There’s a new live music power player in town, and it’s not here to make up the numbers. Valued at an eye-watering $430 billion (£333bn), Amazon has the financial might ...
Decca boss Rebecca Allen has pledged to turn the veteran label into a “global music entertainment business” after her promotion to president of Decca Records Group UK.
Allen steps up ...
The music industry united to honour the outstanding work of legendary artist manager Sarah Stennett at last week’s Music Week Awards, in association with Amazon Music.
A glittering array of ...
1. PHYSICAL MUSIC IS NOT AS RESILIENT AS YOU THINK IT IS…Blah blah blah vinyl revival. Blah blah blah CD sales holding up remarkably well. These are the phrases ...
Rag’N’Bone Man’s stunning first week album sale has signalled an end to the great British new artist drought – with leading execs predicting plenty more breakthroughs to come in 2017. ...
At the turn of the millennium, the IFPI reported that CDs accounted for 76% of albums sold globally. Since then, the adoption of digital technology relating to both streaming and ...
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The music business grew year-on-year in Q1, Q2 and Q3, but couldn’t quite collect the full set, according to Official Charts Company figures.
The overall market might have been buoyant, but 2016 was as tough a year as anyone can remember when it came to breaking new talent.
There were only five 2016 ...
BPI chief Geoff Taylor has hailed the power of streaming in driving the market “back towards growth”, after BPI and ERA year-end figures showed a significant rise in music consumption. ...
Today’s Official Charts Midweek Sales Flash is in.
As the clock ticks down towards Christmas, Clean Bandit remain on course to secure top spot in the Singles chart for a ...
