Music Week
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Music Week is a trade paper for the UK
record industry.
Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer
, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981 the title was again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week. The rival title Record Business, founded in 1978 by Brian Mulligan and Norman Garrod, was absorbed into Music Week in February 1983. Later that year, the offshoot magazine Video Week was launched and the title of the parent publication reverted to Music Week .
Since April 1991, Music Week has incorporated Record Mirror
, initially as a 4 or 8-page chart supplement, later as a specialist dance supplement featuring articles, reviews and charts.
In the 1990s, several magazines and newsletters become part of the Music Week family: Music Business International (MBI), Promo, MIRO Future Hits, Tours Report, Fono, Green Sheet, Charts+Plus (published from May 1991 to November 1994), and Hit Music
(September 1992 to May 2001). By May 2001 all newsletters (except Promo) ceased publication.
In 2003, Music Week relaunched its website, offering daily news, features, record release listings and UK sales, airplay and club charts.
In early 2006, a separate free-to-access site was launched for the Music Week Directory giving users access to around 10,000 contacts from across the UK music industry.
In mid-2007, the magazine was given a facelift and redesigned by London-based design company This Is Real Art. In October 2008 another redesign led to major changes to the magazine.
In June 2011, Music Week was sold to Intent Media.
The package was sold for £2.4m and contained also titles Television Broadcast Europe, Pro Sound News, Installation Europe, and additional websites, newsletters, conferences, show dailies and awards events, which generated £5.4m of revenue in 2010. As of issue 30 July 2011, UBM is still named as publisher, as the new publisher Intent Media took over on 1 August 2011. In the first edition under new ownership it was announced that the title would switch its day of publication Monday to Thursday with immediate effect.
Top 75 Singles, Top 75 Artist Albums, Top 20 Downloads, Top 20 Ringtones, Top 20 Compilation Albums, Top 50 Radio Airplay, Top 40 TV airplay, and a number of format and genre charts (Music DVD, Rock, Indie, etc.). It also includes extensive background on major chart hits in the form of sales and airplay analysis from chart expert Alan Jones. Following a redesign in October 2008, the magazine introduced live charts based on Tixdaq data, a Box Office chart and new predictive charts based on information from Amazon
, Play.com
, Shazam
, HMV.com
and Last.fm
.
Music Week also compiles and publishes weekly club charts from chart returns supplied by DJs in nightclubs around the UK. These charts are: Upfront Club Top 40, Commercial Pop Top 30 and Urban Top 30. Music Week also publishes a weekly Cool Cuts chart which is compiled from tastemaker DJ feedback and sales reports from independent record shops around the UK.
Previous editors of Music Week include David Dalton, Steve Redmond, Selina Webb, Ajax Scott, Martin Talbot and Paul Williams.
Other former staff:
data):
By October 2011, Music Week had been deregistered with ABC after 54 years.
The website musicweek.com had 63,904 monthly unique browsers for the audited period 1–31 October 2008. By 2009 the website had been deregistered with ABC.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
record industry.
Founded in 1959 as Record Retailer
Record Retailer
Record Retailer was a trade newspaper for the UK record industry. It was founded in August 1959 as a monthly newspaper covering both labels and dealers. Its founding editor was Roy Parker...
, it was relaunched on 18 March 1972 as Music Week . On 17 January 1981 the title was again changed, owing to the increasing importance of sell-through videos, to Music & Video Week. The rival title Record Business, founded in 1978 by Brian Mulligan and Norman Garrod, was absorbed into Music Week in February 1983. Later that year, the offshoot magazine Video Week was launched and the title of the parent publication reverted to Music Week .
Since April 1991, Music Week has incorporated Record Mirror
Record Mirror
Record Mirror was a British weekly pop music newspaper, founded by Isadore Green and featured, news articles, interviews, record charts, record reviews, concert reviews, letters from readers and photographs. The paper became respected by both mainstream pop music fans and serious record collectors...
, initially as a 4 or 8-page chart supplement, later as a specialist dance supplement featuring articles, reviews and charts.
In the 1990s, several magazines and newsletters become part of the Music Week family: Music Business International (MBI), Promo, MIRO Future Hits, Tours Report, Fono, Green Sheet, Charts+Plus (published from May 1991 to November 1994), and Hit Music
Hit Music
Hit Music was a weekly British chart newsletter; sister publication to Music Week. Hit Music existed for almost nine years, supplying the officil UK music charts . The founding editors were Graham Walker and Tony Brown. The first issue was published 5.09.1992 , the last issue 5.05.2001 Hit Music...
