New figures from ERA reveal the full extent of the vinyl revival and its impact on the physical music market.
For the first time in two decades, the Entertainment Retailers ...
The figures are in for the end-of-year charts and - no surprise - Adele and Ed Sheeran have come out on top.
Adele’s comeback album 30 (Columbia) went double platinum ...
Recorded music consumption in the UK increased by 2.5% year-on-year in 2021, with 159.3 million albums or their equivalent either streamed or purchased across all formats.
The Album Equivalent Streams ...
While full-year 2021 music consumption figures – which will include 2021’s streaming data – will be released on January 4, 2022, the BPI has today (December 29) given a glimpse into some ...
Universal Music Group is targeting further growth opportunities as the newly-public company aims to consolidate its market leadership.
UMG’s extensively trailed IPO underlined the strength of the global streaming economy.
The past 12 months has seen a high-stakes argument about the future direction of the music business, which increased in volume during the hearings for the DCMS Committee inquiry into ...
A group of leading music companies have signed a wide-ranging commitment to ‘decarbonise’ the global music business in alignment with the latest science on climate change.
Initiated by the ...
Kevin Brennan MP introduced his much-trailed Private Member’s Bill on proposed reforms to musicians’ remuneration in the House Of Commons.
The second reading of Brennan’s music streaming Bill took place ...
MPs will debate a Private Member’s Bill from Kevin Brennan on Friday (December 3) that proposes far-reaching reforms to the music industry.
Following the DCMS Committee streaming investigation, in ...
Cross-party MPs, artists and musicians are backing a Parliamentary Bill - published today - which presents legislative solutions on streaming remuneration for artists and composers. But the proposals have ...
