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Austin Landmark Waterloo Records Is Suddenly Moving Locations With Brand-New Owners

January 2, 2025

Austin’s Waterloo Records & Video has announced new ownership and a move from its current location after 42 years. The record store will move from 600 North Lamar to 1105 North Lamar in the Spring. Long-... Read More...

Who Gets Paid What from Vinyl Album Sales At Indie Record Stores? Here’s a Straightforward Breakdown

Dylan Smith

November 27, 2024

Who gets paid – and how much do they make – when fans purchase vinyl albums from indie record stores? Courtesy of a refreshingly straightforward breakdown, we have an up-to-date answer. That breakdown comes... Read More...

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Vertical Vinyl Player Surpasses $500,000+ Funding on Kickstarter

Ashley King

November 4, 2024

The Fuse Audio GLD is a vertical vinyl player that has surpassed $500,000+ funding on Kickstarter from a collection of more than 2,200 backers. The campaign still has 15 days to go, with Fuse Audio announcing... Read More...

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Billboard Removes Vinyl Sales Figures From Its Site After Posting 33% Year-Over-Year Declines

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2024

What are vinyl record sales like in the US? Don't ask Billboard, which has now scrubbed its site of vinyl sales figures after reporting an extreme 33.3% year-over-year sales decline. That shocking decline ra... Read More...

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Has the Vinyl Comeback Been Greatly Exaggerated? A Closer Look at Some Confusing New Data

Paul Resnikoff

October 23, 2024

Has the vinyl comeback been wildly overstated? In our latest DMN Pro investigatory research report, we take a closer look at a mess of confusing new data from Luminate.

Vinyl Alliance Says “US Vinyl Sales Have Not Dropped 33% in 2024” as Luminate Dramatically Reverses Its Earlier Data — So What’s Going On Here?

Ashley King

October 16, 2024

Yesterday, Digital Music News reported on a severe year-over-year drop in US-based vinyl sales, based on data provided to Billboard by Luminate. Now, Luminate has clarified that sales have not dropped 33.3%, ... Read More...

vinyl sales plummet in 2024 according to luminate data

Vinyl Sales Have Plummeted 33.3% Year Over Year — What’s Going On? (Updated)

Ashley King

October 15, 2024

After more than a decade of rising sales for the vinyl format, sales have fallen off a cliff this year with an estimated plummet of more than 30% year-over-year. What’s going on? Update, Oct 16th AM: Luminat... Read More...

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Everything You Need to Know About Pressing Your Music on Vinyl

Diggers Factory

September 18, 2024

In 2023, vinyl sales experienced their 17th consecutive year of growth, reaching an impressive revenue of $1.4 billion. With 43 million vinyl albums sold in the United States alone, surpassing CD sales (37 mi... Read More...

Thanks, Swifties? U.S. Vinyl Sales Volume Returned to Double-Digit Growth During H1 2024, Report Shows

Dylan Smith

August 30, 2024

Who says vinyl’s nearly two-decade commercial resurgence is slowing? The format achieved double-digit stateside sales-volume growth during 2024’s opening half after turning in a single-digit expansion in the ... Read More...

Urban Outfitters Snags Quavo to Headline Five-Campus UO Live Tour — Towa Bird Also On Board

Ashley King

August 7, 2024

Urban Outfitters’ live concert series heads to five college campuses with Gen-Z in mind, featuring Quavo and Towa Bird. The electrifying back-to-school bash kicks off on August 13. Urban Outfitters has been ... Read More...

Eminem Brings Back the Concept Album—”If You Listen To Songs Out of Order, They Might Not Make Sense”

Ashley King

July 12, 2024

When streaming became the dominant form of music consumption for the industry, the concept album was cast to the wayside. Eminem has picked the mantle back up with the release of The Death of Slim Shady—and h... Read More...

Love Bob Dylan? Like, 27 Live CDs Containing 431 Songs Worth of Bob Dylan? Then This Boxed Set Is For You

Ashley King

July 9, 2024

Bob Dylan fans’ dreams come true this fall with a 27-CD boxed set of his 1974 tour and live recordings, with 417 previously unreleased tracks. Long have Bob Dylan aficionados begged for a more complete recor... Read More...

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Vertical Vinyl Player Surpasses $500,000+ Funding on Kickstarter

Billboard Removes Vinyl Sales Figures From Its Site After Posting 33% Year-Over-Year Declines

Has the Vinyl Comeback Been Greatly Exaggerated? A Closer Look at Some Confusing New Data

Vinyl Alliance Says “US Vinyl Sales Have Not Dropped 33% in 2024” as Luminate Dramatically Reverses Its Earlier Data — So What’s Going On Here?

Vinyl Sales Have Plummeted 33.3% Year Over Year — What’s Going On? (Updated)

Everything You Need to Know About Pressing Your Music on Vinyl

Thanks, Swifties? U.S. Vinyl Sales Volume Returned to Double-Digit Growth During H1 2024, Report Shows

Urban Outfitters Snags Quavo to Headline Five-Campus UO Live Tour — Towa Bird Also On Board

Eminem Brings Back the Concept Album—”If You Listen To Songs Out of Order, They Might Not Make Sense”

Love Bob Dylan? Like, 27 Live CDs Containing 431 Songs Worth of Bob Dylan? Then This Boxed Set Is For You