World’s Greatest Managers

‘We are looking towards Ed and Taylor right now as the inspiration.’

Drew Simmons talks about the thrills and challenges of managing 2023's breakout star, Noah Kahan

Lucas Keller on ambition, songwriters, BMI – and what he’d do if he ran a major record company

As Milk & Honey turns 10 years old, company founder Lucas Keller joins MBW's World's Greatest Managers series. He has some views...

Interviews

‘When you’re seeing Jane’s Addiction or Porno For Pyros on stage, that’s what life’s about. It’s the best job in the world at that point’

Perry Farrell's co-manager, Michael James, talks about working with an alt-rock pioneer and the cultural impact of his client's bands and projects, from Jane's Addiction to Lollapalooza

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‘The grind never stops, and I love it; I’m more motivated than ever.’

Khalid's manager, and founder of Right Hand Music, Courtney Stewart, discusses how he took a young, broke High School kid to the top of the charts - and where they go next

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‘You can’t work with someone if they’re not going to trust you. That’s when it all goes out the window.’

Nonstop Management founder Jaime Zeluck-Hindlin talks about her career to date and how her clients had a hand in two of the biggest tracks of the year

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‘I think I screamed, ‘F*** yeah!’, which may not have been the most appropriate thing to do.’

Ben Persky and Mason Klein, co-founders of Mixed Management, discuss their journey to Grammy success with Tobias Jesso Jr

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‘I don’t take it for granted when someone trusts me to help them with their career – their life, really. That’s a giant statement in itself.’

Kerri Edwards talks about how she helped take Luke Bryan from bars to arenas and what she learned along the way

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‘Being unsigned doesn’t matter anymore. Now, it’s about being independent.’

Ty Baisden, the long-time business partner and manager of independent R&B star Brent Faiyaz tells us about turning his independent artist marketing strategies into a book and his predictions for the indie artist space...

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Martin Kierszenbaum on working with Sting, streaming’s impact on A&R, and why he’s a music biz optimist

The Cherrytree Music Company founder discusses his career and industry views within MBW's World's Greatest Managers series

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‘Management is often about saying what the artist doesn’t want to hear, when they need to hear it.’

Benjamin Evans tells the story of turning 5 Seconds of Summer from Aussie unknowns to global superstars...

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NEON16 wants to become the Roc Nation of Latin Music. Here’s Lex Borrero’s masterplan to achieve it.

Lex Borrero on Taking Tainy to the top and revolutionizing the Latin music business

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‘Being straightforward and honest, not skirting around the issue, always yields the best results – and an understanding artist’

Adam Alpert on the rise of The Chainsmokers, the potential of Dove Cameron, hard work, good times and the future of the industry

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‘I think a lot of managers just go through the motions rather than come up with new ways to do things; they leave the burden of creativity on the artists, but business should be creative as well’

In Part Two of our feature on Crush Management we talk to Bob McLynn about the firm's 20 years in the business and how managers need to be as creative as their artists

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‘If your management plan is to try and get a record to blow up on TikTok… you don’t have a plan.’

Crush Management founder Jonathan Daniel recalls bringing emo to the masses and reflects on 20 years at the top

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Behind Jack Harlow: Meet the manager guiding the Grammy-nominated star’s global success

Chris Thomas talks MBW through the rise and rise of the Kentucky rapper – and the ambition to be the biggest artist on the planet