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BPI’s recently-published All About The Music 2026 reveals the rock genre claimed 22.2% of singles music consumption in 2025, its highest total since 2016.Rock strengthened its position as the top albums genre, extending its share to 36.0% thanks to releases by the likes of Sam Fender, Wolf Alice, Sleep Token, Yungblud, and Oasis. Rock claimed well over half (54.9%) of all UK vinyl album sales in 2

BPI announces the latest in its series of Insight Sessions in association with Bowers & WilkinsWith special guest speaker, Sarah Boorman, General Manager Youth Strategy, Universal Music Group UK – and panelists from Beano Brain, SuperAwesome, Yoto, Young VoicesThe BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, today announces the latest in its serie

Harry Styles celebrates biggest opening week of his career with Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. It’s Harry’s second Official Chart Double as American Girls simultaneously tops Official Singles Chart Harry’s House and As It Was scored same feat in 2022 British artists dominate Official Albums Chart in 2026 with unrelenting run of chart-toppers Harry Styles eclipses even his own superstar st

The Official Charts Company today announces the launch of the Official Classical Chart, a brand-new weekly classical new releases chart dedicated to showcasing the freshest classical album releases making an impact across the UK.               Developed in close collaboration with the UK classical music industry, and supported by BBC Radio 3, the UK’s new Official Classical Chart is focused square

UK recorded music consumption rises to 210 million albums, with over 200 billion audio streams generated for the first time and vinyl sales rising for an 18th consecutive year to keep physical formats in growth.British breakthrough artists including Olivia Dean, Lola Young and Skye Newman play a leading role in another strong year for women in the UK and globally, signalling the dawn of a new gene

At this year’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, leaders from across the music and wider creative industries came together to discuss the impact of British creativity on the global stage, the importance of protecting intellectual property (IP) in driving investment and innovation into the UK’s £125bn-per-year creative industries, and the continued need for government support. BPI leaders Dr Jo

A newly-published report from music marketing agency Blackstar, Gen Z specialists lemontank and recorded music trade association the BPI gives voice to one of the most misunderstood demographic groups – Generation Z (or ‘Gen Z’).Titled Seeking Community: Gen Z’s true relationship with culture & music consumption, the 43-page report is free to access via a new website: https://www.genzseekingcommun

A newly-published report from music marketing agency Blackstar, Gen Z specialists lemontank and recorded music trade association the BPI gives voice to one of the most misunderstood demographic groups – Generation Z (or ‘Gen Z’).Titled Seeking Community: Gen Z’s true relationship with culture & music consumption, the 43-page report is free to access via a new website: https://www.genzseekingcommun

Keeping British Music a Global Headline ActDr Jo Twist OBE – BPI CEO5th June 2025IntroductionIt’s a pleasure to be with you this afternoon at the inaugural SXSW London. There’s been a fantastic range of keynotes and panels so far, with many more to come. I’m Dr Jo Twist, CEO of the British Phonographic Industry (that’s “phonographic”…)My career has spanned the creative sectors: multiplatform TV, t

British music’s enduring popularity around the world delivered another increase in overseas income for UK recorded music exports in 2024, reaching a record annual high of £794.2m, reports the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses. This is the highest level of annual recorded music exports since the BPI began its yearly survey of record label

Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, and Post Malone were among the artists who helped to deliver an outstanding 2024 for Country music1 in the UK, as the genre claimed its biggest share of the singles and albums markets this century, and continued to extend its influence into music’s mainstream.New analysis by BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, reve

A new survey of UK music listeners by the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, reveals that music consumers believe strongly that human creativity is fundamental to music, that music made solely by AI should be clearly labelled, and that music should only be ingested by AI systems when authorised.  More than 1,750 music consumers across th

A new survey of UK music listeners by the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, reveals that music consumers believe strongly that human creativity is fundamental to music, that music made solely by AI should be clearly labelled, and that music should only be ingested by AI systems when authorised.  More than 1,750 music consumers across th

The UK recorded music market achieved a decade of continuous growth in 2024 with revenue1 rising by 4.8% to £1.49 billion, reports the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses.This latest increase, which combines revenue from streaming, physical music, digital downloads, synchronisation (sync), and public performance2, means that over the last

2024 proved another milestone year for UK recorded music, with BPI analysis based on Official Charts data revealing new heights for streaming, record-breaking success for women and a return to growth for physical music sales.The BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, reveals UK recorded music consumption across sales and streams rose 9.7% la

The growing breadth and success of the UK recorded music market is highlighted in the BPI’s All About The Music yearbook, which is published today. Notable among the many insights, independent record labels in 2023 increased for a sixth consecutive year their presence in what is an expanding and diverse market in which more artists representing many styles of music are thriving.Independently-relea

In what proved a landmark 12 months, women artists spent the most weeks at No.1 on the Official Singles Chart in a calendar year since the countdown launched in 1952. This is according to BPI analysis of Official Charts data. The BPI is the representative voice for the UK’s world leading record companies and labels. See notes for details.Led by Miley Cyrus’s 10-week chart-topper Flowers, women sec

Vinyl LP purchases have risen for the 16th consecutive year in the UK in 2023 and are growing at their fastest rate this decade.Following a 2.9% improvement in unit sales last year, the vinyl market in 2023 has, with just a few more days to go to year-end, increased more than four times as fast with an 11.7% rise to 5.9 million units. This is according to analysis of Official Charts data by the BP

British recorded music exports defied increasing global competition to grow by a record amount in 2022, as the success of UK artists on streaming services helped to take the annual total above £700 million for the first time.According to new figures released by the BPI, the trade association for the UK’s world-leading music companies and record labels, the value of UK music sales and streams overs

New music is by far the biggest driver of music consumption in the UK, with nearly three-quarters of last year’s 100 biggest hits having been released this decade, according to new analysis from the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world leading record labels and music companies.Based on Official Charts data, 72% of the 100 most-streamed tracks in 2022 came out in the 2020s, while only o