The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or the Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business.
Negramaro is an Italian pop rock band formed in 1999 and successful since 2005. Their name stems from Negroamaro, a wine produced in their native district of Salento in Apulia.
Christmas is the seventh studio album and first Christmas album released by Canadian singer Michael Bublé. The album was released on October 21, 2011, in Ireland, on October 24, 2011, in the United Kingdom, and on October 25, 2011, in the United States. On the week ending December 10, 2011, Christmas rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, becoming Bublé's third chart-topper following 2007's Call Me Irresponsible and 2009's Crazy Love, and spent five weeks at No. 1.
Il mestiere della vita is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro, released on 2 December 2016. Ferro has called it the beginning of the second chapter of his career, after the first chapter was concluded by the release of his first greatest hits album. The album sees Ferro return to a more modern and electronic style.
"Let's Hurt Tonight" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Oh My My on December 6, 2016, along with its music video. The song was included in the 2016 film Collateral Beauty. It has since reached the top 100 in Austria and Germany, and the top 50 in Switzerland.
Le migliori is an album by Italian singers Mina and Adriano Celentano, issued on 11 November 2016. The first single "Amami amami" was released on 21 October 2016. Le migliori was the best-selling album in 2016 in Italy. It sold more than 350,000 copies, getting the 7× Platinum certification in Italy.
"El Amante" is a song by American singer Nicky Jam from his fourth studio album, Fénix (2017). Written by Jam, Juan Vélez, and its producer Saga WhiteBlack, the track was released by Sony Music Latin on January 16, 2017, as the fourth single from the album. A remix featuring Ozuna and Bad Bunny was released on June 26, 2017.
Niccolò Moriconi, better known by his stage name Ultimo, is an Italian pop singer-songwriter, winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 in the Newcomers category and runner-up of the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 in the Big Artists section.
Maeba is the 74th studio album by Italian singer Mina released on 23 March 2018 by PDU Music&Production and Sony Music Italy. It contains ten new songs and two covers, and is available in digital download, CD, and vinyl. The first single was the opening track "Volevo scriverti da tanto", and was released on 9 March 2018.
Rockstar is the second studio album by Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta. The album was released by Def Jam Recordings on 19 January 2018. The album peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and it stayed on top of the chart for four weeks. Rockstar received 35 million streams on its first week on Spotify, and Sfera Ebbasta was the first Italian artist to appear on the streaming platform's Top 100 global chart. All of its 11 tracks entered on the first twelve positions of the Italian Singles Chart simultaneously. A deluxe edition was released on 30 November 2018.
Diari aperti is the tenth studio album by Italian singer Elisa, released by Universal Music Group on October 26, 2018. The singer's first concept album, it is her second album released entirely in Italian after L'anima vola (2013).
Possibili scenari is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Cesare Cremonini, released by Universal Music Italy and Trecuori on 24 November 2017.
Colpa delle favole is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Ultimo, released by Honiro Label on 5 April 2019. The album was preceded by the single "I tuoi particolari", which competed in the 69th Sanremo Music Festival, placing second in the main competition. "Fateme cantà" and "Rondini al guinzaglio" were also launched before the album was released.
Persona is the fifth studio album by Italian rapper Marracash, released on 31 October 2019 by Island Records and Universal Music Italia. The album originally consisted of 15 tracks. The single "Neon – Le ali", written and performed with Italian singer Elisa, was also composed for the album, but it was not completed on time. Despite not being included on Persona, the track was released as a single in March 2020, and added to the track listing of Persona's streaming version.
Fuori dall'hype is the fourth studio album by Italian band Pinguini Tattici Nucleari. The album was released by Sony Music on 5 April 2019. It debuted and peaked at number twelve on the Italian Albums Chart, becoming the band's first entry. On 7 February 2020, the album was reissued as an expanded version titled Fuori dall'hype - Ringo Starr, which contains the title track "Ringo Starr", the song that the band participated with at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020. The reissued edition reached number two on the FIMI charts, making it the band's highest peak.
Chosen is the debut extended play by Italian rock band Måneskin. It was released on 8 December 2017 and peaked at number 3 on the Italian Albums Chart.
"Movimento lento" is a song by Italian singer Annalisa with featuring vocals by Federico Rossi. It was written by Annalisa, Jacopo Ettorre, Eugenio Maimone, Leonardo Grillotti and Merk & Kremont.
Blu celeste is the debut studio album by Italian singer Blanco. The album was produced by Michelangelo and released on 10 September 2021 by Universal.
Peter Pan is the second studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Ultimo, released by Honiro Label on 9 February 2018. The album was preceded by the single "Il ballo delle incertezze", which competed in the 69th Sanremo Music Festival, placing first in the "New Proposals" competition.
