In the new issue of Music Week we welcome Entertainment Retailers Association CEO Kim Bayley to the cover. Bayley tells us how she transformed ERA from old school talking shop to ...
The music industry has united for the launch of National Album Day, which will take place on Saturday, October 13.
Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the format, National Album Day ...
Britain’s best-loved compilation series reaches the Now That’s What I Call Music 100 milestone this week. But can it survive in the streaming age? Music Week investigates…
Sir Richard Branson ...
Music Week asked the biggest names in the biz one massive question: What’s the one change you would like to make to the music industry? Here we group their ideas ...
The music industry is hoping that Record Store Day 2018 will give a timely boost to physical music retail after a torrid first quarter in the sector.
BPI figures show ...
As Spotify begins its second week as a publicly listed company, the music industry has been debating the potential impact of the streaming giant’s IPO.
The listing on the New ...
In a guest post, ERA CEO Kim Bayley on why today’s Spotify direct listing is a day to celebrate the innovation and risk-taking of the entire entertainment retailing sector…
As ...
They were once a staple of every teenager’s Christmas stocking, and now Record Tokens are coming back to help independent retailers make the most of the vinyl revival.
The ...
The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has paid tribute to Tower Records founder Russ Solomon who passed away earlier this week, aged 92.
Solomon (pictured above, right, with president of ...
Ed Sheeran’s ÷ was the biggest-selling entertainment title of last year, according to ERA.
The Entertainment Retailers’ Association revealed that the singer’s third album’s tally of 2,702,839 units sold ...
