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...
Tag:
UK Music
News
Use of digital platforms has doubled since 2018
News
The jungle producer kicks off her UK/EU tour next week
News
The organisation wants mandatory annual pay gap reporting to be published alongside commitments to address disparities
News
Aimed at addressing pay inequality, access, harassment, and safety
News
Music Venue Trust, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), UK Music, and LIVE are among the bodies lobbying for more action from government to support the sector
News
88% of UK artists are currently bringing in less than £1000 per month
A third of professional musicians in the UK are still not earning from their work due to the pandemic, according to research by the charity...
News
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's latest spending review includes a 50% discount on business rates for music venues, but some believe it doesn't go far enough
Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday (October 27th) announced his latest spending review on behalf of the UK Government, setting out the economic agenda for the coming...
News
UK Music's annual report says around 69,000 people lost work amid the COVID-19 pandemic
More than a third of UK music industry workers lost their jobs last year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the shutdown of clubs and music...
News
With the vast majority signed to major labels
Just 0.4 percent of artists in the UK make a living from streaming plays of their music, according to a new study.
The research —...
News
Researchers at Birmingham City University have issued a stark warning
A-level music education in schools could completely disappear in just over a decade, according to a new study carried out by researchers at Birmingham City...
News
While almost half are now worried about the future of their local venues
57% of people say music helped them cope through lockdown, a new study by UK Music has found, with 42% listening to more during the...
News
A new survey by UK Music revealed that the public think the Government is not being pro-active enough
A new survey carried out by UK Music has suggested the public think the Government is not doing enough to help musicians overcome post-Brexit barriers to overseas touring. ...
News
The happy hardcore, jungle and hardcore techno history podcast will be curated into the British Library Sound Archive
A podcast about '90s rave, R.O.A.R, is set to be curated into the British Library Archive.
After being launched by journalist Tom Latchem and former...
News
An industry-wide online survey has been launched by the Night Time Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group
Night Time Industry leaders have called on music fans and industry workers to complete a COVID-19 inquiry survey.
Following the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group...
News
Westminster will "make the case for arrangements that make touring easier."
Further post-Brexit musician touring discussions are to be proposed by the UK government in a bid to break the EU visa stalemate.
The UK left...
News
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...
News
A petition has already picked up more than 200,000 signatures
The UK Government is being urged to take immediate action after Brexit touring plans were rejected by the EU.
It had been hoped the final...
News
The figure was revealed in a UK Music report that also estimates musicians will lose 65% of their income in 2020
UK Music has published its annual 'Music By Numbers' report which looks at the contribution the UK music business makes to the British economy each...
News
It's part of a drive to boost diversity and inclusion in the music industry
The UK music industry has been urged to ditch its use of the acronym "BAME" by the trade body UK Music, who have described the...