New revenue figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) showed that vinyl now outsells CD in terms of value.
In the current issue of Music Week, we quiz ...
HMV has reported increasing revenue and profits for the 2021-22 financial year.
Parent company Sunrise Records & Entertainment operated 114 HMV and Fopp stores as well as an e-commerce site ...
Wet Leg will soon have a gold-certified album: the duo’s self-titled debut is currently on 96,695 sales (Official Charts Company).
In the current issue of Music Week, we profile ...
Following the BPI’s recorded music market figures last week, the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has now issued its numbers for 2022.
The preliminary figures - which will be confirmed in ...
Geoff Taylor has been a familiar figure in the UK music industry for more than 15 years.
As chief executive of the BPI, BRITs & Mercury Prize, he was often ...
AIM’s newly-appointed CEO Silvia Montello has spoken to Music Week about the performance of the independent sector.
Montello takes over at AIM at the end of this month. It follows ...
The UK recorded music market increased again in 2022 - the eighth consecutive year of growth.
According to figures released by the BPI, UK recorded music consumption (AES) was ...
New releases lead a predicted 15th consecutive annual uplift in vinyl LP sales, with eight of the year’s Top 10 sellers released in 2022.
Newly released albums are claiming an ...
Taylor Swift’s Midnights is this year’s Christmas No.1 album, following a chart contest with Cliff Richard and Michael Buble.
At one point, it looked as if Midnights’ streaming total in ...
Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Liam Gallagher and Wet Leg have helped to boost vinyl in 2022. But the retail sector is under pressure amid questions ...
