Emmanuel Legrand is a Washington, DC-based journalist and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He is the founder and editor of Creative Industries News, a platform covering the copyright and licensing businesses in the digital ecosystem. He was previously the US editor of British trade magazine Music Week. Prior to that, he was the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor-in-chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).