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  • Sam Fender wins the 2025 Mercury Prize in Newcastle
    16.10.25

    Sam Fender wins the 2025 Mercury Prize in Newcastle

    Sam Fender wins the 2025 Mercury Prize for People Watching, as the awards move to Newcastle for the first time, celebrating the year’s best British & Irish music.

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  • BPI leaders call on UK Government to protect IP and support music industry ecosystem at Labour Party Conference
    02.10.25

    BPI leaders call on UK Government to protect IP and support music industry ecosystem at Labour Party Conference

    BPI leaders urge government support for UK music businesses and IP and political figures celebrate British music at the BPI Silent Disco.

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  • BPI Recommended Remuneration Principles
    22.07.25

    BPI Recommended Remuneration Principles

    The BPI today announces a set of principles for UK labels to support legacy artists, songwriters, and session musicians. The principles deliver a package of measures, unique to the UK, developed in consultation with the government-convened Creator Remuneration Working Group (CRWG), and represent the culmination of five years of rigorous analysis and debate in response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Report on The Economics of Music Streaming. 

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  • The BRIT Awards with Mastercard moves to Manchester for first time
    09.06.25

    The BRIT Awards with Mastercard moves to Manchester for first time

    For the first time in its history, The BRIT Awards with Mastercard will leave the capital and make its way north. The iconic celebration of British music is set to electrify Manchester’s Co-op Live in 2026 and 2027, marking a bold new chapter for the legendary event, after nearly five decades in London. The BRIT Awards 2026 will take place on Saturday 28th February, broadcast exclusively on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player.

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Music Export Growth Scheme distributes a record £1.6 million to 67 artists from across the UK as the fund marks its 10th anniversary
From the BPI 08.02.24
Topic Music Export Growth Scheme
Minister for Exports Lord Offord Announces the Latest Round of Music Export Growth Scheme at International Trade Week Event
From the BPI 07.11.23
Topic Music Export Growth Scheme
British music exports leap 20% to surpass £700 million annually for first time as UK artists dominate year’s biggest global streaming hits
From the BPI 06.07.23
Topic Music Export Growth Scheme, Press Release
BPI welcomes expansion of the Music Export Growth Scheme, with a further £3.2 million pledged to support independent music artists
From the BPI 14.06.23
Topic Music Export Growth Scheme
Latest round of MEGS funding sees £500,000 distributed to 28 artists
From the BPI 09.11.22
Topic Music Export Growth Scheme
Latest Round of Music Export Growth Scheme Funding Announced
From the BPI 09.08.22
Latest Round of Music Export Growth Scheme Funding Announced

The latest round of Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) funding sees the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) jointly committing £500,000 to help UK artists drawn largely from the independent community to grow their international profile in overseas markets.

Topic Music Export Growth Scheme
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