Music Week

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Music Week

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CLIVE DAVIS 1932-2026 • Following his death at the age of 94 on June 22, a host of artists and executives have paid tribute to Clive Davis, the music business titan whose extraordinary, six-decade career featured a roll-call of top-tier artists from Whitney Houston and Janis Joplin to Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin. With his innate ability to discover and nurture artistic talent, the New Yorker went from backroom lawyer to industry icon, heading up Columbia Records, and launching both Arista and J Records. Here, we celebrate the life of a leader whose gift of marrying hit songs with incredible artists shaped the soundtrack to the lives of music fans since the 1960s…

INDUSTRY IDOL • Simon Cowell pays tribute to his fellow hitmaker and former BMG/Sony Music colleague, Clive Davis

FOR THE RECORD • SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM THE PAST MONTH IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC’S BIGGEST NAMES • Elizabeth Matthews marked her first decade as chief executive of ASCAP (American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers) in 2025 – a year in which the organisation reported record revenue of $1.9 billion. Here, she discusses their growth trajectory, protecting songwriters from AI and why competition over talent benefits the music sector…

START ME UP • THE NEW COMPANIES DRIVING MUSIC’S FUTURE

RISING STAR • Meet the industry’s brightest new talents…

FIFA MEN’S WORLD CUP 2026/TOMORA – SOMEWHERE ELSE & IN A MINUTE • The energy of Tomora’s euphoric electronic music was a match made in heaven for the beautiful game…

ESSENTIAL INFO

CHLOE QISHA • Fresh from releasing her latest single, Surprise Surprise, Chloe Qisha reveals why humour is the secret weapon behind her slick, ’80s-infused pop. Here, she tells Music Week about embracing her career’s slow-burn nature, signing with Sony Music and why pop girls deserve to rule the world…

KEY RELEASES

INCOMING • Jungle's latest LP Sunshine basks in tropical sounds ripe for summer. Here, co-founder Joshua Lloyd-Watson and new bandmate Lydia Kitto tell Music Week about their tunes, tours and triumphs…

HOTSHOTS

KANYA KING 1969-2026 • On June 3 this year, the UK music industry lost one of its foremost figures when Kanya King CBE passed away after a battle with cancer. A regular in our pages throughout her ground-breaking career, the MOBO Awards founder was the recipient of The Strat at the Music Week Awards in 2021. Of course, winning the highest honour at that ceremony is just one of many highlights of King's time in the business, as our special tribute illustrates. First up is Music Week's obituary, by Yemi Abiade, before we hear from a range of those who worked with and were touched by King over the years. After a special message from the MOBO Organisation, multiple winner Craig David - who presented King with The Strat in a full-circle moment - explains how she changed his life; MOBO Trust's Chair of Trustees Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE reflects on its crucial impact; and our writers Adenike Adenitire and Colleen Harris share their lessons learned from profiling King for Music Week. Finally, a selection of leading names from across the business pay homage to someone for whom the word ‘legend' doesn't even scratch the surface…

THE Music Week INTERVIEW OBI ASIKA • Few names are as synonymous with Black music success as Obi Asika, whose career rocketed from booking student club shows to founding his own companies, launching the Afro Nation festival, and spells at WME and UTA. Speaking exclusively to Music Week...