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BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 tops IFPI’s 2020 Global Album Sales Chart

13/03/2021

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 tops IFPI’s 2020 Global Album Sales Chart which combines global sales of physical and digital album downloads to rank the top albums of the year. This marks the third Global Chart Award given to the band by IFPI, following their success as Global Recording Artists of 2020, and MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 topping the newly introduced IFPI Global Album All Format Chart. The fourth studio album from global superstars BTS, MAP […]

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 is winner of IFPI’s Global Album All Format Chart

12/03/2021

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 is first ever winner of IFPI’s newly-launched Global Album All Format Chart. The chart, an addition to IFPI’s existing global awards, contains the best-selling albums of the year across all consumption formats, spanning physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming platforms. The fourth studio album from global superstars BTS, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 broke records and topped charts all over the world after its release in February 2020. As well as […]

The Weeknd wins 2020’s IFPI Global Digital Single Award for Blinding Lights

11/03/2021

The Weeknd wins 2020’s IFPI Global Digital Single Award for Blinding Lights according to IFPI’s recently published Top 10 Global Digital Singles of 2020 chart. The IFPI Global Digital Single Award is presented to the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats including single track downloads, and streams on both paid subscription services and ad-supported platforms. Blinding Lights was the second single from The Weeknd’s fourth studio album After Hours, which was released in March […]

BTS are 2020 IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year

07/03/2021

BTS are 2020 IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year according to IFPI’s recently published Top 10 Global Recording Artists 2020 chart. The Global Recording Artist of the Year Award is calculated according to an artist’s or group’s worldwide performance across digital and physical music formats during the year, from streams to vinyl, and covers their entire body of work. The award was announced at the culmination of the IFPI Global Artist Chart, which counted […]

Music supports 2 million jobs in EU and UK

17/11/2020

Music supports 2 million jobs in EU and UK and contributes €81.9 Bn annually to the economy according to a study by Oxford Economics commissioned by IFPI. The study, entitled The Economic Impact of Music in Europe, using 2018 data, found that music’s annual economic contributions to the EU28 include: Supporting two million jobs Contributing €81.9 billion in gross value added to GDP, and Exporting €9.7 billion worth of goods and services to countries outside […]

IFPI produces Global Music Industry COVID-19 response tracker

14/05/2020

IFPI produces Global Music Industry COVID-19 response tracker to provide detailed information about music industry-related measures and initiatives in place across the world to combat the impact of COVID-19. The interactive map is can be clicked on or you can use the filters to search by type of initiative and country to find out what actions are in place at national and global level across music industry bodies, record labels, governments, the live sector, digital […]

IFPI issues Global Music Report 2019

04/05/2020

IFPI issues Global Music Report 2019 which showed that global revenues grew by 8.2% to US$20.2 Bn and that streaming accounted for more than half (56.1%) of global recorded music revenue. Frances Moore, chief executive of IFPI, said: “The Global Music Report we issued today covers results for 2019 and reflects the successful work and investment of music creators – from record companies to artists and beyond. Importantly, the strong foundation we built over the […]