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Why Artist Development Matters More Than Ever

Why Artist Development Matters More Than Ever

Update: 2025-06-12
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We’re joined by AWAL CEO Lonny Olinick. In the episode, we broke down why artist development still matters, how AWAL merges traditional record label services with its distribution business, giving artists creative freedom, global reach, and real ownership to AWAL’s artist-first approach often beats major label deals, what it means to be part of the Sony Music family, and how the future of music is being rewritten—deal by deal.


00:13 AWAL Business Model
03:57 Artist Development Focus
10:19 Sony’s Acquisition of AWAL
13:40 Global Expansion and Team Building
25:13 Industry Insights and Future Outlook




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Why Artist Development Matters More Than Ever

Why Artist Development Matters More Than Ever

Dan Runcie