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Great trip to Proper Music Distribution last week! 📦

The UK’s largest indie distributor, delivering music in every format & supporting thousands of labels. A true backbone of the industry!

Thanks for showing us around, Proper🤝

#MusicIndustry #Musicdistribution

Congratulations to Raven Records, @waxandbeans.bsky.social, Spinning Around Records, and @asliceofvinyl.bsky.social - nominees for Best Independent Record Shop 2025 #AIMAwards2025

ERA CEO, Kim Bayley, recently spoke to Music Week on the continued success of #vinyl and CD, the relationship between superstar releases and customer footfall and the format's performance in the first half of 2025.

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New Zealander Melanie Davis represents a new generation of entertainment executives with expertise in music technology. 🎵

🤝 An honoree in ERA’s Future Leaders Programme, discover all about her here:
www.eraltd.org/meet-enterta...

#FutureLeaders #Songtradr

Had a brilliant time at For the Love of Vinyl from @warchilduk.bsky.social as part of their secret 7''s project.

A night of DJs, live music, record swapping and screen printing – all in support of War Child’s vital work. Thanks for having us! 💿

#ForTheLoveOfVinyl #WarChildUK #secret7s

ERA statement on the Government Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

'It’s so important' - Business owner on supporting local shops ahead of Christmas The owner of an independent record store in Amersham has reiterated the importance of using local businesses as we get closer to Christmas.

Listen up to Graeme Campbell of The Record Shop in #Amersham and remember to shop small this Christmas! 🎄

“I have been involved in selling records for 48 years in the Amersham area and I love what I do."

Read the full story: bit.ly/3ZkCodh

Spotify and Youth Music support grassroots youth spaces in UK Spotify and Youth Music join forces to save youth spaces. Explore the partnership and the impact it has on young individuals in the UK.

A new partnership between #Spotify and Youth Music will launch a fund supporting grassroots youth spaces in the UK.
musically.com/2024/11/27/s...
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Bayley also said:

“No one can be unaware of the vinyl revival, but it is striking that vinyl revenues are now growing faster than streaming and extraordinary to think that US vinyl revenues may exceed $1bn this year.

💬 Read ERA's full statement here: bit.ly/4i3AjLc%22

As the global value of music copyright soars to $45.5bn, Kim Bayley, CEO of ERA, shares her statement on the report:

“The biggest driver for the business success of artists, labels, songwriters and music publishers is the work of digital services and retailers.

40 years after its initial release, 'Terminator' is topping the charts! The 4k UHD anniversary release took the no.1 spot on the Blu ray Charts as collectors enjoyed the limited edition steelbook.

#MGM #Terminator #4KUHD

Congratulations to ERA members Empire Records, who have won the St. Albans Retailer of The Year award, 2024! 👏

📰 WE'RE IN THE TIMES TODAY 📰

there's a feature about Banquet and Pryzm in today's printed version of The Times. also online at thetimes.com/culture/musi...

Amazon Music Unlimited adds Audible audiobooks... and the NMPA approves The Amazon Music Unlimited streaming service is adding audiobooks through a partnership with its sister company Audible.

Subscribers to Amazon Music unlimited streaming service in the US, UK and Canada will now be able to listen to one audiobook a month from Amazon's sister company Audible.

The partnership will bring a catalogue of around 800k to the UK.

Read the full story: bit.ly/4hYoJ3P
via @musically.com

Six new AI-powered music tools have been unveiled by
@soundcloud.bsky.social aiming to help millions of creators worldwide produce and share their music.

Read the full story: bit.ly/3Ohc8Lz