Music Business Interviews

Key Songs in the Life Of… Lylette Pizarro

Lylette Pizarro, founder of Influence Media Partners, selects the magnificent seven songs that tell the story of her life and career to date

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‘The instinctiveness with which an artist thinks is something to be learned from – don’t let data undermine it.’

In an exceedingly rare interview, the Pet Shop Boys’ Manager Angela Becker talks about the duo’s 40th anniversary, their enduring appeal, her 15 years on the team, working with Madonna and the importance of staying curious…

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Amra’s Tomas Ericsson on the future for PROs, songwriter royalties – and an industry crying out for transparency

The CEO of Amra explains how his company is shaking up the world of global digital royalty collections for songwriters and publishers

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‘If I’m not impacting other people’s lives, in whatever way, then I’m not doing it right.’

MBW's partnership with the ground-breaking Did Ya Know? podcast returns with Adrian Sykes talking to artist turned songwriter turned exec/campaigner Michelle Escoffery

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‘I’d love to get rid of the baggage that’s associated with classical.’

As the exec charged with heading up Warner Music’s classical division in the UK and US, Sean Michael Gross is here to evangelise not just about a roster of current artists and a catalogue of, well, classics, but to champion an entire genre…

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‘I advise others to come and invest in the MENA region – they will see how many opportunities there are.’

MBW’s World Leaders meets Ghassan Chartouni, CEO and founder of Lebanon-based indie Glava Holding

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‘This is just the beginning. There’s still so much potential for Afrobeats and Amapiano in the coming years.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Camillo Doregos and Mark Mac, co-founders of Africa focused management and booking company, DC Talent Agency

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‘Artists like Drake and Travis Scott push me to go to my limits every time I make music for them.’

From a small village in Switzerland to the top of the charts alongside Drake and Jack Harlow, OZ tracks his journey and tells his story...

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‘Our vision is to build a full service, independent publishing company that can compete with the best.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Range Music Publishing execs Casey Robison and Sam Drake

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‘Labels owning masters in perpetuity is criminal, quite frankly.’

Jungle manager Sam Denniston offers his thoughts on dinosaur record deals, TikTok, AI, going easy on DSPs and how his own neurological condition has and hasn’t impacted his career…

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‘I try and stay out of business conversations. I go on my instinct and my musical taste.’

MBW's World’s Greatest Producers series interviews super-producer James Ford about working with Arctic Monkeys, Blur and more

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‘Streaming is one part of an artist’s evolution. Amazon is looking for all the ways to connect you to your fans.’

Phylicia Fant, Head of Music Industry and Culture Collaborations at Amazon Music talks about breaking into the business, her experience in the major label system, the marriage of technology and creativity and the ongoing power of music

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SoundCloud’s Eliah Seton on superfans, sale rumors, AI and the future of music

SoundCloud has built a "two-sided" platform for fans and artists. Eliah Seton says this is exactly what the music industry needs now.

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Ole Obermann

Ole Obermann, Global Head of Music Development and IP at TikTok, talks us through the tracks that have shaped his life and career so far

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ONErpm has 550 employees and 40 offices globally… and it’s still 100% owned by its founder

The founder of ONErpm is aiming to build the world's fifth largest music company – without the help of outside investors