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The Beatles ‘White Album’ HiRes Box Set

27/11/2018

The Beatles ‘White Album’ HiRes Box Set has been released to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its original release in November 1968. The album has been remastered with new mixes in stereo and 5.1 Surround Audio and comes with previously unreleased demos and session recordings. ‘The White Album’ was The Beatles ninth studio album and includes tracks like Back In The U.S.S.R., and While My Guitar Gently Weeps. The album has been remixed by producer […]

Sony release Jimi Hendrix ‘Electric Ladyland’ HiRes Box Set

17/11/2018

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, are releasing a Deluxe Edition box set on 9th November. The Box Set includes a new 5.1 surround sound mix by Eddie Kramer, 96kHz/24bit high resolution stereo audio, expanded documentary on the making of the landmark record and previously unreleased demos and alternate takes, unreleased live album plus […]

Boomplay and Universal Music Group form African partnership

14/11/2018

Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming and download service and Universal Music Group (UMG) form African partnership with the signing of a landmark licensing agreement covering multiple markets within Africa. UMG is the first major music company to license its catalogue to Boomplay, which has 36 million users and claims to be the most popular music streaming service in Africa. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement Boomplay will distribute music from UMG’s labels through its […]

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UK’s all-time favourite studio album is Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper

14/10/2018

The Beatles’ classic record Sgt. Pepper’s has been crowned the British public’s all-time favourite studio album, according to a new chart counted down in a special National Album Day edition of Pick Of The Pops hosted by Paul Gambaccini on BBC Radio 2 (Saturday, 13th October). The ground-breaking 1967 LP strides home with 5.34 million combined sales at the top of the all-time Official Studio Albums Chart, which has been compiled by the Official Charts […]

Bollywood and film music are top Indian genres

03/10/2018

Bollywood is still the most preferred music genre followed closely by other Indian film music according a recent study by the market research firm Nielsen. The Nielsen Music 360: India Study is an online study of consumer interaction with music in India. Data for this study was collected from the 14th June to the 4th July 2018 via online surveys using third-party panels. A total of 1,570 interviews were conducted among ‘Online Consumers’ 16-45 years […]

UK music exports reach post millennium high

27/09/2018

UK music exports reached a post millennium high of £408.4m in 2017, the highest this century according to the BPI, the UK’s recording industry association. Overseas earnings by UK record labels increased by 12% in 2017 helping the UK economy to the tune of over £5 billion since 2000. This continuing growth, which follows an 11% rise to £364 million in 2016, underlines the enduring popularity of British music, with UK artists accounting for one […]

DEEZER updates Latin channels for ‘Music Meets AI’ campaign

22/09/2018

DEEZER is launching a ‘Music Meets AI’ marketing campaign in the US spotlighting its FLOW feature by tapping into the Latin market’s passion for music and introducing a competitive free trial. Some 60 million people of Hispanic origin live in the US and DEEZER aims to provide audiences with relevant local music and to work closely with the local artists that matter. The streamer has added a new free trial so that new users can discover […]