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Judge Approves Estimated $25 Million Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Settlement — Offering Class Members Refunds and Store Credit

May 12, 2023

Last August, self-described audiophile "reissue label" Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) was named in multiple class-action complaints for allegedly making misrepresentations about its mastering process. Now, ... Read More...

Alliance Ships All-Time High 800,000 Vinyl Albums to Record Store Day

Ashley King

April 28, 2023

Record Store Day is on course to break sales records: "This is the largest single sales day ever for most Record Store Day participating independent stores." Alliance Entertainment, distributor of the world'... Read More...

UK Court Hands Down Major Criminal Sentence Over Multimillion-Dollar Vinyl Counterfeiting Operation

Dylan Smith

April 7, 2023

As the vinyl resurgence continues in nations around the globe, a UK court has officially handed down a major criminal sentence to a Dorset man who raked in about $1.5 million by selling counterfeit LPs. The... Read More...

Metallica Purchases Entire 70,000-Square-Foot Record Pressing Plant Amid Vinyl Resurgence

Dylan Smith

March 14, 2023

After reaching a substantial number of new fans with a Stranger Things placement last year – and as vinyl’s nearly two-decade-long commercial resurgence continues – Metallica has officially purchased an entir... Read More...

German Music Industry Annual Revenues Cross the 2 Billion Euro Mark for the First Time in Two Decades

Raha Muhammad

March 2, 2023

BVMI revealed that the German music industry generated €2.07 billion in 2022. This is not the first time the German music industry has hit the €2 billion mark — though it's been a while. Back in 2002, the in... Read More...

The 1975 Announced as Official Ambassadors of Record Store Day UK 2023

Ashley King

February 6, 2023

The 1975 is announced as the official ambassadors of Record Store Day UK 2023, following previous ambassadors like Taylor Swift, Noel Gallagher, Elton John, and The Big Moon. Record Store Day UK has announce... Read More...

Warner Music Group Shifting Away From 180G Vinyl – Shifting More Production to the US

Ashley King

January 30, 2023

Warner Music Group has released its second annual Environmental Social Governance (ESG) report. It reveals the music company is continuing its shift away from 180g vinyl to reduce environmental impact during ... Read More...

Pink Floyd Releases Massive $300 ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ Box Set

Ashley King

January 19, 2023

Pink Floyd releases a monster-sized, $300 'Dark Side of the Moon' box set. Warner Music and Sony Music announced the upcoming release of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon as a deluxe box set in celebrat... Read More...

Making Vinyl 2023 Announced — Celebrating 75 Years of the Vinyl LP in Minneapolis

Ashley King

January 17, 2023

Celebrate 75 years of the vinyl record industry in Minneapolis and see what's next. Celebrating their sixth year as a business and the 75th anniversary of the Long-Playing (LP) vinyl record, Making Vinyl Min... Read More...

Vinyl Sales in the US Hit Highest Levels Since 1991 – Report

Ashley King

January 2, 2023

Vinyl sales in the United States have reached highs not seen since 1991 thanks to the holidays. Data from Luminate shows that 2.32 million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending December 22–the last week... Read More...

New Album Releases Lead a 15-Year Uptick in Vinyl LP Sales — Album Success in 2022 Shared Across the UK

Ashley King

December 28, 2022

Album success in 2022 is shared across the regions of the UK, while new album releases lead a predicted 15th successive annual uplift in vinyl LP sales, with eight of the year's Top Ten sellers released in 20... Read More...

Gift Guide For Music Makers and Music Lovers

Noah Itman

December 20, 2022

As we close out 2022, I wanted to share a handful of items that I personally got some enjoyment out of. We're cutting it close on timing for this to be relevant, but a late gift is still a nice gesture. So, i... Read More...

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Londoner Jailed Following UK’s Largest Seizure of Counterfeit Vinyl Records

Dr. Dre’s ‘2001’ to Receive a ‘Definitive Sound Series’ Release — Limited-Edition Vinyl Was ‘Mastered Directly from the Original Analog Master Tapes,’ Interscope-Capitol Says

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Does Stevie Wonder Oppose the Proposed Phono V Settlement? New Comment Says ‘The Extraordinary Gift of Songwriting Has Too Often Been Undervalued’

Judge Approves Estimated $25 Million Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Settlement — Offering Class Members Refunds and Store Credit

Alliance Ships All-Time High 800,000 Vinyl Albums to Record Store Day

UK Court Hands Down Major Criminal Sentence Over Multimillion-Dollar Vinyl Counterfeiting Operation

Metallica Purchases Entire 70,000-Square-Foot Record Pressing Plant Amid Vinyl Resurgence

German Music Industry Annual Revenues Cross the 2 Billion Euro Mark for the First Time in Two Decades

The 1975 Announced as Official Ambassadors of Record Store Day UK 2023

Pink Floyd Releases Massive $300 ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ Box Set

Making Vinyl 2023 Announced — Celebrating 75 Years of the Vinyl LP in Minneapolis

Vinyl Sales in the US Hit Highest Levels Since 1991 – Report

New Album Releases Lead a 15-Year Uptick in Vinyl LP Sales — Album Success in 2022 Shared Across the UK

Gift Guide For Music Makers and Music Lovers