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  • Manchester born Matthew Williamson revealed as BRITs 2026 trophy designer
    19.11.25

    Manchester born Matthew Williamson revealed as BRITs 2026 trophy designer

    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 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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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
The New Music Democracy: How More Artists Are Benefitting From Streaming
Intelligence 06.04.23
Topic Report
UK recorded music revenues rise for an eighth successive year in 2022
Intelligence 09.03.23
Topic Report
IFPI releases Engaging with Music 2022
Intelligence 17.11.22
IFPI releases Engaging with Music 2022

IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide, today released Engaging with Music 2022, a global report on how people around the world enjoy and engage with music.

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British music exports leap 13.7% to new high as a record number of UK artists each hit 100 million global streams in 2021
Intelligence 20.07.22
Topic Report, Market Statistics
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