Dance music execs have spoken to Music Week about their ambitions to build on the streaming boom.
Exclusive analysis of Official Charts Company data has revealed the growing power of ...
It’s a time of change at Defected Records, and the indie’s latest move is a plan to “set a new industry” standard for royalty rates.
Wez Saunders, who was recently ...
Wez Saunders has acquired dance label and music group Defected, Music Week can reveal. The independent label was launched in 1999 by Simon Dunmore.
Following the management buyout by the ...
Defected Records’ publishing arm, Defected Music, has signed John Summit to an exclusive three-year publishing contract, alongside a deal to represent his performer neighbouring rights.
The deal will see ...
Defected Records has appointed music radio specialist Sarah Beaumont as A&R for burgeoning off-shoot D4 D4NCE.
Sarah Beaumont, who spent 16 years at the BBC, was previously co-music lead ...
Since it was founded in 1999, Defected Records has maintained its place at the epicentre of dance culture, blossoming into a tech-savvy, multi-faceted music company in the process. As they ...
Music Week is delighted to reveal Little Simz as the cover star of our new monthly print edition.
In 2019, the star won an Ivor Novello and a Mercury Prize ...
Dance music executives have spoken to Music Week about the impact of the summer shutdown in Ibiza.
While Ibiza Rocks is able to stage its Poolside Sessions with a ...
Leading figures in the dance sector have spoken about the significant impact on the business resulting from Ibiza’s decision to keep clubs closed this summer.
While the island has opened ...
Defected Records is aiming to bring the electronic music community together during the coronavirus, MD Wez Saunders has told Music Week.
Saunders was among the label execs we ...