(September 1992 to May 2001). By May 2001 all newsletters (except Promo) ceased publication.
In 2003, Music Week relaunched its website, offering daily news, features, record release listings and UK sales, airplay and club charts.
In early 2006, a separate free-to-access site was launched for the Music Week Directory giving users access to around 10,000 contacts from across the UK music industry.
In mid-2007, the magazine was given a facelift and redesigned by London-based design company This Is Real Art. In October 2008 another redesign led to major changes to the magazine.
In June 2011, Music Week was sold to Intent Media.
The package was sold for £2.4m and contained also titles Television Broadcast Europe, Pro Sound News, Installation Europe, and additional websites, newsletters, conferences, show dailies and awards events, which generated £5.4m of revenue in 2010. As of issue 30 July 2011, UBM is still named as publisher, as the new publisher Intent Media took over on 1 August 2011. In the first edition under new ownership it was announced that the title would switch its day of publication Monday to Thursday with immediate effect.
Charts
Music Week currently features these British charts:Top 75 Singles, Top 75 Artist Albums, Top 20 Downloads, Top 20 Ringtones, Top 20 Compilation Albums, Top 50 Radio Airplay, Top 40 TV airplay, and a number of format and genre charts (Music DVD, Rock, Indie, etc.). It also includes extensive background on major chart hits in the form of sales and airplay analysis from chart expert Alan Jones. Following a redesign in October 2008, the magazine introduced live charts based on Tixdaq data, a Box Office chart and new predictive charts based on information from Amazon
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
, Play.com
Play.com
Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group....
, Shazam
Shazam (service)
Shazam is a commercial mobile phone based music identification service, with its headquarters in London, England. The company was founded in 1999 by Chris Barton , Philip Inghelbrecht, Dhiraj Mukherjee and Avery Wang ....
, HMV.com
HMV Group
HMV is a British global entertainment retail chain and is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company also operates in Hong Kong and Singapore. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index...
and Last.fm
Last.fm
Last.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
.
Music Week also compiles and publishes weekly club charts from chart returns supplied by DJs in nightclubs around the UK. These charts are: Upfront Club Top 40, Commercial Pop Top 30 and Urban Top 30. Music Week also publishes a weekly Cool Cuts chart which is compiled from tastemaker DJ feedback and sales reports from independent record shops around the UK.
Publishing details
Music Week is published weekly (51 editions p.a.) by Intent Media. It is available as a B4-sized printed magazine and an identical PDF digital edition. .Editorial staff
- publishing director: Dave Roberts
- editor: Tim Ingham
- head of business analysis: Paul Williams
- senior designer: Ed Miller
- designer: Simon Christophers
- staff writer: Charlotte Otter
- staff writer: Ben Cardew
- staff writer: Tina Hart
- charts & data controller: Isabelle Nesmon
- chart consultant: Alan Jones
Previous editors of Music Week include David Dalton, Steve Redmond, Selina Webb, Ajax Scott, Martin Talbot and Paul Williams.
Other former staff:
- publishing director: Joe Hosken
- content director: Michael Gubbins
- associate editor: Robert Ashton
- features editor: Christopher Barrett
- sub-editor & design: Simon Ward
- contributing editors: Gordon Masson, Eamonn Forde
- digital content manager: Tim Frost
- talent editor: Stuart Clarke
Circulation
Circulation trend (ABCABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations UK)
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, ABC has two roles:* To manage and uphold standards which reflect media industry needs...
data):
- 1997/98: 12,503
- 1998/99: 11,851
- 1999/00: 10,982
- 2000/01: 10,933
- 2001/02: 10,555
- 2002/03: n/a
- 2003/04: 9,622
- 2004/05: n/a
- 2006/07: 7,960
- 2007/08: 6,771
- 2008/09: 5,962
- 2009/10: 5,218
By October 2011, Music Week had been deregistered with ABC after 54 years.
The website musicweek.com had 63,904 monthly unique browsers for the audited period 1–31 October 2008. By 2009 the website had been deregistered with ABC.
External links
- Music Week website
- Intent Media website
- Music Week iPhone/iPad app
- Music Week Directory website
- ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations UK)ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations UK)In the United Kingdom and Ireland, ABC has two roles:* To manage and uphold standards which reflect media industry needs...
- Bibliography of British Chart books
- Tixdaq Website