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Leading music companies commit to reducing carbon footprint

16/12/2021

Leading music companies commit to reducing carbon footprint as part of a wide-ranging commitment to ‘decarbonise’ the global music business in alignment with the latest climate science. The Music Climate Pact has been initiated by the UK’s Association of Independent Music (AIM) in collaboration with the BPI. The founding Signatories of the pact span numerous areas of the music business and include all three major music groups – Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group and […]

Over a quarter of UK music comes from independent labels

21/06/2021

Over a quarter of UK music comes from independent labels according to figures released by the BPI and AIM. In addition, the data, which is drawn from the BPI’s yearbook All About The Music 2021 and based on Official Charts Company data, shows that: UK independent labels’ share of music consumption across streaming and physical formats combined rose for a third successive year in 2020 to reach just under 26% Independent music businesses’ share of Streaming Equivalent […]

National Album Day returns in October

08/07/2019

National Album Day returns in October on Saturday 12th encouraging music lovers ‘#Don’t Skip’ to discover the joys of listening to albums in their entirety. Following a successful inaugural year, National Album Day is set to return for its second annual edition on Saturday, 12th October. Organised jointly by record labels body the BPI and ERA – the Entertainment Retailers Association, and with the active participation of AIM (Association of Independent Music), National Album Day […]