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Catalog Music’s Consumption Share Is Still Growing, Report Says — As Vinyl Sales Show Signs of Cooling Down

July 14, 2022

Photo Credit: Victrola Global and domestic streams continued to grow by double digits during 2022’s opening half, and catalog releases accounted for about 72.4 percent of stateside music consumption, accordin... Read More...

Vinyl Record Manufacturers Still Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

Ashley King

July 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Erik Mclean Manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with vinyl record demand forty years after CDs nearly killed off the record format. Major record labels sold or dismantled their vinyl pre... Read More...

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Distributor Alliance Entertainment Is Going Public On the New York Stock Exchange

Ashley King

June 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Samuel Regan-Asante Alliance Entertainment is going public via a special acquisition (SPAC) merger. Here's what we know. Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp. has announced a deal with Adara Acq... Read More...

New Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Planned In Southern California — But Will This Loosen the Logjam?

Ashley King

June 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Joyce G A new vinyl pressing plant will begin operations in Southern California in 2023 to meet high demand. Fidelity Record Pressing says it aims to be the country's "premier vinyl production ... Read More...

Bob Dylan to Auction ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ Recording On T Bone Burnett’s Ionic Original Format — Bids Could Top $1.25 Million

Dylan Smith

May 25, 2022

T Bone Burnett, who developed the Ionic Original format that Bob Dylan used for his rerecording of "Blowin' in the Wind." Photo Credit: Kulturvultur One month ago, T Bone Burnett unveiled an analog audio form... Read More...

Harry Styles’ New Album Breaks Modern-Era Vinyl Sales Record

Ashley King

May 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Ianthebush / CC by 2.0 Harry Styles has broken a modern-era vinyl sales record after just three days with his latest album, Harry's House. The vinyl edition of the album released on May 20 and ... Read More...

Nottingham Music Shop ‘Windblowers’ to Close After Almost 40 Years

Ashley King

May 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Paul Robinson / CC by 2.0 A Nottingham music shop could disappear without a new owner. Windblowers on Derby Road has been open for nearly 40 years. Opened by David Oldershaw and Margaret Frogso... Read More...

Verve/UMe’s Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series ‘Acoustic Sounds’ Announces Slate of 2022 Releases

Ashley King

May 5, 2022

Photo Credit: Wim van Rossem / Anefo / CC by 1.0 Acoustic Sounds, Verve/UMe's analog-only vinyl reissue series, announces their scheduled releases for 2022. In its third year, the series will focus on some of... Read More...

SGA, SCL & MCNA ‘Extremely Pleased’ With Mechanical Royalty Rate Increase Decision In the US — Here’s Their Statement

Paul Resnikoff

May 5, 2022

Major label and publishing conglomerates Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, as well as other publishers represented by the NMPA, have tentatively agreed to increase mecha... Read More...

T Bone Burnett Announces a New Analog Audio Format, Tested With Bob Dylan

Ashley King

April 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Steve Rhodes / CC by 3.0 T Bone Burnett has developed a new analog audio format he's calling Ionic Originals. Bob Dylan is the first test subject. Bob Dylan has re-recorded some of his classic ... Read More...

Taylor Swift Ignites Record Store Day 2022 With Limited Edition Vinyls

Ashley King

April 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Clem Onojeghuo Record Store Day is helping reignite the world's love of vinyl music – and Taylor Swift is leading the charge. Swift was selected as the global ambassador for Record Store Day th... Read More...

How the CRB Blew Out the NMPA’s Gaslight on Songwriters

Jody Dunitz

April 19, 2022

Vinyl records, one of several physical formats judged as 'de minimis' by the NMPA (photo: Bru-nO) The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) tried valiantly to serve the labels, its real patrons, in th... Read More...

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Catalog Music’s Consumption Share Is Still Growing, Report Says — As Vinyl Sales Show Signs of Cooling Down

Vinyl Record Manufacturers Still Struggling to Keep Up With Demand

Distributor Alliance Entertainment Is Going Public On the New York Stock Exchange

New Vinyl Record Pressing Plant Planned In Southern California — But Will This Loosen the Logjam?

Bob Dylan to Auction ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ Recording On T Bone Burnett’s Ionic Original Format — Bids Could Top $1.25 Million

Harry Styles’ New Album Breaks Modern-Era Vinyl Sales Record

Nottingham Music Shop ‘Windblowers’ to Close After Almost 40 Years

Verve/UMe’s Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series ‘Acoustic Sounds’ Announces Slate of 2022 Releases

SGA, SCL & MCNA ‘Extremely Pleased’ With Mechanical Royalty Rate Increase Decision In the US — Here’s Their Statement

T Bone Burnett Announces a New Analog Audio Format, Tested With Bob Dylan

Taylor Swift Ignites Record Store Day 2022 With Limited Edition Vinyls

How the CRB Blew Out the NMPA’s Gaslight on Songwriters