Music Week

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Music Week

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BRIAN WILSON 1942-2025 • In the time since he passed away on June 11, the music industry has been trying to come to terms with the heartbreaking loss of songwriting genius Brian Wilson. Here, with exclusive new tributes from Decca co-presidents Laura Monks and Tom Lewis, plus UTA boss Neil Warnock, Music Week reflects on the life, times and indelible impact made by the man who, through his seminal work with The Beach Boys and under his own name, helped to transform popular music forever. There will never be another like him…

SLY STONE 1943-2025 • Ever since he first started playing and making music as a young child growing up in California, Sly Stone had his sights set on making an impact, both on the industry itself and society at large, seeking to break new ground and unify people. In the wake of his sad passing aged 82, it is impossible to quantify just how significant that impact was. Here, Music Week looks back on the life and legacy of the man behind one of the most important groups of all time, Sly And The Family Stone…

Award winners: Co-op Live bags BRITs and brings superstar talent to Manchester • Following the first year since the launch of Co-op Live, execs talk ticket sales, arena exclusives, breakthrough artists and how they landed the BRIT Awards

See the Red Light: Management firm on song with run of big hits • Red Light managing partner James Sandom and songwriter/producer management head Caroline Trout talk global chart success with their growing roster

FOR THE RECORD • SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM THE PAST MONTH IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES • Former Kobalt UK & Europe sync boss David Wille is now the London-based chief exec of Swedish music & tech firm MAIA Universe, which has secured deals with Sony Records UK, Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell, plus investment from Max Martin's MxM. Here, he talks untapped sync revenue, the power of influencers and AI music…

START ME UP • THE NEW COMPANIES DRIVING MUSIC'S FUTURE

THIS MONTH UNSUNG – THE AUDIOMOVERS PODCAST • Tech start-up Audiomovers’ podcast series Unsung sets out to debunk the myths about what goes on behind the scenes of the music industry's biggest hits. Here, its co-hosts share their mission to champion leading studio creatives…

THE LAST OF US/PEARL JAM • Examining the integral role that rock legends Pearl Jam played in shaping the storyline of The Last Of Us Season 2…

RISING STAR • Meet the industry's brightest new talents…

POSTS OF THE MONTH

ESSENTIAL INFO

RAVYN LENAE • “Oh, this is happening now!” says Ravyn Lenae, as she comes to terms with the breakout success of her UK No.2 viral hit Love Me Not. It's a moment that has been a decade in the making. Here, the Chicago-born star talks school nights in the studio, hard conversations and shows across the globe…

KEY RELEASES

INCOMING • Heavily tipped when she broke in 2017, UK-born, LA-based singer Jade Bird has ploughed her own furrow ever since. Here, she holds court on hype, why studios can be “brutal” and her third LP, Who Wants To Talk About Love?…

THE PLAYLIST

TASTEMAKERS • The industry's favourite new sounds

MAKING WAVES • THIS MONTH'S HOTTEST BRAND NEW ACT

HOTSHOTS

It's A Free Country • CMAT has a lot on her mind ahead of her third album Euro-Country, from the “f****d up and gross” way society treats young women, to the things the music industry can do to “tank people's careers”, not to mention the...