Universal Music Group CEO & chairman Sir Lucian Grainge has promised an “extremely exciting and transformative year” for the company.
In the UMG leader’s annual note to staff, which has ...
Digital and entertainment retail association ERA has issued its preliminary numbers for the past year, and they make encouraging reading for the physical music sector following years of overall decline ...
The BPI has released its market data for 2023, which shows a ninth consecutive annual rise in music consumption.
A record number of streams fuelled market growth in 2023 ...
For the second time in three weeks and third time so far in 2023, the UK’s No.1 album is by a male singer/songwriter from Ireland.
Following in the footsteps of ...
UK recorded music consumption (AES) is up 9.5% so far in 2023.
Music Week’s analysis is based on exclusive market figures and sales data from the Official Charts Company ...
Selling more copies in a week than any album so far in 2023, Ed Sheeran’s sixth full length studio album – (Subtract) maintains his 100% record, debuting at No.1. ...
Returning to No.1 to secure its third week in all at the summit, Miracle does so on consumption of 44,178 units (2,025 digital downloads, 42,153 sales-equivalent streams) for Calvin Harris ...
Metallica are heading for first place this week with their new studio album 72 Seasons.
The record has a total sales figure of 26,461 so far, with 21,538 units made ...
The threat posed by AI for music has been high on the industry agenda in recent months.
Following David Guetta’s (unreleased) Eminem-style AI track, which illustrated the power of ...
Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding are on the way to finish at the top of the singles chart for a third week running, according to the Midweek Sales Flash.
As ...
