After almost 1,000 No.1 albums & singles, CEO Martin Talbot to step down at Official Charts Company

It’s the end of an era for the charts. After nearly two decades, Martin Talbot is stepping down as chief executive of the Official Charts Company, Music Week can reveal. Since 2007, he has overseen almost 1,000 No.1 singles and albums at the Official Charts Company. Talbot has taken the ...

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UMG makes strategic investment in Thai music label What The Duck

Universal Music Group has made a strategic investment in leading Thai music label What The Duck. What The Duck founder Moy Samkwan Tonsompong will become managing director ...

Harry Styles does chart double with huge sales... and helps UK acts to best No.1 run in a decade

Harry Styles has outperformed even his own incredible sales record with new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally (Columbia). The UK star’s fourth studio album has debuted ...

As James Blake returns, Good Boy Records reveals revenue-sharing deal structure for new album

Independent label Good Boy Records has unveiled the collaborative deal structure behind James Blake’s new album Trying Times. Blake was first introduced to Good Boy Records through ...

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