Tom Walker stars on the cover of your brand new Music Week, and there’s little wonder he’s grinning ear to ear, given his breakout success in 2019.
We meet the man whose chart-topping album, What A Time To Be Alive, seems more aptly named with every passing sale. In an in-depth interview, we catch up with Walker’s team at Relentless Records and Covert Talent Management.
Walker is far from the only chart-botherer in this week’s issue: Hitmakers sees Bonnie Tyler tell the brilliant story of Total Eclipse Of The Heart and we meet viral sensation Lil Nas X in On The Radar.
This week’s Big Story gathers a host of leading industry voices to debate the new free streaming services hitting the market, while we take you inside Columbia’s ambitious plan for Vampire Weekend’s fourth album Here Comes The Bride and break some huge news from BMG.
We’ve got everything you need to know about Liverpool label Modern Sky UK, as Sound City founder Dave Pichilingi sets out his plan to grow the China-founded company’s European operation.
This week’s Sync Story comes from Florence + The Machine and Game Of Thrones, Collard is in Making Waves and Music Week Awards 2019 presenter and radio legend Jo Whiley takes on The Aftershow.
Don’t forget, the biz’s biggest night of the year takes place this week, on Thursday, May 9. Find out all you need to know here.
Alongside all that, there’s the very latest news, charts and analysis.
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