Posts by Rhian Jones

‘In K-pop, the number one thing is the relationship with your fans. Non K-pop artists have to put their fans on the same level as their artistry.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series meets Mitra Darab, President HxG at HYBE America

‘Majors and independents have the same end goal. Being aligned on how we get there, and garnering the same respect from different services, is crucial to that.’

Emily Stephenson, President of Publishing at Downtown Music, talks about her career path, her work/life balance and the evolution of publishing

Interviews

‘AI is exciting and terrifying. It’s something we all should be paying significant attention to, especially managers of deceased icons.’

Ashley Austin, founder of Artist Legacy Group, on the responsibilities and opportunities of managing the estates of legendary artists

Interviews

‘Twenty, thirty years from now, this is going to be a period of music that we romanticize.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series meets Rob Bisel, a multi-Grammy nominee who has worked with SZA, Kendrick Lamar and more

Interviews

‘The best music managers wear 65 hats and are experts in all of them.’

Blaike Ford discusses her time at Spotify when the streaming giant was a start-up and her self-defined role at Range Media Partners where she is looking to make a similarly seismic impact

Interviews

‘The record label model isn’t created for artists to recoup or make money.’

Verswire founder and dedicated disruptor Sherry Saeedi on what her new company offers artists and why major labels have to re-think everything

Interviews

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

Interviews

‘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…

Interviews

‘The music industry makes the ticket-buying process hard. I’d like to see us focus on the user experience.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series meets AEG Presents Chief Digital Officer, Brooke Kain

Interviews

‘As a publisher, you can’t just sit around and wait for the money to roll in. We really have to be proactive.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series meets Ashley Winton, Senior Vice President, Global Creative Services at Warner Chappell Music

Interviews

‘Over 20 artists have now gone from nought to a billion streams through AWAL.’

In their first interview since being installed as AWAL’s new UK leadership team, Matt Riley, Victoria Needs and Sam Potts explain how, post-Sony acquisition, the company is still a unique and distinct option for artists…

Interviews

Catherine Marks: What I wish I’d known

Producer, mixer and engineer Catherine Marks recently got her first UK No.1 as a co-producer on the debut album from indie supergroup boygenius

Interviews

‘We are smarter if we are together, rather than working in isolation.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Cécile Rap-Veber, CEO of France-based CMO Sacem

Interviews

‘Amazon Music operates at 100 miles per hour, at all times. That’s fine. It matches mine and the team’s ambition’

Laura Lukanz, Amazon Music’s principal point person for the industry in the UK, looks back on her time in radio and then management, and discusses the power and future of streaming…

Interviews

‘We don’t bow to pressure from numbers on a screen. It’s about your artistry and how you speak to your fans.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series interviews Twiggy Rowley, who co-manages Charli XCX alongside her business partner Sam Pringle and Brandon Creed in the US