Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)

Industry Org

Founded	16/06/1988

Headquarters	London
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The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) is a trade body in the United Kingdom that represents the interests of both digital and physical retailers and streaming services.

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Its members include the likes of Amazon, Deezer, SoundCloud, Spotify, Tesco and YouTube.

ERA is led by Kim Bayley, the org’s Chief Executive, out of London.Music Business Worldwide

Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) In The News

Analysis News

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ concert film has already surpassed $100m in global ticket presales

Film will start playing in the confirmed 8,500 theatres across 100 countries around the world on October 13

Interviews

‘When you’re seeing Jane’s Addiction or Porno For Pyros on stage, that’s what life’s about. It’s the best job in the world at that point’

Perry Farrell's co-manager, Michael James, talks about working with an alt-rock pioneer and the cultural impact of his client's bands and projects, from Jane's Addiction to Lollapalooza

Analysis News

Utopia to build new music warehouse in the UK in $125m deal with logistics company DP World

DP World is fitting out a new warehouse in Bicester in the UK for Utopia's distribution unit, Utopia Distribution Services

Interviews

‘I’ve made lots of money doing something I love, but there’s such a lack of respect.’

Holly Knight looks back on a life of hooks and hits, including The Best by Tina Turner, and takes aim at the industry's treatment of songwriters

News

Raoul Chatterjee joins UK-based vinyl platform elasticStage as Chief Operating Officer

Startup raised £3.5m in a seed funding round earlier this year

News

Consumers spent over $2bn in the UK record industry in 2021, but streaming spending growth continued to slow

UK consumers spent £1.68 billion (approx. $2.25bn) on recorded music in 2021 across physical and digital sales, plus subscription streaming. The market’s total recorded music spend in 2021 represented YoY growth of 8.7%, or £133.7 million ($179m) versus 2020. That’s according to figures released today (March 1) by the UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association, in its … Continued

Analysis Blog

Why the streaming revolution is unfinished business

The following MBW op/ed comes from Kim Bayley, CEO of the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)

Analysis

The brakes have been slammed on audio streaming’s growth in the UK. Is the US next?

Stat Of The Week: Latest BPI numbers show that UK market's streaming volume growth shrunk considerably last year versus 2020