ERA CEO Kim Bayley called it “the Christmas from hell”. And HMV blamed dismal December trading – albeit more in video than music – for it going into administration just ...
While the music industry is celebrating continued growth with new figures from the BPI and ERA, the potential loss of HMV is a dark cloud looming over the start of ...
Decca has unleashed a salvo of big Q4 albums in recent weeks - and almost all of them have hit the mark.
Andrea Bocelli and Rod Stewart have both had ...
Michael Bublé and Warner Bros Records UK are celebrating a big No.1 in a major sales week for Q4.
Love, the Canadian crooner’s 10th solo album, won the huge ...
John Hirst, HMV’s head of music, has told Music Week that the retailer’s online sales are its “big success story” of 2018 as figures showed that the chain overtook ...
Despite a challenging year for the overall market in physical music, the retail sector has told Music Week of its optimism about the Q4 release schedule.
“It looks stronger ...
In the new, monster-sized issue of Music Week, we present our annual Q4 preview and look ahead to the biz's busiest time of the year. For our huge cover ...
We’re at the all-important Q4 stage of the year for labels and retailers - but have the biggest sellers of the year already been decided?
Based on figures up to ...
Matthew Healy of The 1975 has described the band’s fans as “the air in the lungs of the band”.
Healy, frontman for the Manchester quartet, was speaking to Music Week ...
