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5 David Bowie albums remixed in 360 Reality Audio

13/01/2022

5 David Bowie albums remixed in 360 Reality Audio for Bowie 75 – an extended celebration of David Bowie’s 75th birthday on 8th January 2022. The content is the latest David Bowie music to be mixed in 360 Reality Audio, following Space Oddity, which is currently available on 360 Reality Audio supported streaming platforms. Longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti crafted 360 Reality Audio mixes of Heathen, Reality, A Reality Tour (Live), The Next Day, and ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”). The albums will be available for streaming in 360 Reality Audio beginning 21st […]

UK music copyright infringement sees slight decline in 2021

11/01/2022

UK music copyright infringement sees a slight decline in 2021 despite a small increase across all content categories according to the Online Copyright Infringement Tracker Survey (11th Wave) conducted by the UK Government’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The report is based on a survey of 5000 nationally representative individuals aged 12+ and 50 in-depth interviews of 16+ adults conducted between 21/03/21 and 24/04/21. This was a time when the UK was in lockdown and consumption […]

Entertainment sales in UK grew for 9th successive year

06/01/2022

Entertainment sales in UK grew for 9th successive year in 2021 according to preliminary figures released by the ERA (Entertainment Retailers Association). The UK music, video and games markets generated an all-time-record sales total of £9,716 million and could break the £10 Bn sales barrier this year with revenues up nearly a quarter since 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. Contrary to fears that 2020’s lockdown boom in streaming was a one-off, digital streams and sales […]

UK music consumption increases for 7th year running

04/01/2022

UK music consumption increases for 7th year running up by 2.5% in 2021 according to figures released by the BPI. The figures based on Official Charts Company data showed that 159 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed or purchased in 2021. The UK consumption total was made up primarily of streams, comprising over 147 Bn individual audio streams, up 5.7% on 2020 and representing an equivalent of 132 million streamed albums (up 5.7%). […]

BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021

31/12/2021

BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021 (January to November) an increase of 8% over a similar period in 2020 according to a recent blog post by the BBC. The latest figures also show there were 558 million plays of podcasts and on demand radio programmes in 2021, with a nearly 25% increase in podcast listening compared to the same period last year. On demand listening for music mixes on BBC Sounds also […]

UK CD sales decline slows in 2021

29/12/2021

UK CD sales decline slows in 2021 whilst vinyl and cassettes continue surge according to preliminary sales figures from the BPI. New figures to be released by record labels’ association the BPI using Official Charts Company data will show that purchases of vinyl LPs and audio cassettes in 2021 continued their surge of recent years. Fans kept showing their love of the album on physical format while also continuing to stream in ever-growing numbers. The Compact disc has been showing […]

How do consumers listen to music?

16/12/2021

How do consumers listen to music was the question posed by YouGov as part of its ongoing research into the music industry. The study asked consumers in the US, Britain, Germany, Indonesia and Australia how they listened to music. Car radio is still the most popular activity Data reveals that listening to music radio in a car is popular among a majority of consumers across four in five markets of the survey and is the most common way […]