Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week…

Broad reach: Drumsheds offers 'unique' space for huge moments in dance music • Following a successful opening season, Broadwick Live execs open up about opportunities for the booming electronic music sector at the new arena-sized venue

Brain Trust: Talent programme calls on support from industry • The Rek Trust charity’s co-founders open up about their mission to support the next generation of artists with mentoring, expertise and studio sessions

FOR THE RECORD

TAKE A BOW

SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES • Co-founded by Grammy-nominated artist, producer and chief experience officer Tokimonsta (Jennifer Lee) and CEO Laura Jaramillo, Sona is a free streaming service funded by auctioning songs to fans. Here, Lee shares her vision for a new model for independent acts…

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…

FAT DOG • From Brixton’s Windmill to selling out the Scala, Fat Dog are paving their way to stardom. Here, frontman Joe Love takes us back to the start, talks disaffected youth and an album on the horizon…

ESSENTIAL INFO

THE PLAYLIST

TASTEMAKERS • The industry’s favourite new sounds

MAKING WAVES

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KEY RELEASES • The essential albums heading your way…

INCOMING • This month, MGMT release their excellent new record, Loss Of Life. Not only is it the group’s first album in six years, it’s also their debut outing as an independent act. Here, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser talk changing things up, working with Christine & The Queens and accidentally going viral…

HOTSHOTS

THE WAY OF WATER • Since dropping her smash hit Water, Tyla has been rising fast: breaking records, notching up awards nominations and even winning her first Grammy. And for her next act? Sony’s new prodigy is set to release her debut album. Here, we speak to the star – alongside Africa Creative Agency’s Colin Gayle, We Make Music’s Brandon Hixon, Epic Records’ Sylvia Rhone and Ezekiel Lewis, plus Since ’93/ RCA UK’s Glyn Aikins – to hear how a young singer from Johannesburg is taking the world by storm…

ROLE CALL MEET TEAM TYLA

THE Music Week INTERVIEW PHIL HUTCHEON • Last year, Dice triumphed in the Ticketing Company category at the Music Week Awards. Speak to CEO Phil Hutcheon, however, and you realise that the game-changing company has only just scratched the surface in terms of its vision for the future. Here, he joins Music Week to reflect on their revolutionary platform, the competition, changes in the global market and why gamification may hold the key to help the sector get even bigger…

UNDER THE SKIN • It’s been a turbulent few years for Nadine Shah, the star struggling with mental health issues, bereavement and the stresses of playing a key role in the DCMS inquiry into streaming remuneration. Thankfully, in 2024, she is looking forward to an altogether brighter future. Next month, she releases her brilliant new album Filthy Underneath – a record that sees the one-time independent artist start life on a major label. Here, Shah – joined by manager Ros Earls and EMI North’s Clive Cawley – tells us how she turned the pain into a new beginning. And why AI music sucks…

ROLE CALL MEET TEAM NADINE...