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As Believe UK celebrates its 15th anniversary, key executives Ben Rimmer, Alex Kennedy and Malena Wolfer talk recent successes and what comes next.

Three top Believe UK execs celebrate the company’s 15 anniversary and look to its future...

‘Writer-producer management is a different ball game, it’s a day-to-day hustle.’

Ant Hippsley established Milk & Honey’s London office in 2020 with Lucas Keller. Since then he’s grown the roster and his team – but, he explains, the UK wing of the writer-producer management company is only just getting started…

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‘Our global strategy for Japanese music has just begun.’

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Manubu Tsujino, President of Sony Music Labels, the recorded music division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan

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Johnny Marr talks artist development and the record industry’s future as he partners with Epidemic Sound

Johnny Marr tells MBW about his new artist development partnership with Epidemic Sound

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Dan Nigro on changing the pop landscape with Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan

The hottest-to-go songwriter around right now talks to MBW about writing some of the biggest hits of the last few years, TikTok and launching his own label

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‘I love seeing how far dance music has come. This is not a fad.’

Mariesa Stevens, Partner and Vice President at specialist live agency Liaison Artists, on the growth and power of dance music - and putting the importance of putting the fan experience first

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Key Songs in the Life Of… Maykel Piron

CEO & Co-founder of legendary dance music label and now major force in copyright acquisition selects his personal magnificent seven

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‘You can’t advocate for something if you don’t believe in it.’

Donna Caseine, Reservoir's EVP and Global Creative Director on her career in publishing, championing her writers and the power or being patient

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‘What matters is that our gut instinct was right and we went with it.’

Teddy Swims manager Luke Conway on learning fast and thinking big

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‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Atlanta-based artist managers and music executives Barry Johnson and Zeke Nicholson, co-founders of Sincethe80s

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As Believe UK celebrates its 15th anniversary, key executives Ben Rimmer, Alex Kennedy and Malena Wolfer talk recent successes and what comes next.

‘Writer-producer management is a different ball game, it’s a day-to-day hustle.’

‘Our global strategy for Japanese music has just begun.’

Johnny Marr talks artist development and the record industry’s future as he partners with Epidemic Sound

Dan Nigro on changing the pop landscape with Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan

‘I love seeing how far dance music has come. This is not a fad.’

Key Songs in the Life Of… Maykel Piron

‘You can’t advocate for something if you don’t believe in it.’

‘What matters is that our gut instinct was right and we went with it.’

‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’

Paradise Worldwide wants to help Gen AI platforms become licensed – and get rightsholders paid in the process

‘Artist development is the lifeblood of the new Concord Records.’

‘I’m confident a UK rapper could run the world one day.’

Key Songs In The Life Of… Walter Jones

Believe’s Global Head of Music, Romain Vivien, talks artists, AI, streaming fraud, and the future of independence