HMV has today (May 16) has announced the return of its Vinyl Week initiative to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the 12” 33 ? vinyl LP format. The event will ...
Music retailers have told Music Week they are “super excited” about the return of Arctic Monkeys today (May 11) with Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.
While the band’s sixth ...
The music industry is closely watching the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda for any potential impact on physical retail.
In the joint announcement on agreed terms, the two supermarkets ...
The highly-anticipated return of Arctic Monkeys with an album-focused release strategy is set to be the biggest comeback of the year so far with retailers predicting first week sales of ...
HMV retail director Neil Taylor is stepping up as MD after the announcement of chief executive Ian Topping’s planned retirement.
Topping is set to leave later this year after five ...
1. SHEER MADNESSYou knew Ed Sheeran was the biggest thing in music last year. But did you know he was also the biggest thing in entertainment, full stop?
The ...
Last year, Kingston’s Banquet Records won Music Week’s coveted Independent Retailer Of The Year Award. And, in 2018, they’re still going from strength to strength. Here co-owner Jon Tolley explains ...
New figures from the BPI show that the vinyl revival will experience a further boost in December as consumers turn to the format during the gifting season.
Vinyl has experienced ...
The music business was pondering the implications of Taylor Swift’s streaming holdout, as the superstar’s Reputation album enjoyed huge global sales figures, despite not being available on any streaming platform ...
In one of the closest ever battles between new album releases, Ball & Boe have narrowly beaten Stereophonics for No.1. In one of the first major Q4 contests, Ball ...
