Vinyl sales have been surging in the last few years, driven by a wide-age range of consumers. Florencia Viadana / Unsplash November 3, 2019 Gen Xers, millennials and even some Gen Zs choose vinyl & drive record sales up Marina Eckersley, University of Toronto In an era when all sorts of music seems to be at our fingertips through streaming services for under $10 a month, who is spending their hard-earned cash on vinyl?
Shutterstock August 9, 2018 The rise of cyberlockers: how online piracy is fighting back Gareth Tyson, Queen Mary University of London ‘Cyberlocker’ illegal streaming sites are in a constant cat-and-mouse struggle with law enforcement.
Bootlegs - across formats - have experienced buoyancy within the music marketplace for the last 40 years or so. Shutterstock September 20, 2017 Banning the bootleg: the end of a music era, or the beginning of a new one? Adam de Paor-Evans, University of Central Lancashire Bootlegs will continue to be manufactured. The future of the bootleg might just reinvent the official release.