More words of wisdom from the music business in 2025...
“David Ventura and I don’t hate each other – which is a good place to start when you’re in a duo!” Tim Major,
Sony Music Publishing
underrepresented voices, independent creators, and the young girls who look like me, dreaming of doing the same” Bina ‘B’ Mistry, SoundCloud/ Music:Defined
“I’m here for the
“An industry where artists can flourish relies on a healthy planet. I want people to talk to us about how they make real this idea of the Earth as a stakeholder in your business” Cathy Runciman, EarthPercent
“When it was difficult to get anything pressed, people said they’d pay anything to get their vinyl out... Yet now, when the prices have actually decreased, they won’t pay that little bit extra to make their product more sustainable – that narks me a bit” Karen Emanuel, Key Production Group
“When I meet an artist for the first time, if I have to give them one piece of advice, it’s always about signing to people” Nicola Spokes, The Collective/Island EMI
“A big theme for me is giving people a voice in the workplace in the same way we expect our artists to have a voice” Ange Pattico, Universal Music Group UK
BRIT award to my dog, 100%” Damian Christian, Atlantic
“I’d give a
“We’re experts in dealing with difficult artists. We’ve picked them up off the floor. We’ve taken them to hospital or called the ambulance or cleared up the mess that’s left behind. It’s what you take on when you start to manage an artist” Alex Weston, Riverman Management
“Musicians aren’t just competing with other musicians now – we’re competing with streamers and podcasts” Knucks
“Bands can’t rest on their laurels… You have to plan every campaign almost as if you’re starting over again” Peter Mensch, Q Prime
“I have a lot more experience making lattes for people than I do playing to 10,000 people at my own sold-out show” Courtney LaPlante, Spiritbox
“Moving away from your core audience is high risk and it might hurt you on the bottom line, but what’s happened at the Royal Albert Hall is the opposite” Louise Halliday, Royal Albert Hall
“A lot of good comes out of drill – look at me!” Pozer
“The sustainability of the entire music business depends on per diems for creators” Roberto Neri, Ivors Academy
“The mass surge of interest and excitement around Oasis is something that we’ll be building on well into next year and beyond”
Clare Byrne, Big Brother Recordings/Ignition
“The idea of a corporate overrunning of the industry versus the passionate visionaries in the independent world isn’t accurate any more – it’ll be on us to prove this thesis” Molly Neuman, CD Baby
“My biggest lesson from this year so far? The world is a shit show, music is a gift. Even when things are hard and you don’t think it’s worth it, it is” Cherish Kaya, Dirty Hit
“The biggest and most pleasing surprise of the Oasis reunion? How huge it was internationally. Honestly, we knew it would be big here – that doesn’t take much intuition – but looking outside the UK we were bowled over. The demand was way beyond expectations” Alex McKinlay, Big Brother Recordings/Ignition
“This album is for everyone, which is hard to say without sounding like a cult leader” Self Esteem
“In Greek, my album title is ‘I’m expecting pop!’ So that’s what I’m doing… I’m expecting pop!” Sophie Ellis-Bextor
“The Music Week Awards was a great night, one that became a little bit blurry after we won”
Toyin Mustapha, TikTok
“It’s OK to say ‘no’ to shiny things that don’t serve your soul – a seat at the table means nothing if it costs you your peace” Mimi The Music Blogger
Mimi The Music Blogger
“Sometimes it’s the simplest little thing that can become a whole song, and that’s what happened with APT.” Cirkut
“There are still people in the industry who have barriers when it comes to genre, but that just isn’t how music is consumed now”
Alex Hannaby, Big Machine
“Ed Sheeran told me writer’s block is only for people who are afraid to write shit songs!” Aaron Rowe
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