Tiny Vinyl launched last year as a company selling, yes, tiny four-inch records, pitched as environmentally-friendly collectible items. Now the startup has taken the logical next step by releasing a device to play them on.
Tag: Physical Music
New climate report shows labels’ progress towards reducing emissions
The Music Climate Pact (MCP) has released an annual report detailing actions taken by participating labels towards reducing carbon emissions.
India to holds its largest Record Store Day celebrations to date
India’s recorded music trade body the IMI hasn’t released any statistics about the sales of physical formats in quite a while, but if the proliferation of listening bars across the […]
Discogs’ latest release is… a portable cassette player?
We’re now nearly two decades into the resurgence of vinyl as a music format, with the IFPI recently hailing a 19th consecutive year of growth for record sales in 2025. But […]
Key Production unwraps its latest physical-music formats
Physical-music and packaging manufacturer Key Production has detailed its latest two formats for the European market this week. One of them is ‘Injection Moulded Records’ – vinyl that replaces PVC with […]
Sandbox Guide :: The album is back
Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, create new strategies, and build new audiences. The Guides feature cutting-edge case studies, expert interviews, benchmark data, […]
Recorded music growth in 2025: France and Italy reveal figures
Now that the IFPI’s Global Music Report for 2025 is out – here’s our coverage from yesterday in case you missed it – some more country-specific figures are emerging from local label […]
Key Production Group reveals physical format predictions for 2026
Physical music and packaging firm Key Production Group has released its predictions for vinyl and physical music in 2026.
RCA Records UK launches its first pop-up shop in London
Pop-up shops for artists are increasingly common, but pop-up shops for labels less so. RCA Records UK is trying one though.
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Play’ launch includes chart-eligible NFC lanyards
The new Ed Sheeran album is going to be inescapable on streaming services this week, with ‘Play’ getting heavy promotion across the board. But there’s also an interesting physical angle […]
Serenade completes pivot from NFTs to physical ‘smart formats’
Australian startup Serenade was one of the most prominent firms in the brief music-NFTs boom, but after the hype cooled it was acquired by Vinyl Group in September 2024. Like many […]
KiTbetter wants indie artists to adopt its KiTalbum format
We wrote about KiTalbums in June, when Rhino Records re-released three albums in the physical-meets-digital format.


