Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week…

Even higher love: Whitney Houston movie to boost timeless songs' on streaming platforms • Ahead of the release of biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Primary Waves Adam Lowenberg reveals the long-term plan for the “greatest female voice”

Class action: Peloton champions ‘constant new music discovery' • The fitness app's SVP, music & content partnerships, Gwen Bethel Riley, reveals her vision to support frontline artist and catalogue campaigns

WRITE THE FUTURE: CREATORS • There have never been as many opportunities for artists to develop audiences through social media. In the second of a four-part series, Christina Theodoropoulou, Meta's strategic partner manager for music artists, and Julia Killer, Meta's head of music label partnerships, EMEA, talk us through how artists can refine their image and find success using reels on Instagram and Facebook…

FOR THE RECORD

THE BIG MONEY

TAKE A BOW • TEAM The 1975

SPOTLIGHT • SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES

START ME UP • THE NEW COMPANIES DRIVING MUSIC'S FUTURE

IN POD WE TRUST • INSIDE THE BEST MUSIC PODCASTS

DIGITAL DISCOURSE • Deviate Digital GEO Sammy Andrews guides you through the ever-changing tech world…

TWEETS OF THE MONTH

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

GRACIE ABRAMS • Inspired by Joni Mitchell, Grade Abrams makes introspective pop music that is set to turn her into a star. Here, she talks Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner and why she can't help getting personal…

THE PLAYLIST

TASTE MAKERS • The industry's favourite new sounds

MAKING WAVES • THIS MONTH'S HOTTEST BRAND NEW ACT

SYNC STORY

KEY RELEASES • The essential albums heading your way…

INCOMING • Due next year, Gabrielle Aplin's fourth album Phosphorescent arrives a decade after she exploded onto the scene with No.2 debut English Rain and a coveted sync on the John Lewis Christmas ad. Here, Music Week meets the Wiltshire singer to talk home comforts, raving and life after the hype machine…

HOTSHOTS

HEAVEN ON EARTH • Lewis Capaldi is behind one of the biggest success stories the UK music industry has seen in recent memory. Next year, he returns with Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, a follow-up that is set to make a mockery of the notion of a difficult second album. This time, though, there's much more to the story than heartfelt ballads and comedy high jinks. To launch the campaign, Music Week meets the Scottish superstar, plus team EMI and Wasserman Music, to hear how his second coming is set to reveal more about its maker than ever before…

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

THE Music Week INTERVIEW WEZ SAUNDERS • In July this year, Wez Saunders acquired Defected Records via a management buyout, moving up from MD to CEO in the process. Now at the helm of one of the biggest house music brands in the UK, working across records, live and publishing, Saunders is implementing a strategy focused on streaming and fair remuneration. Here, he sets out his grand vision, reflects on the 2022 dance boom and reveals why the majors pose no threat to his business…

MOTHER SUPERIOR • The role of a manager is constantly evolving, but few executives exemplify the innovation, principles and drive it requires like Bose Ogulu. As Burna Boy's mother, she has made her son a global star and helped fire the explosive growth of music...