Music Week

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Music Week

Welcome to Music Week

Dream team: UK rock act Sleep Token poised for 'massive moment' • Senior RCA execs discuss the creative campaign and global expectations for the masked metal band as they launch their first album with the label

First class: ELAM founder calls on industry to back expansion • Chase & Status’ Will Kennard reflects on the first decade of the college for artists and music business trainees and shares plans for growth outside of London

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 • SoundCloud recently launched its Music Intelligence Report tracking consumption patterns on the streaming platform. Here, global head of music Emmy Lovell identifies some of the key trends, as well as outlining the role of the community in helping to break artists and the innovations that are supporting emerging talent…

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

IN POD WE TRUST • INSIDE THE BEST MUSIC PODCASTS

ADOLESCENCE/AURORA • Exploring the track by Norwegian star Aurora that defined the poignant finale of Netflix sensation Adolescence…

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

POSTS OF THE MONTH

ALEX WARREN • From living in his car to topping the UK charts with his viral hit Ordinary, Alex Warren’s journey has been like none other. We meet up with the California-born star during his biggest global headline tour to date, as he goes deep on turning grief into art and using dark humour to cope…

ESSENTIAL INFO

KEY RELEASES

INCOMING • Combining advocacy for women in classical with a viral TikTok presence, Anna Lapwood is set to make a splash with new album Firedove. Here, the organist talks composing, representation and Robbie Williams…

THE PLAYLIST

TASTEMAKERS • The industry’s favourite new sounds

MAKING WAVES • THIS MONTH'S HOTTEST BRAND NEW ACT

HOTSHOTS

SOME MIGHT SAY THE INDUSTRY'S FAVOURITE OASIS SONGS • On July 4, the moment that many around the world have been counting down to for years will finally arrive. Yes, Oasis will return to the stage together as they officially get their Live ’25 tour underway in Cardiff. For the UK business, it is one of the most hyped events in recent memory, a story that has everyone talking. Of course, those conversations involve plenty of reminiscing, too, which is why Music Week has gathered an array of top names and tasked them with one thing: to pick their No.1 Oasis track. Buckle up, then, for a supersonic ride down memory lane…

WHAT'S THE STORY? • This summer, two highly respected journalists, ex-Q editor Ted Kessler and NME veteran Hamish MacBain, will publish A Sound So Very Loud: The Inside Story Of Every Song Oasis Recorded. With the duo having personal relationships with the band stretching all the way back to their days playing in tiny venues in 1994, the book is set to offer a unique overview of the creation of Oasis’ entire discography for the first time ever. To give us a taste of what to expect, here, Kessler and MacBain give Music Week an exclusive deep dive on five lesser-spotted Oasis gems…

DIG OUT YOUR SALES • The biggest Oasis albums & singles (including tracks not officially released as singles) according to Official Charts Company data…

O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? • Twenty-five years ago, after their time on Creation Records abruptly ended, Oasis formed their very own label. Almost immediately, Big Brother...