2024 was another good year for independent music in the UK.
As well as Arctic Monkeys being named as the most streamed domestic act by Spotify in the UK, there ...
With sales growth continuing for vinyl and even CD seeing a rise in sales revenue in the past year, there’s a positive mood in the physical sector for the year ...
HMV returned to London’s Oxford Street at the end of 2023, as the company reported growth for both vinyl and CD over the past 12 months. Here, HMV, Fopp and ...
Digital and entertainment retail association ERA has issued its preliminary numbers for the past year, and they make encouraging reading for the physical music sector following years of overall decline ...
The BPI has released its market data for 2023, which shows a ninth consecutive annual rise in music consumption.
A record number of streams fuelled market growth in 2023 ...
Vinyl LP purchases have risen for the 16th consecutive year in the UK in 2023.
While that’s not so surprising, what is perhaps unexpected is that vinyl sales are growing ...
Jaxsta changed its name to Vinyl Group this month.
The company relaunches with a pledge to provide tech solutions that connect and give credit to the global creator economy. Vinyl ...
Key Production is staging an exhibition showcasing iconic albums on vinyl released in 1990, to mark the anniversary of the company’s founding that year.
Titled the ‘33 & 1/3 Vinyl ...
HMV owner Doug Putman has told Music Week it’s “fantastic” to have a London flagship store once again.
The entertainment retail chain is returning to its historic site at 363 ...
For Record Store Day – Black Friday, Michael Simon, president & CEO of HFA and Rumblefish, looks at the format’s importance for artists, rights-holders and fans…
It’s almost Record ...
