managing Beyonce. We caught up with the music mogul to talk more about his thoughts on the current state of the music business and more.
What are your thoughts on the many changes in the music business over the years?
Mathew Knowles: I love change. I think change is good. Change is difficult and uneasy but I embrace change. The music industry has changed. I grew up with an 8-track, then it went to a cassette and then to a CD. Then we went to I-tunes that just closed and now we’re in streaming. The public is consuming more music today in entertainment than ever before. They’re just doing it in a different way. That’s the only difference.
Anything you dislike about the industry today?
MK: When I first started in the music industry, there were a lot of black managers, black business managers doing the finance, and