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US and UK Vinyl Sales Crack 30-Year Highs Following Record Holiday Performance

December 29, 2021

Vinyl sales are continuing to grow in both the US and the UK, according to newly released data, with stateside fans having reportedly purchased 2.11 million vinyl albums during the seven days ending on Decemb... Read More...

Diddy Rescues Sean John Clothing Company From Bankruptcy With $7.6 Million Bid

Dylan Smith

December 22, 2021

Diddy, whose full name is Sean John Combs, has officially bought his Sean John clothing company out of bankruptcy for about $7.6 million, legal documents have revealed. 52-year-old Diddy had sold a majority... Read More...

Eric Clapton Sues a German Widow for Selling an $11 Bootleg CD on eBay — And Wins

Ashley King

December 19, 2021

A German woman listed an Eric Clapton CD on eBay for $11 – and was successfully sued by the musician. The woman listed the CD on the online marketplace after her husband passed away. But she didn't expect th... Read More...

Rare David Bowie Recording From 1965 Heads to Auction

Ashley King

December 15, 2021

A British auctioneer says it expects bids in the 'thousands of dollars' range for a rare 1965 recording of David Bowie. Wessex Auction Rooms will sell the vinyl recording of Bowie from when he fronted the ba... Read More...

The Three Major Labels Form Pact to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050

Ashley King

December 15, 2021

All three major record labels have signed a pact to become carbon neutral by 2050. Here's what it means. Sony, Universal, and Warner will seek to halve their carbon emissions by 2030. The three labels will h... Read More...

Stella McCartney Drops a Beatles Merch Collection — $105 Socks, $375 Sneakers, $1,095 Sweatpants

Ashley King

December 10, 2021

Fashion designer Stella McCartney has debuted a new Beatles merch collection. The collection is tied to the release of the documentary "The Beatles: Get Back," which hit Disney+ last month. The fashion colle... Read More...

Qrates Adds Cassettes to Its Indie Vinyl Production Platform, Making It a One-Stop-Shop for Artists Looking To Sell

Steph K

December 9, 2021

As demand for physical releases continues to grow, vinyl crowdfunding pioneers Qrates look towards cassettes as the next frontier in independent revenue building. The following article comes from Qrates, a p... Read More...

What’s the Best Selling Album of 2021?

Ashley King

November 30, 2021

Curious to know what's the best-selling album of 2021? Plenty of music titans dropped albums this year – here's a peek at the numbers. Adele's 30 smashed opening week album sales with 839,000 album-equivalen... Read More...

Are Wired Earphones Making a Comeback?

Dylan Smith

November 22, 2021

Despite the widespread availability (and popularity) of wireless headphones, some music fans are opting to use wired earphones – prompting observers to speculate that the wire-equipped variation could be pois... Read More...

Universal Music Releases Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ 30th Anniversary Album Editions — With the Original Cover

Dylan Smith

November 12, 2021

Evidently unfazed by the shocking child-pornography lawsuit filed by Spencer Elden, the individual who appeared on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind (1991) as a baby, Geffen and Universal Music Enterprises (UM... Read More...

Rihanna ‘Rih-Issues’ Albums on Colored Vinyl – 8 Studio Albums Get Special Treatment

Ashley King

November 8, 2021

Rihanna has announced a 'rih-issue' of her eight studio albums in a special collection. The pop star released a boxed set of her work five years ago – but this new set of reissues is much more unique. It fea... Read More...

Qrates and Fat Beats Partner for In-Store Distribution of ‘Select’ Press-to-Order Vinyl

Ashley King

November 5, 2021

Qrates and Fat Beats have partnered for in-store distribution of select press-to-order vinyl projects. The distribution deal with Fat Beats includes access to a network of hundreds of independent record stor... Read More...

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US and UK Vinyl Sales Crack 30-Year Highs Following Record Holiday Performance

Diddy Rescues Sean John Clothing Company From Bankruptcy With $7.6 Million Bid

Eric Clapton Sues a German Widow for Selling an $11 Bootleg CD on eBay — And Wins

Rare David Bowie Recording From 1965 Heads to Auction

The Three Major Labels Form Pact to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050

Stella McCartney Drops a Beatles Merch Collection — $105 Socks, $375 Sneakers, $1,095 Sweatpants

Qrates Adds Cassettes to Its Indie Vinyl Production Platform, Making It a One-Stop-Shop for Artists Looking To Sell

What’s the Best Selling Album of 2021?

Are Wired Earphones Making a Comeback?

Universal Music Releases Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ 30th Anniversary Album Editions — With the Original Cover

Rihanna ‘Rih-Issues’ Albums on Colored Vinyl – 8 Studio Albums Get Special Treatment

Qrates and Fat Beats Partner for In-Store Distribution of ‘Select’ Press-to-Order Vinyl