5. April 2011 15:12
by
Julian
SXSW celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, but 2011 was the first time that I have attended the event myself despite - I’m almost ashamed to say - a music industry career of roughly the same length. Anyway, I thought that a few weeks after the actual SXSW week (with a bit distance and ho...
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16. November 2010 16:53
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Rob
Today’s announcement that The Beatles are on sale at iTunes ends one of the great sagas of the download age. From today customers can either buy albums or cherry pick tracks, no doubt causing betting shops the length and breadth of the country to hurriedly dust off their old books and offer odds on ...
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13. October 2010 11:12
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Rob
The signs are already here. Garish tinsel is beginning to adorn shopping emporiums across the nation. Glove and scarf wearing has become mandatory rather than a mere fashion choice. X-Factor has reached the live finals. Yes, it’s almost – whisper it – Christmas.
Ok, so it’s only the middle of O...
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17. September 2010 16:24
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Chris
There were welcome increases in both the singles and albums markets in August, our monthly analyses showing that album sales rose by 4% while the singles market experienced a 10% increase, the highest since February. In the albums market digital sales continued to record strong growth, up by 37%. Al...
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8. September 2010 09:58
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Rob
While the rather nebulous aim of the Mercury Prize is a bit of a sticking point for some industry commentators (complaints can usually be filed under the heading ‘What Exactly Is It Rewarding?’), I’ve never personally had too much of a problem with it. And neither, I suspect, have any of this year’s...
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19. August 2010 16:43
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Chris
The July market information report by the BPI’s Research Department is now available for members to download here. In addition to the usual data series on the singles, album and music video markets it features:
• A look at first week sales in the albums market for the period January to July. T...
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18. August 2010 17:03
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Rob
This week sees the release of a new album by Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier. It is the band’s 15th studio album in a career that has now lasted – since its earliest incarnation – an incredible 35 years. Although existing outside what many would define as ‘the mainstream’ they have sold an estimated...
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6. August 2010 15:13
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Julian
The 7th annual BPI/UKTI Trade mission to Japan is happening this week and below is a daily blog from delegate Brett Leboff, whose company Monumental Music Group is looking for licensing deals and touring opportunities in Japan.
Brett Leboff
Monumental Music Group
Today I didn'...
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6. August 2010 15:12
by
Julian
The 7th annual BPI/UKTI Trade mission to Japan is happening this week and below is a daily blog from delegate Brett Leboff, whose company Monumental Music Group is looking for licensing deals and touring opportunities in Japan.
Brett Leboff
Monumental Music Group
So after gett...
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6. August 2010 15:11
by
Julian
The 7th annual BPI/UKTI Trade mission to Japan is happening this week and below is a daily blog from delegate Brett Leboff, whose company Monumental Music Group is looking for licensing deals and touring opportunities in Japan.
Brett Leboff
Monumental Music Group
Having gone to bed...
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