Rough Trade has announced the opening of its biggest UK store yet in Liverpool.
Over the past five years, the independent retailer has tripled its UK vinyl market share, and ...
Preserving mental health can prove challenging in the music industry, with artists up to three times more likely to suffer from depression and other mental struggles, particularly indie performers.
A ...
Independent retailers have opened up about their experiences and challenges of running UK record shops in 2023.
The latest issue of Music Week features an in-depth report on the sector, ...
Music Week has been reporting on the robust growth in vinyl sales in the last few years.
So it’s perhaps no surprise that Rough Trade Retail UK has reported record ...
It may not steal all the headlines, but the independent retail sector is essential to preserving the health of the wider music industry. To take stock before the Q4 rush ...
Artificial Intelligence has been a hot topic in 2023 with the launch of tools like ChatGPT and a wave of ‘fake’ tracks.
Artists such as Sting and the Pet Shop ...
Beggars Group has issued its financial results for 2021, but it’s the future outlook from the indie giant that will be of particular interest.
The Beggars stable includes XL Recordings ...
Warpaint are back with their first album in six years, Radiate Like This. The LA quartet have built a reputation for their brooding, difficult-to-pin-down sound which has borrowed variously from ...
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 ...
A run of big releases from superstar artists is driving a surprise revival in the CD as the format approaches its 40th anniversary, Music Week can reveal.
Based on our ...
