The Entertainment Retailers Association has just released its 2022 Yearbook, which is essential reading for those who closely follow the UK music market’s performance.
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Dave has seen the biggest BRITs boost for physical music, according to sales data from HMV.
The UK rap star, who won Best Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act, has seen demand for ...
The UK recorded music industry’s growth trajectory continued in 2021, albeit without the double-digit streaming gains of former years
That’s partly a sign of a maturing market, but also ...
David Bowie’s long lost Toy album has finally appeared and it’s delivered a Top 5 result with strong physical sales.
Based on Official Charts Company data and Music Week analysis ...
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 ...
