Although probably no one will begrudge Amazon prioritizing essential goods and services during a pandemic, the company’s decision to put a temporary halt to incoming shipments of physical media is ...
Last fall, Steve Harkins was conducting a routine check on a shipment of records and CDs at Ingram Entertainment, a wholesale music distributor headquartered in Tennessee. Instead of vinyl, though, ...
"The vinyl itself has a nice sound to it, but I don't believe it has the best songs from the album on it," she says. "The album," in her wording, refers to the digital version of Tha Carter VI that ...
There was a good news story for physical music this week – a new Taylor Swift album set for release on October. In the latest edition of Music Week, we speak to industry figures about the surprise 2.8 ...
Forgive the sound of a broken record: Vinyl’s comeback is still going strong. Streaming may be today’s dominant music format, but revenues from vinyl albums are on track to top a staggering $1 billion ...
In recent years some headlines have cast an increase in sales for vinyl LPs — once considered a casualty of the CD era — as something like a beacon of hope for the struggling music industry. The ...
“It’s still a little damp,” Stefan Mitterer warns as he ushers me inside his cozy Berlin flat. The Norwegian DJ accidentally left the hot water in his bathtub gushing full blast while away for a week ...
The physical music market is set for another boost with today’s Record Store Day Black Friday celebration (November 28). This year’s collection features releases from Sam Fender & Olivia Dean, Fred ...