Big news for the UK recorded music market: Utopia Music has swooped for Proper Music Group.
The Swiss music fintech company has acquired one of the leading physical music distributors ...
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 ...
Distribution is set to play an even more central role in every record's success as audiences and outlets diversify, according to a series of industry executives.
With consumer preferences ranging ...
This week we’re celebrating the 100th birthday of HMV.
Execs, artists and broadcasters have already been sharing their memories of the entertainment chain, including in-store appearances from David Bowie ...
Happy birthday, HMV!
Today (July 20) the last music chain officially turns 100 - it was exactly a century ago that composer Sir Edward Elgar opened the famous store on ...
Proper Music Group has agreed a deal with pioneering reggae label VP Records to distribute their catalogue in the UK and Ireland.
The agreement, which sees Proper expand into reggae, dancehall ...
HMV is set to reopen its doors on April 12, as the government eases Covid restrictions on non-essential retail. But what does the future hold for the retail chain ...
It’s official: the vinyl revival is here to stay in 2021.
While the pandemic has clearly hurt CD sales in the last year as HMV and record shops were forced ...
Wienerworld has expanded its deal with Proper Music Distribution.
The renewal of the firms' existing agreement will now see the distributor handle all of Wienerworld’s audio catalogue, in addition to ...
