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  • Indie music surge continues with fourth consecutive year of growth
    13.04.22

    Indie music surge continues with fourth consecutive year of growth

    Independent labels’ share of the UK music market grew to just under 27% in 2021, boosted by classic LP releases and 60 indie albums entering the Top 10 Official Albums Chart.

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  • BRITs 2022 Winners in full
    08.02.22

    BRITs 2022 Winners in full

    Adele returns to the BRITs stage for exclusive performance, wins prestigious Mastercard Album award and crowned the inaugural Artist of the Year

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  • 2021 in Music: vinyl & cassettes continue surge
    29.12.21

    2021 in Music: vinyl & cassettes continue surge

    BPI figures to show vinyl LP sales to top 5 million (est. up to 10%) for 2021 – highest in over 3 decades

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Holy Sepulchre & LPMAM : Ukrainian Refugee Music Students Launch Concert
From the BPI 29.06.22
Topic Charity
Letter to the Editor, Sunday Times (in response to Sunday Times Culture article “Is New Music Dying?")
From the BPI 26.06.22
Topic Statement
Police seize £170,000 worth of counterfeit CDs in raids
From the BPI 23.06.22
Police seize £170,000 worth of counterfeit CDs in raids

The BPI’s Content Protection Unit and Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit worked in partnership with PIPCU over a long period to crack down on a particular counterfeit CD operation as part of a wider ongoing campaign to tackle piracy and infringing content.

Topic Press Release
Tim Sigsworth MBE, CEO of akt – Pride Month Appeal
From the BPI 17.06.22
Tim Sigsworth MBE, CEO of akt – Pride Month Appeal

For Pride Month this year, Tim Sigsworth, CEO of akt, shares a guest blog on the important work akt do through providing pathways into safe and inclusion homes, alongside training, mentoring and support for lgbtq+ young people.

Topic Charity
UK Trade Mission aims to boost British Music in India
From the BPI 16.06.22
UK Trade Mission aims to boost British Music in India

The latest UK music industry trade mission to India is set to take place from 22nd – 26th August 2022, providing an open door for music businesses to explore commercial opportunities in the world’s seventh largest economy.

Topic Trade Missions
Peter Scaping, Rest In Peace
From the BPI 16.06.22
Peter Scaping, Rest In Peace

We are sorry to share the sad news that our beloved friend and former BPI colleague Peter Scaping passed away on 14th June 2022, with his family by his side.

Topic Statement
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