Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week

Virtual reality: Exploring the ‘incredible potential’ of avatar concerts for legacy artists • With ABBA Voyage now booking up to its fourth anniversary in 2026, its producers join key players in the sector to discuss the rise of immersive shows

Point of sale: Bandcamp drawing more labels & artists to platform • With $1.6 billion paid out to rights-holders, the digital record store has become a key discovery service and is now expanding into curated music subscription

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 • Since it went fully independent in 2018, international collective licensing agency IMPEL – which represents global digital music rights on behalf of a host of publishers – has amassed dozens of new members. Here, its CEO Sarah Williams talks market power, the data challenge, AI and female leadership in the sector…

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

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

IN POD WE TRUST • INSIDE THE BEST MUSIC PODCASTS

JUST EAT/CRAIG DAVID • Twenty-five years into his career, Craig David becomes the first UK act to soundtrack Just Eat's flagship ad…

ESSENTIAL INFO

JAYAHADADREAM • Blazing a trail through UK rap, JayaHadADream is poised for the mainstream. Music Week meets the Cambridge-born MC, bang in the middle of her ascent, to hear how she plans to make an impact…

KEY RELEASES

MAKING WAVES • THIS MONTH'S HOTTEST BRAND NEW ACT

HOTSHOTS

Congratulations • TO ALL THE WINNERS AND ROLL OF HONOUR INDUCTEES AT THE WOMEN IN MUSIC AWARDS 2025

WM ROLL Of HONOUR

MENTOR ME • At the Music Week Women In Music Awards, Girls I Rate founder Carla Marie Williams brought Mentor Me to life, interviewing a range of artists and executives about their careers. Here, she reflects on what went down and we hear from her star interviewees…

ACROSS THE UNIVER SAL • Never before has anyone explored the inner workings of Universal Music Group UK like this very special Music Week cover story, as we bring you world exclusive insight from the team powering the major's bold new era. Deep inside its London HQ we gathered 14 of the busiest executives in the game for a huge photoshoot and interview series, and our 38-page epic begins with chairman and CEO Dickon Stainer and his goal to put British music right at the heart of the global conversation again…

DIARY OF A CEO • As he joins Music Week to give us his world exclusive first interview since taking over the role of Universal Music Group UK & Ireland chairman and CEO, Dickon Stainer has a lot on his mind right now. In just over a year, he has already overseen incredible international and domestic success, but has also been doing a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure the market-leading company is built for the future. And the years ahead, he says, are all geared around delivering one thing: helping British artists make their mark on the global stage once again…

TRIPLE THREAT • Polydor Label Group (PLG) has been responsible for some of the biggest success stories in British music this year, from the global breakthrough of Olivia Dean to the huge sales of Sam Fender, the return of Lewis Capaldi and dance hits for Jazzy & Kilimanjaro, Chrystal and more. Helming it are PLG and Polydor president Ben Mortimer, Capitol UK president Jo Charrington and 0207 Def Jam president Alec Boateng. Here, Music Week is granted an...