How labels use metrics, research, formulas and instinct to decide which albums get a vinyl release. By Steve Knopper For the past year, hallowed jazz label Blue Note Records has reissued dozens of ...

Want a shot at scoring some records from Back on Black? Read the interview and then check out the contest below! This year marks Back on Black's 10th anniversary. How did you decide to start this ...

Vinyl was once the standard for music listening, giving way to cassettes, CDs and digital files over the years, but the past decade-plus has seen a resurgence in the musical format. That said, Jack ...

Jack White is making a plea to the three major record labels to build their own vinyl pressing plants. In a video released Monday, the Detroit rocker asks Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner ...

Breed Media, which is part of the Key Production Group of companies, has reported a 20% year-on-year increase in turnover for ...

Also: SoundExchange signs 17 new CMO agreements and the catalog of much-sampled soul artist Norman Feels is acquired for release on vinyl and digital.

Vinyl recorded a 15th year of growth in 2022 and overtook CD in terms of revenue for the first time in 35 years. Vinyl has been a good news story for the music industry, but the format has faced ...

Ahhh, the sweet smell of fresh wax. Vinyl's making headlines quicker than HMV can sell turntables (ie. one a minute over the Christmas period) these days, so we thought the time was right to run down ...

“It’s still a little damp,” Stefan Mitterer warns as he ushers me inside his cozy Berlin flat. The Norwegian DJ accidentally left the hot water in his bathtub gushing full blast while away for a week ...

Sales of vinyl are enjoying a huge resurgence. Long left behind in the audio landscape, music fans are flocking back to records during the pandemic. File this under the category of what's old is new ...

When Liz Dunster, known to friends as Vinyl Mama, moves through Erika Records’ 65,000-square-foot vinyl pressing plant in Buena Park, she’s usually trailed by Elvis, her little Yorkshire terrier. On a ...