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SOURCE: RAJAR - Share of digital listening hours

89% of UK adults listened to radio each week

29/10/2021

89% of UK adults listened to radio each week with an average listening time of 20.4 hours according to the latest figures released by RAJAR, the UK’s official body for measuring radio audiences. The figures are the first to be published since March 2020 when the industry survey was suspended due to the Coronavirus restrictions forcing all face-to-face market research to be suspended. RAJAR has taken the opportunity to revise its research methodologies to include […]

National Album Day 2021 a success

25/10/2021

The fourth edition of National Album Day, staged on Saturday, 16th October, has been welcomed as a success by its joint organisers, the BPI and the Entertainment Retailers Association, with the impact reflected in the Official Vinyl Charts, the Official Album Charts and sales overall as well as across media and socials. This year National Album Day celebrated Women in Music and the important contribution they make to the album format. Based on Official Album Charts midweeks, vinyl LP sales on Saturday 16th October […]

COVID-19 wiped out a third of music jobs in UK

24/10/2021

COVID-19 wiped out a third of music jobs in UK according to a recent study by UK Music, an organisation that represents all sectors of the UK music industry. In its annual report, This is Music 2021, it reveals the devastating impact of COVID-19, which wiped out 69,000 jobs – one in three of the total workforce. Key findings of This is Music 2021 Employment plunged by 35% from 197,000 in 2019 to 128,000 in […]

Audio (excluding visual) by device share % for all adults

Smart Speakers may be forced to stream UK radio

23/10/2021

Smart Speakers may be forced to stream UK radio according to a recent report by the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). The report entitled Digital Radio and Audio Review concluded that new rules are needed to protect British radio output on smart speakers. It found that smart speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home are owned or accessed by a third of all UK adults and now play a central […]

P!nk is top UK female artist this century

12/10/2021

P!nk is the top UK female artist this century according to music licensing company PPL which has released the Top 20 Female artists in the UK in the 21st Century as part of the celebrations for the fourth edition of National Album Day on Saturday 16th October. This year it will spotlight women artists and their huge contribution to music and culture through the format. P!nk’s solo career began with her debut album Can’t Take Me Home in 2000, […]

UK National Album Day 2021 full plans revealed

09/10/2021

UK National Album Day 2021 full plans have been revealed and this year will spotlight women artists and their huge contribution to music and culture through the art of the album. Returning for its fourth edition on Saturday 16th October it will revisit iconic and influential albums by women artists, from the earliest pioneers to present-day legends, and point towards exciting new and future talent. The 2021 event will also highlight the integral role women […]

Condo Jamz Radio

08/09/2021

Condo Jamz Radio was created in 2018 as ‘a commercial internet radio station in Wilmington, Delaware, that’s licensed on the Live365 platform, broadcasting the best in Urban Adult Contemporary, Classic Soul, Hip-Hop, Smooth Jazz, and rarities from some of your favourite artists’. Their mission is “to provide quality music for all to enjoy and give back to the valued people of our community.” The station is available in the US, Canada and the UK at […]