(Copied from E-mail) Questions for Record Label – Aly Gilliani Could you describe your role within the music industry and in terms of artist development? I am the founder and A&R manager for First Word Records. My job involves finding artists who I think would fit our label’s style, signing them to the label and working with them to get their music ready for fans to engage with. This changes from artist to artist, some need assistance recording, finding collaborators or just getting projects finished (picking a final track list). With others they deliver a finished product and we just get it out to the biggest audience possible. What are the opportunities and challenges for record labels in 2019/2020? It’s tough as streaming means that income can be really low if you don’’t get significant play listing for a track or release. However a big playlist can mean a single track earns more than an album would in previous years. There are also other platform