The traditional album campaign is now increasingly a plural event. Labels are now working on multiple catalogue albums from a returning artist, alongside a new release.
Based on Music Week ...
Is 2022 the year that CD finally ends its three decades as the physical format of choice?
Based on market data for 2021, that result now almost seems inevitable in ...
A run of big releases from superstar artists is driving a surprise revival in the CD as the format approaches its 40th anniversary, Music Week can reveal.
Based on our ...
The critical verdict is in for Adele’s comeback album 30.
Now it’s the commercial result that we’re waiting for as Columbia releases the album - Adele’s first in six years ...
We’re now firmly in Q4 and the wave of huge releases from Ed Sheeran, ABBA, Coldplay and, of course, Adele.
While that will likely have a huge impact ...
Music Week has published analysis that reveals the increasing longevity of successful catalogue releases thanks to streaming.
In the new edition of the monthly magazine, we investigate how DSPs ...
Executives have spoken about the growing importance of catalogue as the industry makes the transition from an albums purchase model to streaming consumption.
Based on Music Week analysis, the average ...
Warner Music Group's latest results underlined a trend in Q2: huge increases in physical music sales. Vinyl is, of course, a format whose growth we have been carefully tracking. ...
This time last year, the music business was still in uncertain territory as release plans were scrapped and campaigns had to be transformed.
But 16 months on from the onset ...
