Vinyl Revival Extravaganza: Making Vinyl Europe Set to Rock Haarlem with Unprecedented Industry Insights
Haarlem, Netherlands – Sept 01, 2023 – Making Vinyl Europe (www.makingvinyl.com) is all set to take Haarlem by storm on September 28-29, 2023, at the prestigious PHIL venue. This event promises to be the ultimate deep dive into the most remarkable technological comeback of the 21st century. In an era when everyone thought vinyl was […]
Program for Making Vinyl Europe in Haarlem announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Program for Making Vinyl Europe in Haarlem announced B2B Conference on September 28th and 29th kicks off the Haarlem Vinyl Festival – Hot topics and top industry speakers expected Haarlem, Netherlands – Following its US success in early June 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Making Vinyl (https://makingvinyl.com) returns to Europe in Haarlem, the […]
Making Vinyl Announces 2023 Packaging Awards Winners & Runners-Up
Making Vinyl is proud to announce its 2023 Packaging Awards, recognizing stellar vinyl packaging in 12 categories, as a panel of record industry experts selected. The UK band Gorillaz took the top honors in the Best Reissue and Record Art categories. Among the submitters, iam8bit won three awards, including Best in Show, while Warner Music […]
Making Vinyl sets dates for two-day Haarlem edition
The dedicated event for the vinyl record industry is making its debut in The Netherlands on September 28 and 29. During Making Vinyl you can hear international vinyl industry experts provide the latest information about manufacturing, creative packaging, environmentally friendly materials, distribution, and new business opportunities of the most improbable comeback of the 21st century. The […]
IFPI Global Music Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew 9% In 2022
The latest revenue reports from the industry show that physical revenues were up 4%, largely thanks to the continued strength of vinyl sales. Performance rights revenue increased by 8.6% and returned to pre-pandemic levels, while synch income soared by 22.3%. Download the free Global Music Report 2023 – State of the Industry report (English language) here
Revenues from Physical Music Formats Continue to Grow
According to the RIAA 2022 Year End report, total physical music revenues in 2022 reached $1.7 billion, a 4% increase from the prior year. Vinyl records drove this growth, with revenues increasing by 17% to $1.2 billion. This marks the sixteenth consecutive year of growth for vinyl records, a testament to the format’s enduring popularity […]
Packaging Awards Deadline Extended!
Entries can be submitted entirely electronically by April 03, 2023. Great news, everyone! We are thrilled to announce that the submission process for the Making Vinyl Packaging Awards competition has been extended for another thirty days. This means that there is still time to submit your entries and showcase your best vinyl, CD, and tape […]
Clickbait Articles Belie Reality: The Vinyl Manufacturing Industry’s Resiliency
Written by Larry Jaffee Copper Magazine: Click Here for the full article. New trade advocacy group, the Vinyl Record Manufacturers Association, is establishing best practices and standards. Two recent online articles ushered in the new year with headlines that the vinyl boom could be over because the record industry couldn’t keep up with consumer demand. […]
Submissions are now open for the 2023 Making Vinyl Packaging Awards!
Making Vinyl will host a competition recognizing the best in vinyl, CD, and tape packaging in 15 categories for the sixth consecutive year. The submissions and judging process will be entirely online and requires high-resolution photographs of all entries and full-text descriptions of the packages, who are responsible for their creation, and who shall be […]
Nabil Ayers to Keynote Making Vinyl in Minneapolis
Nabil Ayers is the President of Beggars Group US, where he has run campaigns for The National (GRAMMY award winner in 2018), Big Thief (GRAMMY award nominee in 2020, 2021 & 2022), Grimes, Future Islands, and St. Vincent as well as reissue campaigns including Pixies’ album Doolittle, which was certified Platinum in 2019. Ayers is […]
