From TikTok to vinyl, the story on ‘Old Town Road’ just keeps getting better. Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ has taken the charts by storm, and is now being released for a limited time on 7” vinyl. Since its initial independent release on December 3rd, 20…
Category archives: Vinyl Records
Weekly Vinyl Record Sales Surge to 827,000 Following Record Store Day — a Brand-New ‘Record’
A Nielsen Music report says Record Store Day drove record-breaking vinyl sales, with more than 827,000 sold that week. Nielsen Music says this year’s Record Store Day — held on April 13th — was the third-largest sales week for vinyl albums since 1991 (…
Bandcamp Announces a Vinyl Record Pressing Service: ‘The Format’s Resurgence Is Now Firmly Established’
The vinyl resurgence just got a supply-side boost. The US-based domestic demand for vinyl records hit an all-time high in 1986, falling just short of hitting the one-billion-dollar mark in annual sales. The demand for vinyl records dropped dramatically…
Streaming Now Makes Up 71.4% of the Australian Music Market
Streaming continues to push up global recorded music revenue. Now, Australia has revealed just how much the medium has driven up local recorded music revenue. Over the past few years, multiple music markets around the world have exploded – revenue-wis…
Downtown’s $200 Million Buyout of CD Baby Only Included Digital — Now There’s a Physical Spin-off
Last week, Downtown Music dropped $200 million to purchase AVL Digital Group and its crown jewel, CD Baby. The deal also included other AVL-owned digital properties, including AdRev, DashGo and Soundrop. What the deal didn’t include were a slew of phy…
Warner Music Group’s ‘Record Store Crawl’ Is Hitting Major U.S. Cities — Here are the Upcoming Dates
Think of this like ‘Record Store Day — The Tour’. Warner Music Group has announced a new series of dates for its Record Store Crawl event. Several locations across the country are featured in the fourth annual event. The very first crawl kicks off on …
Beatport + DJcity = Beatsource, an ‘Open-Format’ EDM Production Venture
Beatport and DJcity are coming together to create Beatsource.com, a considerable catalog of curated music dedicated to DJs and producers. According to a joint announcement released by Beatport and DJcity earlier today, Beatsource aims to become the go-…
The Technics SL-1200 MK7 for DJs Is Coming In a Few Months — Here’s What It Looks Like
DJs rejoice: the new Technics SL-1200 MK7 turntable is coming in a few months (most likely by the summer). We got a first-hand look at the new turntable at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. The price sits at $1,200 for the new…
BPI Successfully Shuts Down Counterfeit Vinyl Records Ring
Whether you make a few dollars or a thousand dollars on the side selling vinyl records, the BPI won’t tolerate any counterfeit operation. For the past four years, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and local police in South Wales have collaborated…
Our Latest Podcast: Quadraphonic Sound Died In the 1970s. So Why Is Somebody Bringing It Back?
Quadraphonic sound faded from the landscape in the late 1970s, securing its place in the music technology dustbin. Now, somebody is bringing it back — and spreading the gospel to artists who want a simpler surround sound solution. If you remember quad…