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  • BPI yearbook reveals country music's rising UK popularity
    01.05.25

    BPI yearbook reveals country music's rising UK popularity

    Country music sees record growth in the UK in 2024, doubling its singles market share and hitting a 21st-century high in albums. Beyoncé, Shaboozey, and Post Malone headline a year of mainstream crossover and rising youth appeal.

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  • MEGS announces £1.6 million funding for 58 artists
    08.03.25

    MEGS announces £1.6 million funding for 58 artists

    The BPI’s Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) awards £1.6M to 58 UK artists, supporting independent talent in global markets. Learn more about this essential funding initiative.

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  • BRITs stars join Make It Fair protest - Don't Let AI steal our music
    03.03.25

    BRITs stars join Make It Fair protest - Don't Let AI steal our music

    Stars including Lola Young, Myles Smith, Rachel Chinouriri, The Last Dinner Party and more add their voices in calling on UK Government to value and protect copyright, joining the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dua Lipa, Sam Fender, Kate Bush and others.

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BPI’s new Yearbook highlights breadth & vibrancy of British recorded music, including an independent sector growing for a sixth consecutive year
Intelligence 16.04.24
BPI’s new Yearbook highlights breadth & vibrancy of British recorded music, including an independent sector growing for a sixth consecutive year

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.

Topic Report
Women surpass 50% representation milestone on music industry trade boards, new ‘Seat at the Table’ report finds
Intelligence 05.02.24
Topic Report
New music and artists lead the UK’s recorded music market, with nearly three-quarters of 2022’s Top 100 hits coming from this decade, new BPI analysis reveals
Intelligence 27.04.23
Topic Market Statistics
Cassette sales reached near two-decade high last year as current artists and fans embraced the iconic format, new BPI analysis reveals
Intelligence 19.04.23
Topic Market Statistics
BPI publishes All About The Music 2023 Yearbook
Intelligence 13.04.23
Topic Market Statistics
British talent helped Hip Hop/Rap claim a record share of the UK albums market in 2022, new BPI analysis reveals
Intelligence 13.04.23
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