“I would like to think the industry is becoming more compassionate” ARLO PARKS
ATLANTIC RECORDS SPECIAL
36 ED HOWARD & BRIONY TURNER
Atlantic’s UK co-presidents toast their 2022 Music Week Awards win, reveal the secrets behind their success and talk A&R, hits and much more...
42 ATLANTIC RECORDS SPECIAL
We meet Austin Daboh, Liz Goodwin and Damian Christian for a forensic look at life at the major
46 PETE BLACK
Having swapped label life for a radio rebirth, Bauer’s director of music offers up his plan to boost artists
54 EARACHE
After their hottest streak to date, Earache’s UK head Tim Bailey talks rock, mainstream success and catalogue
63 NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS SPECIAL
We gather the sector’s biggest players to discuss the issues dominating the news agenda
REGULARS
53 MENTOR ME
Star songwriter and recording artist Kamille serves up her Top 5 tips for how to make it as a hitmaker in 2023
66 CENTRE STAGE
MVT CEO Mark Davyd calls on arena operators to help shore up the UK’s emerging talent pipeline
60 HITMAKERS
Cat Burns relives the making of Go, the indelible viral hit that took on a life of its own
67 CHARTS
An in-depth look at this month’s biggest movers and shakers
84 ARCHIVE
We look back at the music business of yesteryear
86 AFTERSHOW
Veteran A&R and TCAT CEO
Nick Stewart tells stories of Bono, Chris Blackwell and REM