Physical music is set for the first annual units increase in 20 years. Here, execs from the BPI, ERA, HMV and Rough Trade assess the future for formats...
Industry figures ...
Physical music sales are on course for their first increase in two decades.
As revealed in the new edition of Music Week, physical album sales increased by 3.2% year-on-year ...
The UK recorded music market (AES – Album Equivalent Sales) increased by 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the BPI.
In another strong ...
Amazon Music veteran Ryan Redington is the subject of the Music Week Interview in our latest edition of the magazine.
Redington, who has spent 15 years at Amazon, was part ...
UK recorded music revenue increased by 8.1% year-on-year to £1.43 billion in 2023, according to the BPI.
The figure, which includes revenue from synchronisation and public performance, marks the ninth ...
Independent record stores have reached a 10-year high in terms of the number of outlets in the UK.
It shows how the indies have been able to operate alongside streaming ...
Key Production, the bespoke packaging agency for vinyl, CD, cassette and DVD, is expanding its operations by opening a brand new division in the EU.
The London-based company will ...
It’s been another significant week for physical music sales with a chart contest between Idles and Paloma Faith.
Based on the Midweek Sales flash, combined physical sales for Idles’ ...
The HMV revival continues.
Since its rescue by Doug Putman five years ago, the entertainment retail chain has got to a point where it’s now expanding once again, having ...
Analysis of market figures for 2023 has revealed the increasing power of catalogue in music consumption.
The UK market registered a ninth consecutive year of growth. According to BPI data, ...
