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Sam Fender and Lola Young are the final performers confirmed for The BRIT Awards 2025, joining a stellar lineup including Sabrina Carpenter, JADE, and more. Hosted by Jack Whitehall, the UK’s biggest music event airs on March 1st at The O2 and will be broadcast on ITV1, ITVX, STV, and STV Player.
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The UK Government's consultation on 'Copyright and Artificial Intelligence' could change copyright laws, allowing AI developers to use copyrighted material without permission. BPI strongly opposes 'Option 3' and urges the music industry to take action before the consultation closes on 25 February 2025.
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The BPI announces its move to Tileyard London, King’s Cross, from January 2025. The new accessible, sustainable office space places the UK music industry’s leading voice in the heart of a vibrant creative community, fostering innovation and collaboration.
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UK artists are behind four of the ten most-streamed tracks globally on Spotify over the past year, led by Harry Styles’ As It Was.
This piece was first written by BPI CEO Geoff Taylor for Music Business Worldwide, published online on 2nd August 2022.
The global recorded music market grew by 18.5% in 2021.
Rising physical sales support streaming-fuelled growth.
New generation of talent scoring hundreds of millions, even billions of streams per year as British stars claim global success.
Rise of 2.5% in UK music consumption to 159 million albums (or their equivalent) – up for 7th year, driven by streaming.
