Music Week

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Music Week

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DOLLY PARTON 1946-2026 • Dolly Parton’s passing prompted the kind of unified outpouring rarely seen in the music industry, with Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Paul McCartney and Elton John just a few of those paying tribute to her immense impact. Here, in a special obituary, Music Week gathers a host of top names, including members of her latter-day team, plus leading executives from across the business, to tell the story of a career unlike any other. We also revisit Parton’s own Music Week cover interview from 2020, in which she spoke of her pride in “becoming my own boss and calling the shots”…

Longplayer life: New music icons to ‘galvanise’ market with albums celebration • With National Album Day and the Mercury Prize both taking place next month, industry figures welcome the commercial and cultural boost for the LP format

SPOLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC’S BIGGEST NAMES — Naomi Pohl, general secretary, Musicians’ Union • Naomi Pohl was elected general secretary of the Musicians’ Union in 2022 - the first woman to take up the role in the union’s 133-year history. A she prepares to bid for a second term, the MU leader shares her policy agenda on AI, takes stock of developments across the BBC, EU touring and the grassroots sector, and reveals her message to the PM…

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

DIGGER/O GREEN WORLD - GORILLAZ • We look at how a Gorillaz song rework helped to build tension in the teaser for Tom Cruise’s new climate crisis film…

IN POD WE TRUST • INSIDE THE BEST MUSIC PODCASTS

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

MAKING WAVES • THIS MONTH’S HOTTEST BRAND NEW ACT

ESSENTIAL INFO

CHARLIE JEER • As he prepares to release a new EP and tour around the world, British artist and saxophonist Charlie Jeer is on the cusp of something special. Here, he talks about moving beyond his jazz-house beginnings, signing to Capitol, and taking a precision-tooled approach to his ambitious career…

KEY RELEASES

INCOMING • Sabrina Teitelbaum, aka Blondshell, is about to release her new LP, Violins. Here, the LA-based alt-rock star reflects on four years at the ‘wonderful’ Partisan Records, retaining integrity in her music, and the joys and tolls of touring…

HOTSHOTS

PEACE OF MIND • Jazzy has been one of the most exciting stars to have emerged from the dance music scene in recent years, but that’s not enough for the Irish artist. She wants more. Her debut album Peace & Patience represents the latest stop on her journey away from featured guest spots and towards solo glory. It is, she tells Music Week, time she got recognition for talents that are hers and hers alone. Here, joined by Polydor Label Group president Ben Mortimer, Chaos Records, Attention Management and collaborator Mark Ralph, Jazzy talks EDM culture, the merits of experimentation, the perils of Al and her enduring love of “a little rave cave”…

ROLE CALL • MEET TEAM JAZZY

THE Music Week INTERVIEW JAMES WRIGHT • “I have the itch, and I love the idea of finding something new and breaking it,” says James Wright, who was recently upped to co-head of UTA’s UK Music Group alongside Neil Warnock. In this exclusive first interview in the role, he gets to the heart of what makes the live industry giant tick, identifies the traits of a great agent and explains how the sector can solve the issues of cost, competition and the “bonkers” amount of tickets on sale…

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