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 ...
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 ...
Music Week has published analysis that reveals the increasing longevity of successful catalogue releases thanks to streaming.
In the new edition of the monthly magazine, we investigate how DSPs ...
Executives have spoken about the growing importance of catalogue as the industry makes the transition from an albums purchase model to streaming consumption.
Based on Music Week analysis, the average ...
In the first quarter of 2021, Olivia Rodrigo was riding high with Drivers License (Geffen/Polydor), the biggest seller of the first three months of the year after nine weeks at ...
With the rapid growth of TikTok, there are increasing opportunities for heritage acts to reach multiple demographics on the platform.
Newly promoted to head of marketing at Parlophone, Anya Du ...
Warner Music Group has announced financial results for the period ended March 31, 2021.
Revenue in the major’s fiscal Q2 was up 16.7% (12.8% in constant currency) year-on-year. Revenue increases in ...
Hipgnosis is buying big again in 2021.
The song management company and its investment adviser have announced that the latest acquisition is for 50% of Neil Young’s worldwide copyright and ...
Hipgnosis Songs has acquired a portfolio of 42 catalogues from Kobalt Music Copyrights for $322.9 million (£250.2m).
The investment was funded with the net proceeds from Hipgnosis’ equity fundraising in ...
Is Doug Putman the saviour of physical entertainment?
Following the Sunrise Records owner and CEO’s acquisition of HMV, he’s certainly a popular man in the UK music industry – ...
