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Intelligence 27.04.23

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

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.

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Intelligence 19.04.23

Cassette sales reached near two-decade high last year as current artists and fans embraced the iconic format, new BPI analysis reveals

Artists including Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine and Harry Styles lifted UK cassette sales to their highest level in nearly two decades last year, according to new analysis from the BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record labels and music companies.

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Intelligence 13.04.23

BPI publishes All About The Music 2023 Yearbook

The BPI has today published its annual yearbook All About The Music 2023

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Intelligence 21.03.23

IFPI Global Music Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew 9% In 2022

The global recorded music market grew by 9.0% in 2022, driven by growth in paid subscription streaming, according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide.

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From the BPI 04.01.23

British artists in a historic clean sweep of 2022’s Official Top 10 singles

While 150 billion audio streams are surpassed in a calendar year for the first time

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From the BPI 29.12.22

Album success in 2022 has been shared across the nations and regions of the UK

While new album releases lead a predicted 15th successive annual uplift in vinyl LP sales, with eight of the year’s Top 10 sellers released in 2022

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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

Cassette sales reached near two-decade high last year as current artists and fans embraced the iconic format, new BPI analysis reveals

BPI publishes All About The Music 2023 Yearbook

IFPI Global Music Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew 9% In 2022

British artists in a historic clean sweep of 2022’s Official Top 10 singles

Album success in 2022 has been shared across the nations and regions of the UK

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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

Cassette sales reached near two-decade high last year as current artists and fans embraced the iconic format, new BPI analysis reveals

BPI publishes All About The Music 2023 Yearbook

IFPI Global Music Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew 9% In 2022

British artists in a historic clean sweep of 2022’s Official Top 10 singles

Album success in 2022 has been shared across the nations and regions of the UK

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