‘A healthy music marketplace should offer choice and competition.’

Alison Donald left behind the major label world last year before joining Kobalt, as
an A&R force across both the firm’s publishing and recorded music divisions…
The post ‘A healthy music marketplace should offer choice and competition.&#821…

‘We are continuing to invest in ways for artists to build alternative revenue opportunities’

Vivien Lewit, Global Head of Artist Services at YouTube and Google Play Music, discusses her beginnings in music and the business
The post ‘We are continuing to invest in ways for artists to build alternative revenue opportunities’ appeared first on Mu…

‘I saw people I really trusted turn into monsters…’

The story of Kiesza, a streaming mega-hit… and what happens when things go wrong with a major label
The post ‘I saw people I really trusted turn into monsters…’ appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Watch a PB Industry Guest Talk from Alex Lawless (BBC 1Xtra)

Welcome to the launch of our ‘PB Talks’ series, in which we share some of the guest talks and lectures that have taken place at the school. We have a growing archive of industry guest talks that are available to all our students as an extra course resource, with a wide range of industry guests also planned for future classes. […]

The post Watch a PB Industry Guest Talk from Alex Lawless (BBC 1Xtra) appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.

Watch a PB Industry Guest Talk from Alex Lawless (BBC 1Xtra)

Welcome to the launch of our ‘PB Talks’ series, in which we share some of the guest talks and lectures that have taken place at the school. We have a growing archive of industry guest talks that are available to all our students as an extra course resource, with a wide range of industry guests also planned for future classes. […]

The post Watch a PB Industry Guest Talk from Alex Lawless (BBC 1Xtra) appeared first on Point Blank’s Online Magazine.

‘As a manager, your headlights always need to be three miles down the road.’

Vector Management co-head Jack Rovner on a life in music
The post ‘As a manager, your headlights always need to be three miles down the road.’ appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

‘Artists with longevity are like athletes – they always want to see how they can get better.’

Joie Manda on a career in hip-hop, and why the genre’s been ‘having a moment for 40 years’
The post ‘Artists with longevity are like athletes – they always want to see how they can get better.’ appeared first on Music Business Worldwi…