UK vinyl sales in 2020 are the highest since the early ’90s

direct to your inboxAnother 704 people died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the highest Sunday rise since April.There were 631 fatalities in England, 48 in Wales, and 25 in Northern Ireland.No new deaths were reported in Scotland on Sunday.A further 38,598 people have also tested positive for the disease.Fatalities continue to trend upwards, but the number of new cases is down 30 per cent on last Sunday.The Government's official toll is 89,261 deaths within 28 days of a

reality TV star on Instagram, you’ll be well aware that they use their huge platforms to promote products to their followers – and, after their estimated earnings have been revealed, it’s easy to see why.They may have got their big start on the small screen but, in a year that’s seen a lot of TV work scrapped or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, more and more stars are turning to the lucrative hashtag ad game to make a living.

‘Joker’ Tops 2020 UK Home Ent ChartJoker was 2020’s biggest home entertainment title in the UK, with more than 1.4 million copies of the film sold across physical disc, EST and TVOD, according to industry body BASE. In total, the market was worth £3.3BN across the year, up 26% on the previous 12 months.

direct to your inboxThe UK has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death total in eight months.The government has confirmed that a further 1,041 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday.This is the highest daily reported total since April 21 and brings the UK total to 77,346.However, the government's death figures continue to be affected by a lag in the publication of recent data and will contain some deaths that took place over the Christmas and New

Sales of vinyl records climbed for a 13th consecutive year in the UK in 2020, with new as well as classic albums enjoying success on the revived format.

direct to your inboxThe number of people that have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK has surpassed Monday's record daily total.The government said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 60,916 lab-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK.It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,774,479.It comes on the day a third national lockdown was imposed across England.A further 830 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus as of Tuesday, bringing the UK

Cassette sales almost doubled in 2020 to their highest level in 17 years.

Lewis Capaldi and The Weeknd have been named among the best-selling artists of 2020 in the UK.New data published by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today (January 4) sheds light on what the UK listened to and bought in 2020, with the findings also revealing that recorded music consumption in the UK rose by 8.2% last year.There were 139 billion audio streams in the UK in 2020 (up by over a fifth compared to 2019) as nearly 200 artists had their music streamed over 100 million times.

Cheers to Beyoncé’s big 2020 with her family, indeed!