FRONT SECTION 08 THE BIG STORY Ben Wynter and Eunice Obianagha on how Power Up is creating opportunities for Black industry talent 10 D-BLOCK EUROPE EGA Distro chairman and president Colin Batsa examines the UK rap duo’s powerful impact on DSPs
11 FOR THE RECORD/ TAKE A BOW 13 SPOTLIGHT Temi Adeniji, MD of Warner Music Africa and SVP, SSA, on developing the African market and breaking artists
14 START ME UP/ IN POD WE TRUST We meet Never Say Die’s Dave Rajan and Alysha Wood in Start Me Up, whilst Joy Addo’s Unseen Unheard is our podcast of the month
15 DIGITAL DISCOURSE
16 TWEETS OF THE MONTH 17 RISING STAR EGA’s Tia Lewis talks her journey so far and the world of digital marketing
18 ON THE RADAR Irish-Jamaican rising star Jazzy discusses clubbing, conquering the charts and getting to grips with fame 20 PLAYLIST/ TASTEMAKERS 21 MAKING WAVES/ SYNC STORY 22 KEY RELEASES A look at all the biggest albums coming your way very soon
23 INCOMING Hozier shares the story of his new album and talks working with Island
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