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…

Northern powerhouse: Co-op Live to boost sector with 'music first' experience • The Manchester venue’s boss Gary Roden and Oak View Group International’s Jessica Koravos talk ticket sales, sustainability and innovative design for the huge arena

New kids on the block: Classic catalogue targets young fans • Yoto’s head of music talks major artists, label partners and royalties as the audio platform for children expands its range of evergreen songs

FOR THE RECORD

TAKE A BOW

SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES • As Beatport Group marks 20 years of its download store for electronic music, the company continues to expand and saw record revenue in 2023. Following his promotion to president alongside duties as CFO, London-based Matt Gralen talks DJing, dance genres and TikTok…

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…

PAUL RUSSELL • Thanks to his upbeat 2023 viral hit Lil Boo Thang, Paul Russell has won hearts across the globe. Here, he talks his early folk projects, school rap battles and trading in his nine-to-five for stardom…

ESSENTIAL INFO

THE PLAYLIST

TASTE MAKERS • The industry’s favourite new sounds

MAKING WAVES

ANYONE BUT YOU/NATASHA BEDINGFIELD

KEY RELEASES • The essential albums heading your way…

INCOMING • In recent years, Sheffield metalcore band While She Sleeps have been tackling the music business on their own uncompromising terms. Ahead of the release of sixth album Self Hell, singer Loz Taylor and guitarist Mat Welsh tell us how, by doing everything in-house, they’re building a sustainable rock ecosystem…

HOTSHOTS

DEEPER MEANING • Since emerging with her excellent major label debut Same Trailer Different Park in 2013, Kacey Musgraves has established herself as one of the most unique singer-songwriters of her generation. After embracing pop during the pandemic with 2021’s Star-Crossed, she returns this month with Deeper Well – a magnificent, stripped-back album that might just be her best yet. Here, the record-breaking star – joined by manager Jason Owen, Interscope CEO John Janick and team Polydor – catches up with Music Week to talk ghosts, Grammys and following her arrow all the way to the top…

ROLE CALL MEET TEAM KACEY MUSGRAVES

THE Music Week INTERVIEW RYAN REDINGTON • With 15 years at Amazon under his belt, Ryan Redington was part of the launch of its streaming service in 2014 and is now general manager of Amazon Music. Here to set out his agenda exclusively in Music Week, the Seattle-based executive opens up about the company’s mission to mix recorded music, physical and livestreaming to offer the music industry a package that can’t be matched, and has his say on AI, TikTok and much more…

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…

EXHIBIT EGA • In recent times, Colin Batsa’s name has been a byword for success when it comes to Black music in the UK. A year on from relaunching his label and services business EGA Distro, Music Week catches up with him to talk D-Block Europe, creating a dynasty, the future of A&R and more…

THE EGA TEAM • COLIN...