Record Store Day 2012 – Full List Of Releases
Ahead of Record Store Day on this Saturday, April 21, here is a full list of releases you can expect from stores across the UK & Ireland. More info here: http://www.recordstoreday.com/ The full UK release list is below: 2Many DJs – ‘As Heard On Radio Soulwax’ Abba – ‘Voulez-Vous’ (Extended Dance Remix)/’If It Wasn’t For … Read more
U.K. Artists Take Biggest Share of US Album Market This Century
British artists’ share of the US albums market accounted for approximately 1 in every 8 albums sold in 2011, according to new figures released by the BPI. According to the data, 30 albums by U.K. acts sold over 100,000 units in the US last year, a 25% increase on 2010. The BPI believes that the … Read more
UK Music Market Sees 25% Digital Growth
Digital formats now account for 35.4% of record industry trade income in the U.K, after digital sales in the UK music industry rose 24.7% to £281.6 million from £225.8 million in 2010. In total that is an 8% rise on the previous year. The growth is largely attributed to a 43.2% rise in digital album … Read more
Kenny Rogers Sues Capitol Records Over Royalties
Kenny Rogers is suing Capitol Records for their failure to pay out royalties owed to him through digital downloads of his music, as well as the use of his music in ringtones. According to a suit filed in the District Court of Tennessee , the complaint alleges that Capitol Records failed to pay Rogers for … Read more
Kobalt Music Sign Gotye To Publishing Deal
Kobalt Music has signed Australian based artist Gotye to an international music publishing deal, with the exception of Austrlia and New Zealand, where independent music firm Alberts represents the Gotye. Originally born in Belgum, Gotye’s music is released through his own record label, Samples’N’Seconds Records His music is licensed through Fairfax/Universal Republic in North America, … Read more
iTunes Revenue Tops $6 Billion In 2011
Global iTunes sales rose to $6 billion for 2011, up roughly 55% from about $4.2 billion in calendar year 2011 (Apple’s first fiscal quarter is the fourth quarter of the calendar year). In the last quarter of 2011, ended December 31, global sales from iTunes came in at $1.7 billion. The figures released by Apple includes all content … Read more
Iggy Pop Named Ambassador For Record Store Day 2012
Record Store Day has named Iggy Pop as their ambassador for 2012. Set to take place on April 21, Record Store Day sees exclusive releases and special shows take place around the world to celebrate independent record shops. For more information on Record Store Day click the link below. Record Store Day 2012
Folk Music Sales Rise 20% In The UK
Folk music sales in the UK rose by 20% in 2011, thanks to big selling artists like Laura Marling, Bellowhead, and Gillian Welch. The BPI stated that despite the huge rise in sales, folk music still only accounts for a minority of UK album sales with a mere 1.6% of the market. In addition to … Read more
The Top 20 UK Rock Singles & Albums Of 2011
The Official Charts Company has released the results of the biggest selling rock acts in the UK over the last 12 months. Unsurprisingly, Coldplay topped the list in both albums and singles. Coldplay’s ‘Mylo Xyloto‘ set a UK Chart record by selling 83,000 digital copies in its first week, the highest first week sales of … Read more
HMV To Stock More Vinyl
HMV has confirmed to NME, that they will stock more vinyl this year due to demand from customers. The announcement comes after HMV announced a significant drop of 8.1% in sales throughout it’s 252 stores over the Christmas period. HMV told NME today that: “A lot of customers have been asking us to increase the … Read more
