MMF backs ban on streaming exclusives
The Music Managers Forum has reiterated its stance against streaming exclusives in the wake of Universal's reported ban. MMF CEO Annabella Coldrick (pictured ...
Viola Beach’s posthumous No.1 album has given the band “the legacy that they deserve” according to Communion Records, which helped the families distribute and promote the record.
Released on the ...
ELO (The Electric Light Orchestra) return to the top of the albums chart for the first time in nearly 35 years, with their 2005 compilation All Over The World: The ...
The UK music industry celebrated another boost in the second quarter of 2016, with overall music consumption up 5% year-on-year.
Using the Album Equivalent Sales measurement, which comprises physical and ...
BMG’s CEO Hartwig Masuch told Music Week that the company is “the only viable international alternative to the majors,” as he hailed the success of Rick Astley’s recent album as ...
SoundCloud to roll out subscription service
Following the multi-territory European licensing agreement signed with publishing giant Sony/ATV Music in April, SoundCloud finally has “everyone aligned” to launch its subscription service ...
The Lumineers’ record sales would be impressive for any genre in any era. For a 21st century folk rock band, they verge on the remarkable. The Denver band’s self-titled 2012 ...
Swedish singer-songwriter José González’s Vestiges & Claws has won IMPALA’s Independent Album Of The Year Award.
Released in February 2015 by Stockholm-based Imperial Recordings, Vestiges & Claws is González’s third solo ...
If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has passed the one million sales milestone.
Released by Sony Music Entertainment at the end of October, the album ...
