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British designer Matthew Williamson unveils the 2026 BRIT Awards trophy, inspired by Manchester’s worker bee. The BRITs move to Manchester’s Co-op Live on 28 Feb 2026.
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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 urge government support for UK music businesses and IP and political figures celebrate British music at the BPI Silent Disco.
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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 global recorded music market grew by 18.5% in 2021.
Latest data for IFPI’s “Music Listening Report 2019” shows how UK consumers are engaging with music
Ed Sheeran and Queen represent the UK in IFPI Global Artist Chart Top Ten.
Ed Sheeran has been named the world's best-selling recording artist of 2017 by IFPI.
IFPI's latest report examines the ways in which fans are engaging with recorded music across 13 of the world’s leading music markets, including the UK.
After successful legal action from the record industry, YouTube-mp3.org, the world’s largest music stream ripping site shuts down.
