Music Business Interviews

‘I’m going to become a mogul. I’m working towards becoming an executive producer as big as David Geffen.’

Turbo discusses what makes him Great, pushing boundaries, avoiding gimmicks, going country, making his own music and the dangers of ego and entitlement

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‘Signing an artist is one thing but you have to know how you’re going to make a difference to their career.’

President of Capitol, Lillia Parsa, talks about switching from publishing to records, what (and how) she learned from Jody Gerson and the power in speaking up

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Key Songs In The Life of… Isabel Garvey

The former Abbey Road Studios MD who joined Tony Harlow's Warner Music UK team as COO two years ago selects the tracks that have inspired and sustained her life and career so far...

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‘Sometimes I feel like I’m on fire in a room and sometimes I feel like I’m completely dead.’

Tobias Jesso Jr on how he nearly blew it with Adele on day one, feeling 'disenfranchised' by the modern music industry, and when/why he might just pack it all in and make way forAI...

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Oscar Höglund talks Epidemic Sound’s revenue growth and vast reach: ‘We get roughly 3bn daily views. That’s 20 Super Bowls per day, 365 days per year.’

MBW's World Leaders series meets Oscar Höglund, CEO of Epidemic Sound

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‘If everybody’s running one way, you can’t be running the same way. You don’t need to be the 20th version of something.’

MBW’s partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast continues with Adrian Sykes in conversation with RCA UK Co-President Stacey Tang…

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‘My interest is purely about what’s right for the artist… who also happens to be my daughter.’

Dugi Lipa is the manager (and father) of Dua Lipa, one of the most successful global pop stars of recent years. His own story is pretty incredible in its own right...

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Taeho Kim, HYBE COO and BELIFT LAB President, talks ENHYPEN, ILLIT, Coachella, and superfans

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Taeho Kim, Chief Operating Officer of HYBE and President of BELIFT LAB

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Tunji Balogun

The head of Def Jam talks us through the tracks that have shaped his musical tastes and played a part in his professional journey

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‘I’m getting invited to a few more lunches now.’

A UK grime fan is currently one of the hottest producers in LA and Nashville. Hoskins recounts his unlikely journey and discusses his musical philosophy...

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Per Sundin on Pophouse’s $1bn+ ambitions in music rights: ‘We don’t buy catalogs to put them on a shelf.’

Per Sundin reveals what sets Pophouse apart from other music investment firms, and shares his thoughts on the future of catalog investment...

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HYBE’s Joon Choi: ‘90% of Weverse traffic comes from regions outside of Korea. Most of our users are global superfans.’

MBW speaks with Weverse President Joon Choi following the launch of its Spotify-powered 'Listening Party' streaming service

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‘Berry Gordy built TAMLA on the principles of excellence, artist development, and a commitment to music that moves people. This is a continuation of that legacy.’

TAMLA Records, the iconic label founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, has officially been reprised under Capitol Music Group

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Key Songs In The Life Of… Mike O’Neill

The BMI CEO discusses the seven (maybe more) tracks that have hit the hardest during his life and times in the business and on the planet

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‘People are signing artists for crazy amounts of money just because they have quick momentum. My company is built on artist development.’

WIth a strong A&R background forged at Def Jam and Interscope, Baroline Diaz now has her own label, Great Day Records, and is looking to work with "artists who change lives"