How profitable is Black music?

About this episode

Richie Brave explores the UK music industry and its impact on Black artists with various industry experts.

Richie will be exploring the UK music industry and how different parts work together. From radio to publishing to streaming and touring, and how all the different cogs work alongside one another to feed into the wider ecosystem of the industry and how artists are impacted or benefited. He’ll be sitting down with: Eunice Obianagha, the Head of Diversity at UK Music, where she leads work to improve equity and representation across the UK music industry. She’s also the founder of Enspire Management and has worked across major cultural projects, like the MOBOs. 1Xtra's very own DJ Target, broadcaster, DJ and one of the key figures behind the rise of grime in the UK. He’s spent years championing new music and helping break the next generation of artists. Keecia Ellis, the founder of Rekodi Music, a publishing and artist development company focused on empowering songwriters and producers, particularly within Black and Caribbean music. Ree Sewell, Senior Artist and Label Relations Manager at Soundcloud, who helps connect artists, labels and the platform. Tyrone Rowe-McKenzie, the founder of TRM Live and an experienced tour and event manager who has worked on major tours, festivals and…

People in this episode

Host: Richie Brave

Guests: Eunice Obianagha, DJ Target, Keecia Ellis, Ree Sewell, Tyrone Rowe-McKenzie

Topics covered

• Black music
• UK music industry
• equity and representation
• artist development
• streaming
• touring

Keywords

• Black music
• UK music industry
• equity
• representation
• streaming
• touring
• artist development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK Music, Rekodi Music, Soundcloud, TRM Live

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