The BPI has revealed that UK recorded music trade revenue rose by 4.7% year-on-year to reach £1.32 billion for 2022.
This figure, which also includes revenues from sync and public ...
New revenue figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) showed that vinyl now outsells CD in terms of value.
In the current issue of Music Week, we quiz ...
Following the BPI’s recorded music market figures last week, the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has now issued its numbers for 2022.
The preliminary figures - which will be confirmed in ...
AIM’s newly-appointed CEO Silvia Montello has spoken to Music Week about the performance of the independent sector.
Montello takes over at AIM at the end of this month. It follows ...
New releases lead a predicted 15th consecutive annual uplift in vinyl LP sales, with eight of the year’s Top 10 sellers released in 2022.
Newly released albums are claiming an ...
Taylor Swift has done that rare thing in recorded music in 2022 by exceeding expectations for her latest album.
At a time when even the biggest artists’ releases tend to ...
After four weeks at No.1, Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ Unholy dips to No.2 (55,195 sales), ceding pole position to Anti-Hero, which storms to first week consumption of 78,993 units ...
Something had to give this week, with the biggest head-to-head between new releases for nearly 11 years, with Taylor Swift’s Midnights looking to become her ninth No.1 in succession and ...
The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in and Taylor Swift is bearing down on the 200,000 sales mark for Midnights.
Swift’s album has 173,623 sales for the ...
Taylor Swift’s Midnights has become the fastest-selling album of 2022 in the UK, taking the title from previous holder Harry’s House by Harry Styles.
According to the first midweek flash, ...
