20 things I’ve learned during 20 years of running a music company

Absolute’s Henry Semmence looks back over two decades
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Releasing music is easy. Building a music career is harder than ever

Absolute Label Services Director Simon Wills on Spotify’s challenge to traditional gatekeepers and why career artists may feel not much has changed
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Jake Gosling signs with Absolute for Goldun Egg label

Songwriter and producer Gosling has collaborated with Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Shawn Mendes and more
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Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears to release debut solo album via Absolute

Absolute will provide sales, marketing, distribution and more in support of the album
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“Indian youth is waiting to be enticed by knock-out digital platforms. It’s a matter of time”

Absolute Label Services Director Simon Wills returned from the BPI’s trade mission to India excited about the opportunities that are on the horizon
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Absolute inks worldwide deal with Cherry Red for Warner-divested catalogues

The deal includes 13 discographies, including Dinosaur Jr, Renaissance, Four-play, Third Ear Band, Greenslade, Marc Almond and Howard Jones
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‘5 cast iron commitments artists should demand from digital distributors’

Absolute Label Services’ Simon Wills makes the case for a digital distribution code of conduct that will protect clients in the evolving music business
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