Physical Music Music Headlines & Industry News
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A west London man who generated £2.743 million selling counterfeit vinyl records has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison after police uncovered what they describe as the UK’s largest seizure of fake records. Rehan Ahmed, 40, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on September 18th…
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Luminate will begin tracking Smart Media Albums as a distinct physical music format in the U.S. and Canada on October 2nd, bringing qualifying connected albums into Billboard’s chart ecosystem for the first time. The format will appear inside CONNECT, Luminate’s industry analytics platform, as well as its API and Data…
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U.S. CD shipments jumped 45.7% to 17.5 million units during the first half of 2026, adding another chapter to a physical-music revival that is no longer being driven by vinyl alone. CD wholesale revenue climbed even faster, rising 58.6% to $171.1 million from $107.9 million during the same period last…
