How did you break into the industry?
I broke into the industry through flyering during ungodly hours outside various club nights in Leeds, usually up against orthern weather conditions.
The best decision I ever made was…
“To go and do some work experience at my local radio station. That just started my career off from making a mean cup ...
Closer Artists’ Paul McDonald has tipped James Bay for global superstardom as the singer gears up to release the follow up to his smash hit debut LP, Chaos And The ...
Roughly 15 minutes into Music Week’s rendezvous with James Bay at a spacious Islington studio, the planet-sized elephant in the room rears its head.
Bay’s signature hat and hair - ...
Days after dueting with Ed Sheeran at the BRITs last year, Stormzy dropped a debut that would become the first pure grime album to reach No.1. And at last night's ...
The reason I’ve gone solo is…
“Because my band broke up. I coped with tears, beers, cheers. I wasn’t even trying to rhyme then, it just came out that ...
Jorja Smith has an umbrella on her head.
It turns out brightly coloured novelty headgear makes soundcheck go that bit quicker for a 20-year-old superstar-in-waiting. Smith is at the Junction ...
Mark Collen (Sony Music UK EVP, international operations): “There was huge support and excitement for Rory within the company from the minute he signed.
The Wolves EP [2014] set ...
JAE5 (producer): “I first met Hus a while back, I was teaching music production and he wanted to learn how to produce. He did two lessons and never came back; ...
