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FRONT SECTION 06 THE BIG STORY Broadwick Live’s team talk about the new opportunities opening up for dance music in London’s huge Drumsheds venue

08 REK TRUST The music charity’s founders discuss their initiative to support new talent

09 FOR THE RECORD/ TAKE A BOW 11 SPOTLIGHT Tokimonsta, artist and co-founder of Sona, shares how she is striving for a more equitable industry through her new free streaming service

12 START ME UP/ IN POD WE TRUST We meet up with Medallion’s Matt Jones in Start Me Up, whilst our podcast of the month is OpenDaw Talks hosted by Alex Kenning

13 DIGITAL DISCOURSE Sammy Andrews dissects TikTok’s ongoing evolution in the global industry

14 TWEETS OF THE MONTH

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15 RISING STAR Meet Nicole Otero, Secretly Group’s junior international marketing manager

16 ON THE RADAR Fat Dog’s Joe Love on starting out, selling out the Scala and a mystery eagle

18 PLAYLIST/ TASTEMAKERS 19 MAKING WAVES/ SYNC STORY 20 KEY RELEASES A look at all of the biggest albums coming your way very soon

21 INCOMING MGMT unveil their indie debut

22 HOTSHOTS

FEATURES 24 TYLA Having already scored a viral hit with Water, South Africa’s Tyla is finally ready to drop her debut album. In this special cover story, the Grammywinning star, alongside her teams at Africa Creative Agency, We Make Music, Epic and Since ’93/RCA UK, explains why she’s ready to conquer the world...

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