Music Week

We are the leading trade media brand for the UK music industry with unrivalled access to game-changing artists and executives. Music Week remains essential reading for anyone who needs to understand the business of music.

Music Week

Welcome to Music Week…

Building 'Blox: Gaming platform Roblox opens up huge audience for artist discovery • Head of music Karibi Dagogo-Jack reveals how labels are embracing the growing opportunity to connect music with millions of Gen Z players

Spatial awareness: How Sonos is powering the spatial audio boom • As DSPs embrace high-quality audio, Sonos exec Ryan Myers opens up about the tech firm’s latest smart speakers and a new phase of the streaming revolution

FOR THE RECORD

TAKE A BOW • TEAM Cian Ducrot

SPOTLIGHT • SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES

START ME UP • THE NEW COMPANIES DRIVING MUSIC'S FUTURE

IN POD WE TRUST • INSIDE THE BEST MUSIC PODCASTS

DIGITAL DISCOURSE • Deviate Digital CEO Sammy Andrews guides you through the ever-changing tech world…

TWEETS OF THE MONTH

RISING STAR • Meet the industry’s brightest new talents…

MAE STEPHENS • Thanks to her viral single If We Ever Broke Up, Mae Stephens is enjoying a stellar 2023, but the road to success has not been easy. Music Week meets EMI’s pop prospect to talk mental health, hits and heartache…

ESSENTIAL INFO

THE PLAYLIST

TASTEMAKERS • The industry’s favourite new sounds

MAKING WAVES

BARBIE/DUA LIPA

KEY RELEASES • The essential albums heading your way…

INCOMING • As a star of stage and screen, Billy Porter has enjoyed a fascinating career that has taken in Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award wins. Ahead of his first pop album since 1997, Music Week meets the singer to unpick his musical vision…

HOTSHOTS

TENSION IN THE AIR • Kylie Minogue is back! Hot on the heels of viral single Padam Padam – her biggest song in a decade – the pop legend is about to release her brilliant new album Tension. With her music making a big splash on TikTok, radio and in the charts, and a Vegas residency in the offing, the star – joined by A&P Artist Management, BMG and CAA – tells Music Week how, 35 years after releasing her debut album, she’s still finding new ways to become even bigger than ever…

ROLECALL MEET TEAM KYLIE MINOGUE

THE Music Week INTERVIEW ALEX KENNEDY • Believe UK’s latest landmark success came when the company triumphed in the Label/Artist Services category at the Music Week Awards in May, and managing director Alex Kennedy promises much more to come. Here, Music Week meets the executive to talk expansion, AI, taking on the majors and how, in terms of his career, rugby’s loss was the music industry’s gain…

MENTOR ME • THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ACROSS THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHARE THEIR TOP 5 CAREER LESSONS…

THE INSIGHT TRACK • As the co-manager behind Tems, Muyiwa Awoniyi is at the centre of one of the most exciting artist breakthrough stories of recent times, but he wants his industry impact to extend far beyond that. Here, in the wake of his Insights conference brand’s star-studded UK launch, the Nigerian executive tells his story so far, holds court on the boom in African music and talks about handling imposter syndrome…

THE POWER OF TWO • Hiroki Shirasuka and Tiger Hagino Reid are on a mission to make a difference for the East and Southeast Asian music community in the UK. Two years ago, they launched ESEA Music, which now boasts more than 300 members, including artists like Rina Sawayama alongside executives from across the business. Music Week meets the pair to hear their vital message for the industry…

TALKING SHOP • It may not steal all the headlines, but the...