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Independently released music also made up 29.2% of UK recorded music consumption last year

Over 39% of vinyl records sold in the UK last year were independently released, according to new analysis shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)...

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158.6 million tracks fell short of the 1,000 mark while almost a quarter received no streams at all

86% of music on streaming platforms received fewer than 1000 plays in 2023. According to the 2023 year-end music report from Luminate – who measure...

Streaming now accounts for 87.7% of music consumption in UK, BPI reports

Use of digital platforms has doubled since 2018

Streaming now accounts for 87.7% of all music consumption in the UK. The figures, published as part of the BPI's official end of year report...

UK vinyl sales increase for 16th consecutive year, with over 5.9 million sold in 2023

More than 250,000 vinyl records were sold last week, the most since the start of the 21st century

Sales of vinyl records increased in the UK in 2023 for the 16th consecutive year. The rise in sales this past year was also at...

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UK record sales hit £116.8 million over the last 12 months

Vinyl sales in 2022 topped CDs in the UK for the first time in 35 years. A year on from hitting a 30-year high, UK...

Dance music is the UK's second most popular genre, BPI reveals

The genre has accounted for about 25% of weekly top 10 singles this year

Dance music is now the UK's second most popular genre according to new analysis shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Data shared by the...

185,000 tapes were sold during the year

Cassette sales in the UK increased by 19% last year.

According to official figures shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) this week, over 185,000 cassette...

Over five million LPs were sold in the UK in the past 12 months

Sales of vinyl records in the UK hit a 30-year high in 2021, according to new figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

The BPI's...

UK independent labels' consumption share across physical and streaming formats rose for a third consecutive year

More than a quarter of all music consumed in the UK in 2020 was by artists from the independent music community, the BPI and AIM...

UK labels are expecting to earn more from vinyl than CDs for the first time in three decades

Vinyl sales contributed £86.5 million to the UK’s recorded music revenue in 2020, a new report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has revealed. 

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Streaming accounted for 80% of UK music consumption in 2020, report shows

Four-fifths of the country's music listening now comes from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music

A report has shown that online streaming accounted for just over 80% of the UK's music consumption last year.


Coming days after stocks in Spotify...

The BPI has announced further financial support after a first round of donations earlier this year

A £270,000 aid package has been announced for artists and live music industry by BPI.

Following a support package worth over £1 million co-ordinated by...