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21 INCOMING Cassyette, trailblazer of the ‘nu gen’ movement, unveils her brilliantly raw debut album, This World F**king Sucks

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FEATURES 26 LONDON GRAMMAR As the UK chart-topping stars prepare to share their new album The Greatest Love with the world, bandmates Hannah Reid and Dan Rothman, plus Ministry Of Sound and Tap Management, go deep on the realities of touring, parenthood and rediscovering confidence in their art

36 ALED HAYDN JONES The boss of the Music Week Awardwinning station looks at how BBC Radio 1 has changed under his leadership and talks developing broadcasters, breaking acts and taking on the competition

ALED HAYDN JONES

42 WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC Shani Gonzales and Amber Davis reflect on their triumphant publishing category win at the Music Week Awards, Raye’s all-conquering year and why their partnership is like no other 48 BLACK MUSIC COALITION Chair and co-founder Sheryl Nwosu is joined by five of this year’s Excellence Honourees to highlight the next generation of executives set to change the game

56 SNOW PATROL With their first album in six years, The Forest Is The Path, about to drop via Polydor, the band and their team discuss new beginnings, the charts and more

62 THE ORCHARD The Music Week Award winners share their marketing secrets, while Ian Dutt recounts his journey from “dreadful” producer to company president

WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC

REGULARS 35 MENTOR ME Sony Music UK’s director of Africa Taponeswa Mavunga talks us through her Top 5 tips for building a sustainable and successful career in the music business

68 HITMAKERS Natasha Bedingfield relives the making of her noughties smash hit Unwritten, and salutes the new audience keeping the track alive

BLACK MUSIC COALITION

71 CHARTS An in-depth look at this month’s biggest movers and shakers, featuring the likes of Eminem, Sabrina Carpenter and many more

88 ARCHIVE We flick back through the pages of Music Week of yesteryear

90 AFTERSHOW Dexter Holland takes a trip down memory lane to tell us how The Offspring went from underdogs to multi-platinum superstars

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