National Album Day returns on Saturday, October 17, 2026 with this year’s theme celebrating music icons – covering legendary, cultural and contemporary artists and recordings.
Last year’s National Album Day ...
Record Store Day has reported its largest ever event with sales up 25% on 2025 and record-breaking footfall at independent retailers.
Independent record shops across the UK and Ireland celebrated ...
With No.1 albums already this year from Olivia Dean, Robbie Williams, Louis Tomlinson, Charli XCX, Mumford & Sons and Gorillaz, UK acts are enjoying their best albums chart ...
Harry Styles is back with his much-anticipated fourth album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally (Columbia) – and now we await the opening week result.
Ahead of the release, Styles gave ...
Research from digital entertainment and retail association ERA shows physical record shops continuing to grow in strength driven by the growth in vinyl sales. Sales of the format are ...
With a run of huge albums from superstars including Harry Styles, Raye, Bruno Mars and BTS, execs across labels, retail and DSPs assess the market impact
Industry figures have shared ...
Record Store Day UK has revealed this year’s list of exclusives and special releases available in independent record shops on Saturday, April 18.
The RSD 2026 line-up includes releases from ...
The latest figures from digital and entertainment retail association ERA show solid growth for streaming and a further surge for vinyl.
Following the BPI unit figures, ERA has ...
The UK music industry is facing up to the prospect of a rapidly maturing streaming market.
While there remains optimism about further growth in the years ahead, the slowing rate ...
Music Week crunches the Q3 numbers on streaming in the UK and quizzes industry figures on key issues including price rises and ad-funded services
The UK music industry is facing ...
