Leaders of the UK's biggest music companies have honoured ERA CEO Kim Bayley, on her 20th anniversary leading the digital entertainment and retail association.
In a congratulatory video, executives ...
Membership of the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has more than doubled since Kim Bayley took charge two decades ago this month. Here, she celebrates triumphs such as Record Store Day ...
National Album Day ambassador Sam Ryder has announced details of an intimate London show to celebrate the launch of this year’s event.
Ryder will play Lafayette on September 26, with ...
National Album Day will return on Saturday, October 15, and this year will take as its theme debut albums. Previous themes include the 1980s and women in music.
Now in ...
Digital was once a dirty word in record shops - digital-first was even worse.
When David Bowie made his 1999 album Hours available to buy as a download ahead of ...
The Entertainment Retailers Association has just released its 2022 Yearbook, which is essential reading for those who closely follow the UK music market’s performance.
While it was long associated with ...
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 ...
The Competition & Markets Authority has formally launched its investigation into the UK streaming market.
While the BPI has focused on growing the streaming market, the independent sector ...
New figures from ERA reveal the full extent of the vinyl revival and its impact on the physical music market.
For the first time in two decades, the Entertainment Retailers ...
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 ...
