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  • Mercury Prize 2025 announces host, judges and more
    27.08.25

    Mercury Prize 2025 announces host, judges and more

    For the first time, the Mercury Prize leaves London and arrives in Newcastle this October 2025. Discover the judges who will curate the Albums of the Year shortlist, the host, the Mercury Fringe Festival, and how the city will host Britain’s most prestigious music prize.

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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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  • Copyright, Artificial Intelligence and the Data Bill
    06.06.25

    Copyright, Artificial Intelligence and the Data Bill

    Following the closure of the UK Government consultation on ‘Copyright and Artificial Intelligence’, BPI has been continuing to raise awareness with Parliamentarians (i.e. Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords) about our concerns, as well as bring pressure upon the Government to change its position.

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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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