24th Apr 2013
Now trending: Twitter #Music

Following its launch to selected ‘Influencers’ last week, Twitter #Music has been officially unleashed. The new service has many of the features previously predicted and Twitter users can find tracks with a single tap through integration with Rdio, Spotify and iTunes.
11th Apr 2013
Ding Dong, digital isn’t dead

As ‘Ding Dong the witch is dead’ moves ever closer to the top of the singles chart, the Official Charts Company has announced that the total number of digital singles sold in the UK hit 1 billion at the beginning of this week.Since legal downloading was introduced in 2004, 50 digital retailers have reported to the OCC that sales have climbed to over three million each week, with 188.6 million tracks sold in 2012- a 6% increase on 2011, with Adele’s ‘Someone like you’ as the overall top seller.
3rd Apr 2013
DEA delays: Take a Chancellor on me

The Creative Coalition Campaign (CCC), has written a letter directly addressed to Chancellor George Osborne (pictured) raising concerns over the continued delay of the Digital Economy Act.
20th Mar 2013
Digital over 50% this year?

BPI Chairman and Generator Board Member Tony Wadsworth CBE has stated that he thinks digital revenues in the UK will this year climb to over 50% of total revenue. Wadsworth was speaking at the Radiodays conference in Berlin this week and he said: “I believe we are at the start of something big in the consumption of digital entertainment, especially music.”
20th Mar 2013
Universal: Like a Virgin

Universal Music has announced the formation of Virgin EMI Records in the UK, a new label that will effectively bring together Virgin and Mercury Records with a combined roster of Elton John, Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Rihanna, Jake Bugg, Emeli Sandé and Taylor Swift alongside emerging artists such as Chvrches, you might say that it's off to a stronger commercial start than the majority of new
5th Mar 2013
UK Music unearth funding “goldmine”

Trade association UK Music has discovered what it refers to as a “goldmine” of Government-backed finance schemes that could potentially provide millions of pounds worth of funding for music companies. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has this week released ‘The SME Access to Finance Schemes report’, which despite the less than alluring title is a guide for labels, management companies, recording studios and other small music businesses to various lending and investment schemes.
5th Mar 2013
IFPI: Party like it's 1999

The IFPI has revealed that the global value of the recorded music industry grew for the first time since 1999 last year, with digital formats now representing 34% of the total market. The international trade body’s new ‘Digital Music Report’ states that the industry grew by 0.3% in 2012 with digital revenues reaching $5.6bn, a 9% increase year on year.
5th Mar 2013
AIM: Get Connected

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has revealed the initial line-up for its Music Connected conference, taking place on April 17 at Glaziers Hall in London. The conference will feature speakers from PIAS, Hospital Records and Eagle Rock Entertainment discussing how to build a successful YouTube Channel.
25th Feb 2013
Met moves on ticketing

A new report from the Met Police supports ongoing calls for legislation to shut down fraudulent ticket sales estimated at £40m a year alongside regulation for the secondary ticketing market.
18th Feb 2013
BMG / Sanctuary: You really got me

BMG may have lost out to Warner on the Parlophone sale last week but the group has reportedly snapped up Sanctuary from Universal for around £40m, as the divestment deals surrounding the EMI takeover continue to rumble throughout the recording and publishing sectors.