Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week

Sweet spot: UK business marks 10 years of growth with streaming and physical uplift • With US stars including Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter dominating charts in 2024, execs assess the market, consumption trends and UK breakthroughs

Riot squad: Global game fandom is 'reinventing' the soundtrack • With the huge impact of the latest Arcane album with Virgin, Riot Games' Maria Egan talks e-sports, gamers and unique streaming opportunities for artists

FOR THE RECORD • SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM THE PAST MONTH IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

SPOTLIGHT • SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSI'S BIGGEST NAMES

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

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

THE BE UNSTOPPABLE PODCAST • Launched in October 2024 by Unstoppable Music Group founder/CEO Ben Wynter, The Be Unstoppable Podcast speaks to a host of key figures in the music industry, and beyond, to find out what drives them. Here, Wynter tells us how it came to life…

SOPHIE/GOOGLE DOODLE • How the legacy of the late pioneering producer and songwriter Sophie came to be celebrated in Google's Doodle…

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

POSTS OF THE MONTH

ALT BLK ERA • Hailing from Nottingham, hotly-tipped sister duo Alt Blk Era are ready for the big time with their electrifying, genre-bending debut album, Rave Immortal. Here, the rising stars share their story, reminisce on karaoke sessions at home and highlight the importance of accessibility in the industry…

THE PLAYLIST

KONYIKEH • From starring in Dave's 2022 BRITs performance to touring with Tems and releasing her second EP last year, this British singer-songwriter is ready to break out big…

KEY RELEASES

INCOMING • Heavily tipped in recent years, Biig Piig understands life as a hyped artist more than most. Here, the singer opens up about her debut album 11:11 and the pressures facing musicians…

HOTSHOTS

TED TALKS • Last year, Teddy Swims became one of the biggest artists on the planet, securing not one but three global smashes, and notching up billions of streams in the process. To say he's feeling confident ahead of his new album I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) would be an understatement – indeed, the budding superstar tells us that, when it comes to his next moves, he's “really got it figured out”. Music Week meets him, his manager Luke Conway, plus Atlantic UK co-presidents Briony Turner and Ed Howard and their team, to tell the story of how a one-time metal singer engineered a global, genre-bending breakthrough…

TASTEMAKERS 2025 The industry's favourite new sounds • In a special extended edition of our regular new music column, we gather a selection of the industry's hottest tips for the year ahead…

THE Music Week INTERVIEW KENNY GATES • When Universal Music Group struck a deal to take full ownership of PIAS in October last year, shock waves rippled through the independent and major sectors alike. Now, in an exclusive interview with Music Week, PIAS co-founder Kenny Gates is ready to set the record straight and open up about what the agreement entails for the future of the indie stalwart that launched more than four decades ago. Strap in for a discussion that takes in the meaning of independence, battling perceptions and the importance of a relentless passion for music…

MENTOR ME • THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ACROSS THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE...