Record Store Day has announced that Noel Gallagher is the official ambassador for this year’s vinyl celebrations.
Record Store Day’s 2021 edition takes place over two vinyl drops on June ...
It’s official: the vinyl revival is here to stay.
As Music Week revealed in our Q1 analysis, sales of vinyl LPs were up 16.1% year-on-year in the first three ...
Despite multiple lockdowns, record shops have kept physical music alive during the pandemic as they switched to new trading models, including collection and online orders.
April 12 is the ...
Shame have returned with Drunk Tank Pink (Dead Oceans), the follow-up to their acclaimed LP Songs Of Praise.
The indie punk band from South London made an impact three years ...
As the UK nations settle into January Covid lockdowns, the impact appears to be clear in terms of physical music sales.
While music chains such as HMV and indie retailers ...
With record stores across the country once again forced to close their doors because of the lockdown in England, the UK record business is relaunching the #RecordStoreOfTheDay campaign. ...
Indie retailers and HMV stores across England have been shuttered as the government launched a nationwide lockdown until December 2.
In the latest issue of Music Week, we ...
Rough Trade has revealed its trading plan during the English lockdown, which takes effect from Thursday (November 5).
Because they are considered non-essential, record shops are unable to open ...
Music Week is monitoring the impact of the Covid-19 spread around the globe on the biz.
The outbreak has already led to the cancellation of Glastonbury and hardship fund initiatives ...
Finally, here’s some good news for physical music sales.
According to the latest Official Charts Company data, sales for the past week were back to pre-Covid 19 levels.
