The Eagles have soared to the top of the All Time Album Charts with the No. 1 and No. 3 top certified albums of all time according the RIAA, the US recorded music industry association. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is the best selling album of all time going 38 times Platinum with 38 million sales. Hotel California reached the No. 3 slot going Platinum 26 times with sales and streams of more than 26 million […]
Deep House legend Kerri Chandler has made 43 of his vinyl only tracks available for free as a surprise gift to his fans. He made the offer in Facebook post here. The 2 GB download is a mixture of MP3 and WAV files of some of his earlier vinyl only releases. Including tracks like ‘Get It Off’ and ‘Mommy What’s A Record’, this is an essential download for anyone into the pivotal sound of New […]
Sony Music Entertainment releases Prince legacy recordings and a new anthology in digital formats which are available for streaming and download. Scheduled to be the first of many, Sony have made available 23 back catalogue titles (including rare and out-of-print recordings) plus a newly curated 37 track compilation – Prince Anthology: 1995-2010. The first wave of Prince back catalogue titles focuses on 1995-2010, a crucial time in Prince’s history and adds more than 300 essential Prince […]
Pantone Color Institute and The Prince Estate have created a Pantone standardised custom colour based on Prince’s custom-made Yamaha purple piano which was originally scheduled to go on tour with the performer before his untimely passing at the age of 57. Prince’s association with the colour purple was cemented in 1984 with the release of the film Purple Rain, along with its Academy Award-winning soundtrack featuring the eponymous song. While the spectrum of the colour […]
Consumption of British music, fuelled by strong demand for albums by Ed Sheeran, Rag’n’Bone Man, and Sam Smith, among others, as well as classic acts such as The Beatles and Roger Waters, accounted for 12.9% of all the music purchased or streamed around the world in 2017 according to BPI research. British artists accounted for just under half (48.2%) of all UK album sales. But they also did well across Europe, where they were responsible […]
Amazon Music announces ‘The Soundboard’ an inside look into the making of Revamp and Restoration, two recently released albums from Elton John which celebrate the iconic artist’s legendary songs. Elton John and long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin present the music and stories behind their extraordinary catalogue and song writing partnership, with commentary surrounding new interpretations of these classic songs from a diverse roster of some of the world’s biggest artists including Chris Martin, Demi Lovato, Brandon […]
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