If Q2 was one of the most difficult quarters in the history of music retail, Q3 saw the fightback begin. Despite the ongoing disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, vinyl sales surged and streaming continued to grow. Music Week analyses the latest data and grills top label execs on the biz’s big comeback…

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In football, a team’s capacity to recover quickly after a setback is known by pundits as ‘bouncebackability’.

The music business hasn’t really had an ...