As we reflect on and prepare to bid farewell to 2024, we can also look ahead with great optimism at what's coming next. It's an apt time, then, to introduce Future Makers, the latest special edition of M Magazine.
Celebrating a host of PRS members who have either been on the rise in 2024 or look set to take a giant leap forward in their careers in 2025 and beyond, Future Makers is populated by a wide-ranging array of talented music creators who are helping shape the future of the industry with their boundary-pushing craft.
Future Makers is fronted by three brilliant cover stars: Nigerian sensation Ayra Starr, viral singer-songwriter Sam Tompkins and hotly tipped London-based artist flowerovlove.
'I'm very competitive with myself,' Ayra tells us in her interview, which explores her desire to establish a ‘legacy’ with her music. 'I want to be the best artist, the best performer, the best version of myself. I enjoy being on stage, rehearsing and recording — it's not just work, it's my life.'
After experiencing a momentous year full of dizzying highs and challenging lows, Sam tells M in his cover interview how his music ‘pulls from my own story — but, at its centre, there is a desire to give a voice to people who perhaps feel voiceless’.
Having recently rounded off her impressive year with her latest EP Ache In The Tooth, flowerovlove speaks to us about visibility, blossoming as a songwriter and navigating the industry as a solo artist. ‘I love how music connects me to other people,’ she tells M. ‘How it can take me somewhere and make me feel things I’ve never felt before.’
Elsewhere in this special issue, you can read interviews with the likes of The Ivors’ Rising Star Award-winner Master Peace, Toronto-based rapper Sukha and electronic prodigy Yunè Pinku, while members of Barry Can't Swim's inner circle tell us all about the Scottish producer's hugely prosperous 2024.
Future Makers also includes features on the continued importance of music education, the vital role PRS Foundation plays in supporting new music initiatives, and why BBC Introducing continues to thrive as a springboard for new and emerging music creators.
You can read M’s special Future Makers issue by heading here or by exploring the above embed.
