Nigerian Afrobeats singer CKay put out his first EP in 2017 through Chocolate City and the label then entered into a partnership with Warner Music Africa in 2019 where he was identified as an act with international potential.
We talk to George Simpson, Head of Dance Marketing at Warner Records UK, and Jess Spink, Audience Manager, Warner Records UK, to learn how the team managed to achieve breakout success.
Canadian singer Rêve broke through in her home country with her third single, ‘CTRL + ALT + DEL’ in September 2021, and it has since been certified gold there. The team at Universal Music Canada talk through the campaign and their plans for the future.
US alternative rock band The National released their ninth album, First Two Pages Of Frankenstein, on 28 April 2023. It was their first album since member Aaron Dessner became infinitely more famous through working with Taylor Swift, so this was going to be a very different, and more amplified, return.