- This month, Music Week is telling the story of an unstoppable pop empire, as we welcome Jessie Ware to the cover ahead of the release of her brilliant fifth album That! Feels Good! Joined by EMI co-president Rebecca Allen, head of marketing David Balls and Fascination Management’s Peter Loraine, the star opens up about her industry journey and talks pop, empowerment, podcasts and freedom in an unmissable interview.
- Meanwhile, The Music Week Interview sees Safiya Lambie-Knight join us for her first in-depth conversation as head of music for the UK & Ireland at Spotify. Here we uncover her vision, hear what Spotify can do to boost emerging domestic talent and find out why she’ll never stop fighting for a fairer playing field for artists and executives alike.
- Elsewhere in the features section, Ivors Academy CEO Graham Davies joins us ahead of its latest awards bash to talk equality and how the industry needs to look after its songwriters. We also meet Fred Gillham, UK & Europe MD at Concord Label Group for a look at life at the indie, building global rosters and breaking talent.
- Also in the issue, we profile Kenny Allstar, the new host of BBC Radio 1’s Rap Show, to celebrate his career so far. Our final feature is a Digital Agencies special, as we gather experts from CYOA, Blackstar Agency, Deviate Digital and Cleo to shine a light on what their agencies offer artists and labels. There’s all of that and much, much more!
