Dave on course for third No.1 album with The Boy Who Played The Harp

Dave is in pole position for No.1 in the albums chart this week with The Boy Who Played The Harp. According to the Midweek sales flash, the UK rap star, songwriter and producer is currently out in front with consumption of 27,884 units (17,952 physical, 240 downloads and 9,692 from ...

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Primary Wave makes two key promotions across sync and creative teams

MusicBird acquires producer income from estate of Rick Parashar

Reservoir and PopArabia make MENA acquisitions

2025 Artist & Manager Awards to honour Wolf Alice, Ash and alt-J manager Stephen "Tav" Taverner

Chart boost for Sam Fender following Mercury Prize win and release of Elton John collaboration

Sam Fender has seen a chart boost following his Mercury Prize win for People Watching in Newcastle (October 16). Following his victory, consumption of Fender’s third album has ...

IMPALA report finds 'significant risks' for indie sector's cultural diversity from Downtown deal

A new paper published by IMPALA predicts that the proposed Downtown acquisition by UMG’s Virgin Music carries “significant risks for both the quantity and diversity of independent releases”. ...

National Album Day makes sales impact with rock edition

National Album Day’s rock edition has helped to deliver a boost in physical sales. In what has been described as the initiative’s strongest year to date, Official ...

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