Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week…

Leading lights: Catalogue powers ahead as UK market growth continues • With greatest hits and classic LPs becoming more entrenched, BPI, AIM and ERA execs discuss the evolution of album consumption and its impact on new talent

Lovejoy ride: AWAL act builds on 'tremendous breakthrough' • With the UK indie rock band approaching a billion audio streams, artist services execs and their manager discuss Lovejoy’s global impact and booming live business

FOR THE RECORD

TAKE A BOW

SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES • HMV returned to London’s Oxford Street at the end of 2023, as the company reported growth for both vinyl and CD over the past 12 months. Here, HMV, Fopp and Sunrise Records owner Doug Putman discusses the flagship store, retail opportunities and living with streaming…

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 outlines what 2024 holds in store for the world of tech…

TWEETS OF THE MONTH

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

THE PLAY LIST

MAKING WAVES

SYNC STORY

KEY RELEASES • The essential albums heading your way…

INCOMING • Having signed to Polydor after debut single Come Over (Again) became a viral sensation, Merseyside quartet Crawlers are ready to lead the charge for Gen Z rock in 2024. Here, vocalist Holly Minto unpacks the pressures of their debut album and lays bare the expensive realities of touring in a post-Brexit world…

HOTSHOTS

Built To Last • Billed as the biggest buzz band of the year, The Last Dinner Party are riding into 2024 on a tidal wave of hype. The question is, can their theatrical indie bangers crack the mainstream? To answer it, Music Week meets band members Abigail Morris, Georgia Davies and Aurora Nishevci, plus Island and Q Prime, as we find out how the South London five-piece went from playing in pubs to winning a BRIT…

ROLE CALL MEET TEAM THE LAST DINNER PARTY

IN WITH THE NEW • In a special expanded edition of Music Week’s Tastemakers column, we gather a selection of writers and broadcasters to find out who they’re tipping for success in 2024…

THE Music Week INTERVIEW ANDREA CZAPARY MARTIN • When Andrea Czapary Martin was crowned Businesswoman Of The Year at the Music Week Women In Music Awards in November, it was the latest accolade of a glittering career. After working across media, entertainment, data and tech, she joined the music industry in 2019 as CEO at PRS For Music. Here, she tells Music Week how she has dedicated every day since then to taking risks and talks Nexus, AI and her plan to hit £1 billion in distributions…

MUSIC WEEK X GIRLS I RATE PRESENTS MENTOR ME • THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ACROSS THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHARE THEIR TOP 5 CAREER LESSONS…

GREAT EXPECTATIONS • A new year brings new purpose, and with it Music Week’s round-up of what some of the leading lights in the music industry are wishing for over the next 12 months. Here, we delve into the hopes and dreams of a range of leading names from across the business…

VISION OF THE FUTURE • There’s an A&R revolution going on and Cre8ing Vision is pulling the strings. Geared towards offering a new generation a pathway into the industry, its A&R focus groups can stake a claim to a growing number of hits including viral smash People by Libianca. Here, co-directors Kwame Kwaten, Andrea...