Defected Records has made two key new hires for 2023.
Following CEO Wez Saunders’ acquisition of Defected in August last year, the label group continues to evolve its music ...
Defected Records has hired Allan Nicoll, aka Kid Fonque, as head of A&R, Music Week can reveal.
The appointment is part of the ongoing evolution of the label group’s music team ...
In July this year, Wez Saunders acquired Defected Records via a management buyout, moving up from MD to CEO in the process. Now at the helm of one of the ...
When Lewis Capaldi came back with Forget Me in September, its success instantly made a mockery of the idea that the Scottish singer might slip from public consciousness.
Now, Music ...
Dance music is on a roll right now.
Singles classified as dance by the Official Charts Company have been at No.1 for 11 out of the last 16 weeks. Top ...
Dance music execs have spoken to Music Week about their ambitions to build on the streaming boom.
Exclusive analysis of Official Charts Company data has revealed the growing power of ...
It’s a time of change at Defected Records, and the indie’s latest move is a plan to “set a new industry” standard for royalty rates.
Wez Saunders, who was recently ...
Wez Saunders has acquired dance label and music group Defected, Music Week can reveal. The independent label was launched in 1999 by Simon Dunmore.
Following the management buyout by the ...
Defected Records’ publishing arm, Defected Music, has signed John Summit to an exclusive three-year publishing contract, alongside a deal to represent his performer neighbouring rights.
The deal will see ...
Defected Records has appointed music radio specialist Sarah Beaumont as A&R for burgeoning off-shoot D4 D4NCE.
Sarah Beaumont, who spent 16 years at the BBC, was previously co-music lead ...
