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Adele breaks records as 30 debuts at No.1 with huge sales

Adele has broken some chart records with her latest No.1 album. 30 (Columbia) debuted at the summit with sales of 261,856, according to the Official Charts Company. It’s the biggest weekly sale since Ed Sheeran’s ÷ posted 206,411 in its third week at No.1 in March 2017. The result puts ...

Distiller Music Group makes series of key appointments

Nathan Evans maintains his grip on the Music Moves Europe Talent Chart

Oasis co-manager Alec McKinlay talks Knebworth and building an 'evergreen part of the catalogue'

Partisan's Zena White on the industry's vinyl problem

TikTok's Paul Hourican on Ed Sheeran's livestream and Glass Animals' global impact

The power of TikTok has been one of the consistent themes of 2021. Breakthrough star PinkPantheress has made a big impression on the platform this year. The UK ...

BPI Council election: Stefania Passamonte and Alice Dyson to represent independent labels

The BPI has announced Stefania Passamonte as a newly elected member on the BPI Council representing independent labels, and the re-election of Alice Dyson. Stefania Passamonte is director ...

Amazon Music backs new FAC Step Up Fund

Amazon Music and the Featured Artists Coalition have announced the launch of the FAC Step Up Fund. The FAC Step Up Fund will provide financial support and a ...

Music Week Features

Republic Records appoints Wendy Goldstein and Jim Roppo as co-presidents

ASM Global expands in Asia Pacific region

Inside The Beatles' Disney+ documentary with Giles Martin and Orla Lee-Fisher

Cherry Red's Iain McNay steps down from BPI Council

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