UK Music has released its annual economic report, This Is Music 2023, which outlines the economic contribution the UK music industry makes to the economy.
The report reveals UK ...
Polydor is riding high at the moment with a huge UK No.1 album from the Rolling Stones. Hackney Diamonds opened with staggering sales of 72,204 (Official Charts Company).
Charting ...
British recorded music exports grew by a record amount in 2022, as the success of UK artists on streaming services helped to take the annual total above £700 million for ...
Physical sales don’t count for much in the all-streaming digital age, accounting for just 0.33% of singles consumption year-to-date, but they can and do swing things occasionally. This is just ...
Spotify has unveiled its 2022 Wrapped campaign and personalised user experience.
The year-end data reveals the top artists, songs, albums and podcasts for its 456 million listeners around the world. ...
UK record labels invested £494.8 million supporting artists’ careers and development in 2021 through A&R, marketing and promotion – more than double their investment in 2016.
The new figures have ...
The value of British recorded music exports grew by 13.7% to a new annual high of £590.8 million in 2021, according to new figures released by the BPI.
The 2021 ...
Polydor Records president Ben Mortimer has been busy making changes at the label.
Following the departure of co-president Tom March for Geffen in the US, Music Week can exclusively ...
Polydor Records retained their A&R Award at the Music Week Awards 2022, following success with breakthrough stars including Sam Fender, Holly Humberstone, Celeste, Nathan Evans, Inhaler, Glass Animals, ...
Universal Music Publishing Group has confirmed that it's signed Dave Bayley of Glass Animals to an exclusive global publishing agreement.
Glass Animals topped the US Hot 100 and Spotify Global ...