If Q2 was one of the most difficult quarters in the history of music retail, Q3 saw the fightback begin. Despite the ongoing disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, ...
The new edition of Music Week is our jumbo-sized Q4 preview special as we look forward to the biggest releases coming our way between now and the end of the ...
Market SharesIf there’s been an unusual degree of volatility in the market shares in recent quarters, things reverted to type in Q3, at least for two of the three ...
TalentEd Sheeran. Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran. If the solo maestro was a football team, he’d be Real Madrid, as he once again steamrollered the opposition to make ÷ the ...
Market TrendsQ3 is usually the runt of the year’s litter. An unloved three months when most of the biz is sunning itself in Ibiza and the big releases are ...
The music business was celebrating another big boost to music consumption in Q3, after even a slow summer release schedule failed to dent runaway growth.
BPI figures show Album Equivalent ...
Are you bored of reading the phrase “streaming-fuelled growth” yet? No, didn’t think so.
Which is good, because Q3 followed the pattern set by Q1 and Q2: falling actual sales ...
