Borrero: ‘The growing interest in Latin Music is a testament to its impact on the global stage.’

NEON16 NTERTAIN's founder on the rise of Latin Music, partnering with Firebird, Tainy's debut album and his ambition to build a billion-dollar business..

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‘If everyone’s wearing a blue hat, make sure you’re wearing a red one.’

Having worked with UK hip-hop royalty such as Dave, J Hus, Skepta and Stormzy, as well as global superstars including Drake and Wizkid, a new deal with Concord looks set to propel writer/producer Nana Rogues to new levels of success - and provide a platform to pull some emerging talent up after him…

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Russ on independence, entrepreneurialism, and what he’d change about the music business

MBW's Trailblazers series meets artist and producer Russ

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Downtown’s Ben Patterson: ‘Ultimately, the access to music afforded by the internet has cracked the gatekeepers of popular culture…’

Ben Patterson outlines the foundations and future for Downtown Music's new Artist & Label Services division

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Music Business Worldwide

Music Business Interviews

‘I was speaking up in high-pressure environments, in meetings, trying to make an impact.’

Meet Sung Soo Han, the music executive behind K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN, and founder of HYBE-owned PLEDIS Entertainment

Key Songs In The Life Of… Joe Kentish

‘As time goes by, people realise what extraordinary songwriters they are.’

Billie Eilish, Sam Smith, Ice Spice and more feature in Vevo’s 10 year anniversary of DSCVR Artists To Watch

Pioneering producer Tainy on shaping the sound of reggaeton, the future of Latin music and his star-studded plans for 2024

BandLab CEO, Meng Ru Kuok: ‘I think there will be over 1 billion music creators by 2030, potentially even sooner.’

‘Someone said to us in our second week: Boys, the deals you’re doing are going to get you nowhere. You might as well quit now.’

NEON16’s Lex Borrero: ‘The growing interest in Latin Music is a testament to its impact on the global stage.’

‘If everyone’s wearing a blue hat, make sure you’re wearing a red one.’

Russ on independence, entrepreneurialism, and what he’d change about the music business

Downtown’s Ben Patterson: ‘Ultimately, the access to music afforded by the internet has cracked the gatekeepers of popular culture…’

‘We want music to continue to be an art form the way that it has been; we don’t want it to just be 15-second snippets.’

NetEase Cloud Music wants to be ‘the bridge’ between artists in the West and audiences in China. Here’s how.

Alfonso Perez-Soto , Warner Music’s President, Emerging Markets, on the ‘huge opportunity in the MENA region’