Following the BPI’s recorded music market figures last week, the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has now issued its numbers for 2022. The preliminary figures - which will be confirmed in ...

With average vinyl prices nearing $30 and manufacturing delays continuing to dog the format, compact discs are gaining in popularity as merch items. By Steve Knopper On March 4, hundreds of metalheads ...

Is 2022 the year that CD finally ends its three decades as the physical format of choice? Based on market data for 2021, that result now almost seems inevitable in value terms. According to figures ...

Independent record labels have expressed worries after a large vinyl distribution company, Utopia Music, has started to involve major labels in its finances. READ MORE: What’s causing the vinyl delay?

Independent labels say their acts have missed out on chart positions because of Utopia’s distribution problems and now there are concerns about Sony and Universal backing the company Vinyl sales ...