UK recorded music market hits £1.49 Bn in 2024
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UK recorded music market hits £1.49 Bn in 2024

UK recorded music market hits £1.49 Bn in 2024 achieving a decade of continuous growth according to figures released by the BPI. This latest increase means that over the last ten years the market has grown by more than 80% to a new high.  However, once adjusted for inflation, annual revenue is still hundreds of millions of pounds lower than it was in 2006, the first year public performance and sync were included in the calculations. […]

TNM Radio
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TNM Radio

TNM Radio is a UK internet radio station broadcasting playing European Hits and Classics with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC, a 128kbps MP3 and 256kbps and 96kbps AAC streams. ​The website contains a pop-up webplayer and a ‘Contact Us’ link. According to the station, ‘TNM Radio is a completely non-profit internet based radio station dedicated to bringing you the best in music past and present from all around Europe. Broadcasting 24 hours a day from […]

Top 25 UK Podcasts for Q4 2024
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Top 25 UK Podcasts for Q4 2024 

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q4 2024 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics UK, the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcasts and podcast networks in the UK. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 UK Podcasts of Q4 2024 list is derived from data collected continuously during the fourth quarter of 2024, interviewing podcast consumers ages 15 and […]

Italo Melody
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Italo Melody

Italo Melody is an internet radio station based in the UK playing an eclectic mix of pop and dance music which used to have a CD Quality Lossless FLAC, 320kbps and 192kbps MP3 streams together with a webplayer for all three quality streams. The FLAC and 192kbps MP3 streams have now been discontinued and only the 320kbps MP3 and webplayer are available. There are links to a recently played list and a number of music […]

UK Record Store Day date announced
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UK Record Store Day date announced

UK Record Store Day date announced returning for its 18th edition on the 12th April 2025. Over 270 independent record shops across the UK, alongside thousands more around the globe, gear up for their biggest celebration of vinyl releases, in-store parties and independent record store culture. In addition to long-time supporters, wine producers Studio by Miraval and HiFi manufacturers Bowers & Wilkins, Record Store Day organisers announced that the DEYA Brewing Company based in Cheltenham […]

UK music revenues highest in over two decades
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UK music revenues highest in over two decades

UK music revenues highest in over two decades thanks to streaming following a 2.3% increase in overall entertainment sales to £12 Bn in 2024, according to annual figures released by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. Consumption reached the equivalent of 201.4m albums a year. Streaming alone generated the equivalent of 178m albums, exceeding the record of 172m albums sold in 2004 at the tail-end of the CD boom. Meanwhile consumer spending on recorded music – […]

UK music consumption achieves a decade of growth
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UK music consumption achieves a decade of growth

UK music consumption achieves a decade of growth according to figures released by the BPI. The figures based on Official Charts Company data showed that 200.5 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed or purchased in 2024. The UK consumption total was made up primarily of streams, comprising 199.6 Bn streams, up 11% on 2023 and more than double total achieved five years earlier. UK recorded music consumption across both sales and streams rose 9.7% last year marking a […]