Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week…

Dappy days: N-Dubz defy industry expectations with huge comeback • With 260,000 tickets sold and a new hit for N-Dubz, UTA's Gary Howard, AEG Presents’ Steve Homer and A&R James Hill look ahead to the group's new era

Return ticket: Festivals bring back fans amid cost concerns • At the halfway point of 2022, trade bodies welcome a full summer line-up but call on the government for urgent help during cost of living crisis

FOR THE RECORD

THE BIG SALES

TAKE A BOW

SPOTLIGHT • SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES

START ME UP • THE NEW COMPANIES

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…

WU-LU • With a roaring mix of hip-hop and heavy guitars, independent sensation Wu-Lu is here to inspire change for Britain's youth. Here, Music Week meets the new sound of South London…

THE PLAYLIST

TASTE MAKERS • The industry's favourite new sounds

MAKING WAVES • THIS MONTH'S HOTTEST BRAND NEW ACT

SYNC STORY • JUST EAT/KATY PERRY

KEY RELEASES • The essential albums heading your way…

INCOMING • Much-hyped Mancunian quartet Pale Waves are taking their sound in new directions for third album Unwanted. Here, lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie lifts the lid on the band's turn to pop-punk…

HOTSHOTS

Beyond The Yellow Brick Road • When David Furnish became Elton John's manager in 2015, the pair had no idea they were setting in motion one of the most groundbreaking stories of the modern music business. Together with Rachael Paley, who joined Rocket Entertainment soon afterwards, they have created a new golden era for an artist already enshrined in pop history. After the managers’ Music Week Awards win, we meet the trio to find out how they did it and look ahead to what happens next…

Rocket Science • David Joseph and Rebecca Allen pay tribute to Elton John, David Furnish & Rachael Paley…

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

THE Music Week INTERVIEW • Right now, Island Records UK president Louis Bloom is a man on a mission. After a string of big breakthroughs with the likes of Dermot Kennedy, ArrDee, Lola Young, Yard Act, Easy Life, The Lathums, M Huncho and more, he is determined to write an exciting new chapter in the storied history of the Universal company. Here, Music Week joins the executive to talk about his life-long love affair with the label, the art of A&R and the state of QPR's half-time food…

SWEET SURRENDER • After Maggie Rogers' debut album Heard It In A Past Life engulfed her in a whirlwind of touring and promo, she sought refuge in the countryside and enrolled at Harvard. With follow-up Surrender imminent, Music Week meets the Grammy-nominated star, alongside Polydor Records and Mick Management, to look ahead to her new era and unravel precisely what makes the Maryland singer such a unique music industry proposition…

BACK IN BIZNESS • Nadia Khan and Lethal Bizzle have forged one of the most inspirational partnerships in music. CTRL Management & Women In CTRL founder and Women In Music Award winner Khan has made her name campaigning for an equal future, while Bizzle is a grime originator. To celebrate their enduring bond, we meet the pair to...