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DUA LIPA FRONT SECTION 06 THE BIG STORY As Believe’s British office marks 15 years, MD Alex Kennedy discusses global reach for independent acts 08 MANNERS MCDADE & FABER MUSIC The business strategy behind a new publishing powerhouse 09 FOR THE RECORD/ TAKE A BOW 11 SPOTLIGHT Principal Stuart Worden looks back on 30 years at The BRIT School, the impact of AI, mental health support for artists and working with PPL 12 START ME UP/ IN POD WE TRUST We meet Un:Hurd’s CEO Alex Brees in Start Me Up, whilst our podcast of the month is Point Of Origin, hosted by Sameer Gadhia 13 DIGITAL DISCOURSE Sammy Andrews outlines how AI could revolutionise live music 14 TWEETS OF THE MONTH 15 RISING STAR Meet Round Agency’s Jazzia Dita Mesa 16 ON THE RADAR Blue Lab Beats talk college jams, UK jazz and their genre-blending sound 18 PLAYLIST/ TASTEMAKERS 19 MAKING WAVES/ SYNC STORY 20 KEY RELEASES Your guide to all of the biggest albums coming your way very soon 21 INCOMING Lias Saoudi on Fat White Family’s fourth record and life on Domino 22 HOTSHOTS FEATURES 26 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa is primed to make a big impact with her new album Radical Optimism. Ahead of its highlyanticipated release – and her first Glastonbury headline slot! – we meet the superstar, with Warner Records president Joe Kentish, to tell the story of an artist taking control 16 BLUE LAB BEATS 04 | Music Week musicweek.com
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26 PAUL HITCHMAN “I'm doing things I never would have had the courage to do before” DUA LIPA RACHEL CHINOURIRI BELLA FIGURA MUSIC 44 musicweek.com 38 38 PAUL HITCHMAN Amidst AWAL’s hottest streak yet, the global COO reveals what life is like after Sony’s acquisition, and holds court on the rise of label services, A&R and more 44 RACHEL CHINOURIRI The lauded singer – joined by her teams at Parlophone and Atlas Artists – goes deep on the making of her powerful debut record 50 BELLA FIGURA MUSIC In an exclusive interview, Alexi Cory-Smith and Hannah Overton outline the independent music company’s mission to build long-term legacies for artists 56 SUPERFANS We gather a host of top names to explore how the superfan phenomenon is transforming the modern music industry 60 SMALL GREEN SHOOTS New managing director Makeda McMillan reveals her plans to lead the charity into a new era REGULARS 37 MENTOR ME Kiss Fresh’s Channette Carleo offers up her Top 5 tips on building a successful career in radio 66 HITMAKERS LA-based producer Mike Sabath tells the story behind Raye’s No.1 smash hit Escapism 69 CENTRE STAGE In his latest column, Mark Davyd explains how outdated taxes are threatening the grassroots sector 71 CHARTS An in-depth look at this month’s biggest movers and shakers 88 ARCHIVE We flick back through the pages of Music Week of yesteryear 90 AFTERSHOW St. Vincent reflects on her career to date, from playing live with Nirvana, to co-writing a Taylor Swift classic and her pride in inspiring more female guitarists MAKEDA MCMILLAN ST. VINCENT 44 50 60 90 Academy ing Record , The Shearer, Getty , John Harris , Lauren Cor te lex Da , A Ye-Lee long , Da l Harries iefer, Pau Hay wood-Sch ise ler, Lou Whee : Becca PHOTOS Music Week | 05

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DUA LIPA

FRONT SECTION 06 THE BIG STORY As Believe’s British office marks 15 years, MD Alex Kennedy discusses global reach for independent acts

08 MANNERS MCDADE & FABER MUSIC The business strategy behind a new publishing powerhouse

09 FOR THE RECORD/ TAKE A BOW 11 SPOTLIGHT Principal Stuart Worden looks back on 30 years at The BRIT School, the impact of AI, mental health support for artists and working with PPL

12 START ME UP/ IN POD WE TRUST We meet Un:Hurd’s CEO Alex Brees in Start Me Up, whilst our podcast of the month is Point Of Origin, hosted by Sameer Gadhia

13 DIGITAL DISCOURSE Sammy Andrews outlines how AI could revolutionise live music 14 TWEETS OF THE MONTH

15 RISING STAR Meet Round Agency’s Jazzia Dita Mesa

16 ON THE RADAR Blue Lab Beats talk college jams, UK jazz and their genre-blending sound

18 PLAYLIST/ TASTEMAKERS 19 MAKING WAVES/ SYNC STORY 20 KEY RELEASES Your guide to all of the biggest albums coming your way very soon

21 INCOMING Lias Saoudi on Fat White Family’s fourth record and life on Domino

22 HOTSHOTS

FEATURES 26 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa is primed to make a big impact with her new album Radical Optimism. Ahead of its highlyanticipated release – and her first Glastonbury headline slot! – we meet the superstar, with Warner Records president Joe Kentish, to tell the story of an artist taking control

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