Underestimate the importance of stellar distribution at your peril. In this special report, Music Week gathers a trio of industry players to discuss where physical and digital distribution fits into the modern music business landscape…

WORDS: JAMES HANLEY

To the uninitiated, getting new music into record shops, supermarkets and online stores might seem like a straightforward task, but the reality is quite different. Indeed, there is a lot more to distribution than meets the eye.

“The majority of labels tend ...