MICHAEL KIWANUKA

FRONT SECTION 06 THE BIG STORY AIM interim CEO Gee Davy and chair Ruth Barlow look ahead to this year’s Independent Music Awards

08 INTERVAL RECORDS Josh Daniel unveils the new label’s plans to boost music in the North East

09 FOR THE RECORD/ TAKE A BOW 11 SPOTLIGHT MPA/MCPS CEO Paul Clements celebrates the rights management organisation’s 100-year legacy

12 START ME UP/ IN POD WE TRUST Submix’s Doug Barr stars in Start Me Up, whilst our podcast of the month is Abbie McCarthy’s The Eras Podcast

13 DIGITAL DISCOURSE Sammy Andrews explores the positives and pitfalls of AI personalisation

14 TWEETS OF THE MONTH 15 RISING STAR Get to know Ditto Music’s Julia Hien

JORDAN ADETUNJI

16 ON THE RADAR Jordan Adetunji talks gaming, going viral with hit Kehlani and wise words from 300 Entertainment’s Kevin Liles

18 PLAYLIST/ TASTEMAKERS 19 MAKING WAVES/ SYNC STORY 20 KEY RELEASES Your guide to all of the biggest albums coming your way very soon

21 INCOMING Nubya Garcia goes deep on her new record Odyssey, the importance of owning her music and the state of jazz

22 HOTSHOTS

FEATURES 24 MICHAEL KIWANUKA Having won the Mercury Prize with his last album, Michael Kiwanuka now returns to conquer the mainstream with Small Changes. Music Week meets the singer-songwriter alongside Polydor president Ben Mortimer and manager Robert Swerdlow to introduce their epic campaign

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