- Music Week is excited to reveal this month’s cover stars… FLO! After exploding onto the scene in 2022, the stars are now finally ready to drop their highly-anticipated debut album, Access All Areas, an incredible and unique record which sees the trio establish themselves as a promising global proposition and marks a monumental moment for R&B in the UK. In an interview which dives into their breakthrough story so far, members Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma and Renée Downer, plus their teams at Island EMI and UROK Management, talk taking control, navigating adversity and shaping their own version of a ‘girl group’ today.
- The Music Week Interview is a big exclusive this month, featuring industry legends Brian Message and Craig Jennings, who reveal why ATC and Raw Power joined forces to build a roster like no other and bring their artists to the next level. Together, they discuss the ever-evolving music industry, company expansion and the key to breaking acts.
- Elsewhere, we meet up with Tunecore’s CEO Andreea Gleeson, plus rising stars Meg Smith and Baby Smoove, to hear all about the company’s new emerging talent programme Accelerator and the biggest challenges facing breaking artists today.
- Also in the features section, in a very special tribute, we honour the life of the late publicist and Cosa Nostra PR co-founder Michelle Kerr, plus Aussie punk foursome Amyl And The Sniffers outline their ambition to take the music industry by storm with their third album, Cartoon Darkness.
- Plus! 88Rising founder Sean Miyashiro is joined by artist signing Niki to discuss shining a light on Asian talent, emerging markets across the globe and working with the majors. Finally, we meet with Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, alongside Island Records and Dead Sound Management, as they open about their impressions of the music business so far, taking creative control and why the grassroots music sector must be protected. There’s all of that and much, much more!
