Island Records senior urban A&R manager Adele White has told Music Week that her department “aims to penetrate culture” with its new acts.

White, who was instrumental in launching Not3s and Nadia Rose, joined the major in 2018.

“When you have a label that believes in you, then you’re able to open doors for the artists you sign, to [give them] things they would never have had,” said White. “It’s travelling, doing sessions, getting the best collaborators, and having the ...