As Music Week’s recent lockdown analysis feature proved, the coronavirus pandemic is having a huge effect on how the UK listens to music.
Some elements were relatively predictable: physical sales ...
Could there be an upside to the lockdown for the music industry? Music Week’s exclusive analysis of the Official Charts Company’s music and consumption figures over the period show ...
The music industry may have dealt with a lot since Napster first disrupted its business model, but it’s never had to deal with anything like this.
In just a few ...
Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) CEO Kim Bayley has said "the streaming revolution saved the record business" in response to the growing debate about how to make the recorded music business ...
The coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of the 13th edition of Record Store Day, which should have happened on Saturday, April 18. But there are still campaigns to show support ...
In the new edition of Music Week we take an in-depth look at the unfolding impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the music industry.
Alongside examining the huge toll ...
According to new official figures published today (March 6) in the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) Yearbook, sales of video, music and games grew by 2.4% in 2019 to reach a ...
AIM Connected returns today (February 4) with a panel-less second edition of the trade body’s flagship conference.
The event is staged at Kings Place in London. The line-up includes ...
Label execs have told Music Week that moving soundtracks to the compilations chart will benefit UK talent and help to break artists.
The Official Charts Company quietly made the switch ...
As the music industry returns to work, it’s time for our traditional survey of the sector to kick off the year.
The start of a new decade is set to ...
