Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week…

Game on: BPI boss calls on government to double down on ‘world-leading British music’ • In her first interview since joining from gaming body Ukie, BPI CEO Dr Jo Twist tackles key issues including AI, exports and artist breakthroughs

SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES • Launched in 2014, Independent Venue Week has become a key date in the live calendar and a vital initiative for grassroots venues. Ahead of the 2024 edition on January 29–February 4, founder Sybil Bell talks new music, industry support and why gigs beat dating apps…

TWEETS OF THE YEAR

RAYE Breakthrough Artist, 2023.

NO GUIDNCE • Representing a new wave of UK R&B, No Guidnce are planning to follow a breakout 2023 with an even bigger 2024. Here, Music Week catches up with the group to talk harmonies, going viral and life on the road…

KEY RELEASES • The essential albums heading your way…

INCOMING • After six years inside the major label system, L Devine wants the world to know who she really is. Ahead of her debut album in 2024, she tells us why she's ready to be the artist she needed when she was growing up…

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

2023 IN REVIEW • The year is almost over, but not before Music week takes a moment to look back at the stories that have defined 2023. Our wrap of the year opens with a celebration of all that the Music Week Award-winning label EMI has achieved, with an exclusive interview with co-presidents Rebecca Allen and Jo Charrington. Also inside, more than 100 leading names reflect on the past 12 months, while we divc into the world of Taylor Swift, Barbie and AI. Elsewhere, we analyse the breakthroughs of Raye, Clavish, Kenya Grace and Strandz, examine the implications of the Misogyny In Music inquiry, tell the story Of Flowers by Miley Cyrus and much,much more….

TWO BECOME NO.1 • Last year, Rebecca Allen and Jo Charrington became co-presidents of a revamped EMI that integrated Capitol Records. Since then, the Universal label has won Record Company Of The Year at the Music Week Awards 2023, reclaimed its market-leading position, opened a new division in the North and worked on everyone from Taylor Swift, Elton John, Lewis Capaldi and Take That, to breaking acts like Olivia Dean, Mae Stephens and Caity Baser. Here, in an exclusive interview with Music Week, they sit back and reflect on their victorious new era for the first time…

GOODBYE 2023 • With the sun about to go down on another year in the music business, Music Week invites a host of top names to reflect on the last 12 months. From Elton John at Glastonbury and the phenomenon that is Taylor Swift, to streaming, AI and beyond, there was rarely a dull moment. Here, in our annual review, we look back on the highs and lows…

2023 IM MEMORIAM

Taylor Made • With multiple No.1s, massive sales and a blockbuster tour, Taylor Swift was the undisputed champion of 2023. Such is her huge popularity, she might even deliver a shot in the arm for the UK economy. Here, Music Week drills down into the superstar's numbers over the last 12 months, including the all-conquering 1989 (Taylor's Version)…

RISE AND SHINE • The industry's obsession with unearthing new talent continued in full force in 2023, yielding some impressive results. Here, in celebration of four of the year's biggest breakthroughs, Music Week delves into the mechanics of how to hit the mainstream…

QUOTES OF THE YEAR • Between our pages, website and events, we've heard it all in the past 12 months. Business insights....