Physical music is set for the first annual units increase in 20 years. Here, execs from the BPI, ERA, HMV and Rough Trade assess the future for formats...
Industry figures ...
Physical music sales are on course for their first increase in two decades.
As revealed in the new edition of Music Week, physical album sales increased by 3.2% year-on-year ...
The BPI has issued the 2024 edition of its yearbook covering music industry trends based on data from the Official Charts Company, ERA, and more.
The newly-published volume of market ...
Rod Stewart & Jools Holland finished at No.1 with Swing Fever for physical sales in the first quarter of the year, Music Week can reveal.
According to figures from the ...
The UK recorded music market (AES – Album Equivalent Sales) increased by 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the BPI.
In another strong ...
UK recorded music revenue increased by 8.1% year-on-year to £1.43 billion in 2023, according to the BPI.
The figure, which includes revenue from synchronisation and public performance, marks the ninth ...
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has added vinyl records to its 2024 basket of goods and services.
Vinyl records have returned to the ONS basket after a resurgence in ...
Streaming subscription growth and sales of vinyl albums have propelled UK recorded music revenue to an all-time high of over £2.223 billion.
The new high was achieved in the chart ...
Key Production, the bespoke packaging agency for vinyl, CD, cassette and DVD, is expanding its operations by opening a brand new division in the EU.
The London-based company will ...
It’s been another significant week for physical music sales with a chart contest between Idles and Paloma Faith.
Based on the Midweek Sales flash, combined physical sales for Idles’ ...
