Music Week facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Music Week

H.E.R. on the cover of the July 2021 edition of Music Week.
Head of Content	George Garner
Former editors	Tom Pakinkis, Tim Ingham, David Dalton, Steve Redmond, Selina Webb, Ajax Scott, Martin Talbot, Paul Williams, Mark Sutherland
Categories	Business magazine
Frequency	Monthly from March 2021, previously weekly
Circulation	Not pubically available since 2011
Publisher	Future
Founded	1959; 64 years ago
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	London
Language	English
ISSN	0265-1548

Music Week is a special magazine and website for people who work in the music business in the UK. It shares important news and information about the music industry. The magazine is currently published once a month by a company called Future.

Discovering Music Week's History

Music Week started a long time ago in 1959. Back then, it was called Record Retailer. It changed its name to Music Week on March 18, 1972. Later, in 1981, its name changed again to Music & Video Week. This was because videos were becoming very popular.

Another music magazine called Record Business joined Music Week in 1983. Later that year, a separate magazine just for videos, called Video Week, was created. After that, the main magazine went back to being called Music Week.

How Music Week Grew Over Time

Since 1991, Music Week has included parts of another magazine called Record Mirror. At first, this was a small section about music charts. Later, it became a bigger part with articles, reviews, and dance music charts.

In the 1990s, many other music newsletters and magazines became part of the Music Week family. These included Music Business International, Promo, and ChartsPlus. By 2001, most of these extra newsletters had stopped being published, except for Promo.

Music Week Online and New Designs

In 2003, Music Week launched its website. This website shared daily news, special articles, and lists of new music releases. It also showed UK music sales, how often songs were played on the radio, and club charts.

A few years later, in 2006, they launched a free website called the Music Week Directory. This directory listed over 10,000 contacts for people working in the UK music industry. The magazine itself was redesigned in 2007 and again in 2008 to look more modern.

Changes in Ownership

In 2011, Music Week was sold to a company called Intent Media. This sale also included other magazines and websites. Later, in 2012, NewBay Media bought Intent Media.

Finally, in 2018, Future bought NewBay Media. Future decided that Music Week would become a monthly magazine starting in March 2021. This was similar to how Future publishes other music magazines like Metal Hammer.

Understanding Music Charts

Music Week is well-known for publishing British music charts. These charts show which songs and albums are the most popular.

Monthly Music Charts

Today, Music Week features several monthly charts:

• The Official Top 75 Singles of the month.
• The Official Top 75 Albums of the month.
• The Official Vinyl Charts, which show the most popular vinyl records.

They also have special charts for different types of music. These include:

• The Official Top 20 Americana.
• The Official Top 20 Classical.
• The Official Top 20 Hip-Hop & R&B.
• The Official Top 20 Jazz.
• The Official Top 20 Country.
• The Official Top 20 Dance.
• The Official Top 20 Folk.
• The Official Top 20 Rock & Metal.

You can also find charts for music streaming and different album collections. Some detailed chart analysis is available online for people who subscribe to Music Week.

Past Weekly Charts

When Music Week was published every week, it included even more charts. These had the Top 75 Singles, Top 75 Artist Albums, and charts for downloads and ringtones. There were also charts for how often songs were played on the radio and TV.

After a redesign in 2008, the magazine started including "live charts." These charts used information from places like Amazon, Shazam, and HMV.com to predict which songs and albums would become popular.

Music Week also used to create weekly club charts. These charts showed the most popular songs played by DJs in nightclubs. They also had a "Cool Cuts" chart, which tracked popular songs based on feedback from DJs and sales from independent record shops.

Publishing Details

Music Week is now published once a month by Future. Before March 2021, it was a weekly magazine. It used to be available as a printed magazine and also as a digital version you could read on a computer.

Who Works at Music Week

As of July 2021, here are some of the people who work on Music Week:

• Head of Content: George Garner (He leads the team).
• Features Editor: Ben Homewood (He works on special articles).
• Digital Editor: Andre Paine (He manages the website content).
• Content Editor/Producer: Lucy Thraves (She helps create content).
• Charts & Data: Isabelle Nesmon (She handles the music charts).
• Art Editor: Steve Newman (He designs the look of the magazine).

How Many Copies Are Printed

In 1997 and 1998, about 12,503 copies of the weekly magazine were printed. By 2011, this number had dropped to around 5,000 copies each week. In October 2011, Music Week stopped sharing its circulation numbers publicly.

The musicweek.com website had about 63,904 unique visitors in October 2008. By 2009, the website also stopped sharing its visitor numbers publicly.

See also

In Spanish: Music Week para niños

• UK Singles Chart
• ChartsPlus
• UKChartsPlus
• Hit Music
• Record Retailer
• Record Mirror