BECKY HILL

FRONT SECTION 06 THE BIG STORY Live execs on the impact of rising costs on festivals and the growing trend for artists’ own outdoor shows

08 SECRETLY DISTRIBUTION CEO Darius Van Arman discusses “responsible growth” and competition

10 FOR THE RECORD/ TAKE A BOW 13 SPOTLIGHT Orfium’s CEO Rob Wells explores AI’s role in big data processing and talks expansion across the globe

14 START ME UP/ IN POD WE TRUST We meet Hook’s founder and CEO Gaurav Sharma in Start Me Up, whilst our podcast of the month is Kelli-Leigh’s You Know My Voice

16 TWEETS OF THE MONTH 17 RISING STAR Huxley’s Emily Connick on the changing face of press campaigns

GIRLI

18 ON THE RADAR Girli goes deep on the inspirations behind her second record Matriarchy

20 PLAYLIST/ TASTEMAKERS 21 MAKING WAVES/ SYNC STORY 22 KEY RELEASES Your guide to all of the biggest albums coming your way very soon

23 INCOMING Goat Girl on their third album Below The Waste and the realities of touring

24 MUSIC WEEK AWARDS GALLERY We gather a selection of special shots from the biggest night of the year

FEATURES 30 BECKY HILL With Becky Hill planning to go stratospheric with her most personal album yet, Believe Me Now?, we meet the dance music star, alongside Polydor and AM Management, to find out why she is not going to stop until she has taken over the world

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