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The article shares the insights of music business executives in Atlanta, Georgia about the city as it hosts the Super Bowl LIII football tournament on February 3, 2019. Topics include National Football League's selection of the pop rock band Maroon as the halftime performer during the event, Quality Control Music executive Kevin Lee's description of Atlanta as the heartbeat of music, and the presence of highest caliber music producers in the city, according to Robert Polay of Polay + Clark.

An interview with chairman of the Universal Music Group, Lucian Grainge, is presented. When asked to name his mentors, he responds that people can learn from mentoring, but that it does not have to be from one individual. He discusses the one philosophy that has been his guiding principle in business and how he creates a culture of accountability in a large organization like Universal.

Presents the opinion of European and American new-media executives on challenges in the online music business. Gianluca Dettori, chief executive officer (CEO) of Vitaminic; Larry Miller, president of Reciprocal Entertainment; David Stockley, CEO of DX3; Ted Cohen, vice president (VP) of New Media, EMI Recorded Music; Martin Craig, VP of New Media, Warner Music International; Ken Potashner, CEO/chairman of SonicBlue; Others.

The article discusses several U.S. music industry executives including Jerry Greenberg, former president of MJJ Music, Phil Quartararo, former executive vice president of EMI North America, and Jeff Gold, former executive vice president and general manager of Warner Brothers Records, who discuss their transition into the digital world of music.

Discusses the focus the video recordings industry in Great Britain for 1998. Revenue statistics for the year; Comments of industry executives, including vice president Gary Ferguson of Fox Video Europe; Possible reasons for results, including improvement in product quality.

In this article the author discusses what it takes to grow a successful business. He argues that crucial to success is having flexible leaders and executives who are able to adapt to organizational changes as they grow the company for the future. Topics include the importance of hiring world-class people, holding people to a high standard, and what things to keep in mind when hiring, such as understanding that as chief executive officer (CEO), there is little time to develop employees.

An interview with music industry executive and former chairman of U.S. entertainment company Live Nation, Irving Azoff, is presented. When asked what he thinks power means in the 21st century music business, he discusses how being able to get things done impacts credibility. He offers his thoughts on the greatest display of power in the music industry's history and the areas where he displays the most executive power.

An interview with chief executive officer (CEO) of mass media company Clear Channel, Bob Pittman, is presented. When asked what he woke up thinking about on the morning of the interview, he explains that he usually begins the day thinking about strategic issues and meetings. He describes one lesson that he learned from a failure and how he will define his career in 2013.

The article surveys the heads of the major latin music companies, offering a look back at the year 2006. Executives from Univision Music Group, EMI Music Latin America, and Sony BMG Latin America, among others, are surveyed. Topics discussed include what major factor impacted business, key performing sectors, and underperforming sectors in 2006.

Presents the views of global music industry executives on the performance of the industry in 2004. Paul-René Albertini, chairman/CEO of Warner Music International; Bruce Allen, founder of the artists management firm Bruce Allen Talent; David A. Basskin, president of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Association.

Shares the views of several sound recording industry executives on what they would like to change in the Grammy Awards. Includes the loosening of restrictions on certain categories; Suggestion of making the nomination field more inclusive of artists of varying degrees of commercial success and critical acclaim; Proposal to bring the awards ceremony back to New York City.