Music Week

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Music Week

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AI test: Music business unites to tackle ‘industrialisation’ of streaming fraud • Senior industry figures discuss the exponential growth of fake streams, the negative impact on real artists and the solutions to piracy on platforms

Isekai’s the limit: Inside the rise of label ‘built for new-gen artists’ • Isekai Records co-founders Ewan Jenkins and Jack Mangan talk building viral hits… and respond to the AI row over Haven’s dance smash I Run

FOR THE RECORD • SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM THE PAST MONTH IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC’S BIGGEST NAMES • Spotify has published its Loud & Clear report for 2025, showing a global payment of $11 billion to the music industry – a 10% increase year on year. Here, Andy Sloan-Vincent, head of music, Europe, looks at the streaming platform’s UK impact, including its crucial role in exporting British stars to global markets…

START ME UP • THE NEW COMPANIES DRIVING MUSIC’S FUTURE

IN POD WE TRUST • INSIDE THE BEST MUSIC PODCASTS

LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY/STEPHEN MCKEON • As a twisted new take on the legendary horror staple arrives, we take a look at its deeply unsetting score…

RISING STAR • Meet the industry’s brightest new talents…

ESSENTIAL INFO

BELLAH MAE • As the ink dries on her deal with Sony Music Nashville, Bellah Mae tells Music Week about her determination to bridge the US-UK gap in country music, securing mentorship from Dolly Parton’s manager, and why she’s starting a new chapter over in Tennessee’s ‘Music City’…

KEY RELEASES

INCOMING • For 20 years, the prolific Jack Savoretti has carved his own path, picking up No.1s along the way. We meet the star to hear about his Italian heritage, Portobello Road escapades, and his new LP, We Will Always Be The Way We Were…

HOTSHOTS

Congratulations to our finalists! • MAY 7, 2026 | JW MARRIOTT GROSVENOR HOUSE LONDON

GO WITH THE FLO • Since she burst onto the scene in 2019, Maisie Peters has ticked off milestone after milestone, including a No.1 album, opening for Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay, and lighting up Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage. But, as she prepares to release her incredible third record Florescence, she wants more… of everything. To find out exactly what that entails and how she plans to get it, Music Week meets the fiercely ambitious singer-songwriter, alongside Atlantic co-presidents Briony Turner and Ed Howard, manager Bobby Havens and agent Summer Marshall of CAA, to talk breaking big, dealing with the critics and mastering the art of being a pop star…

ROLE CALL MEET TEAM MAISIE PETERS

THE Music Week INTERVIEW RIKI BLEAU • After two decades in the music industry, Riki Bleau wants the world to know his story. It began when he gave up working for British Telecom and got a job at Channel U. Since then, his career has been relentless, having worked across publishing, management and records with an array of talent, including Emeli Sandé, Sam Smith, Aitch, Cat Burns, Tyla, Tems and more. With his remit still expanding, Music Week meets the Since ’93 co-president to hear his unique take on the business, starting with a very bold claim indeed…

MUSIC WEEK X GIRLS I RATE PRESENTS MENTOR ME • THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ACROSS THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SHARE THEIR TOP 5 CAREER LESSONS…

TWO PIAS IN A POD • When Universal Music Group took ownership of [PIAS] in 2024, co-founder Kenny Gates told Music Week all about the decision. Now, joined by new CEO Edwin Schröter,...