Power Up organisers Ben Wynter and Yaw Owusu have spoken about their ambitions for the programme, as the first wave of 40 participants is revealed today (May 18).
As well ...
Dance duo Gorgon City are back with their first album in almost four years. Escape (Virgin EMI) is the follow-up to Top 10 debut Sirens (71,972 sales – ...
Musical inspiration can take many forms. When The O2 teamed up with SJM Concerts and the Country Music Association to launch the Country To Country (C2C) Festival five years ago, ...
Island Records’ head of urban, Alex Boateng, has told Music Week that his two new Urban Division hires represent “the final pieces of the puzzle”.
The Urban Division, which was ...
Passion is a very powerful thing,” asserts Annie Mac, sipping tea in her favourite London boozer. “I use that classic Mary Anne Hobbs quote, ‘Don’t underestimate the power of your ...
How did you break into the music industry?
I started out as a digital ad buyer for Samsung and Coca-Cola and just used to try and involve myself in any ...
Each week, Music Week profiles the brightest new talents in the business. This week, Kilo Jalloh and Moe Bah, founders of 2K Management, the company behind J Hus' rise to ...
Island Records president Darcus Beese says the label’s new urban division will build a “one-stop shop” for both UK and international urban artists, as the domestic scene reaches a tipping ...
