Following the announcement of Darcus Beese’s move to the US, Louis Bloom has been appointed as president of Island Records UK.
The head of A&R, who’s spent 16 years ...
People looking to enter the music business or boost their careers with educational courses have never been more spoilt for choice. Here, Music Week highlights some of the best options ...
The MUSEXPO conference in Los Angeles got off to a flying start on Sunday (April 29), with talk of hitmaking and artist development dominating the panels.
The day kicked off ...
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 - ...
Dan Cohen has been appointed VP of marketing at Nonesuch Records. He joins the Warner Music Group label from Republic Records, where he was VP of marketing for the past ...
Not many pop records transform the music industry. But Despacito, the so-called sound of the summer that ended up dominating the global pop year, has a genuine claim to have ...
Republic Records, Def Jam Recordings and Island Records have announced that Michael Alexander has been promoted to EVP, international.
Alexander, who continues to be based in New York, will direct ...
1. A&R IS CHANGINGMaybe it’s the streaming effect, maybe it’s the industry finally getting to grips with differing economics, maybe it’s the complete and utter lack of breakthrough acts ...
Sir Lucian Grainge paid tribute to Republic Records’ Monte and Avery Lipman as the MUSEXPO conference in Los Angeles wrapped up with a gala awards ceremony.
The Lipman brothers, who ...
Republic Records’ co-founders Monte and Avery Lipman took centre stage at Day 3 of the MUSEXPO conference in Los Angeles.
The brothers closed the day’s programme with an entertaining keynote ...
