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P!nk is top UK female artist this century

12/10/2021

P!nk is the top UK female artist this century according to music licensing company PPL which has released the Top 20 Female artists in the UK in the 21st Century as part of the celebrations for the fourth edition of National Album Day on Saturday 16th October. This year it will spotlight women artists and their huge contribution to music and culture through the format. P!nk’s solo career began with her debut album Can’t Take Me Home in 2000, […]

UK National Album Day 2021 full plans revealed

09/10/2021

UK National Album Day 2021 full plans have been revealed and this year will spotlight women artists and their huge contribution to music and culture through the art of the album. Returning for its fourth edition on Saturday 16th October it will revisit iconic and influential albums by women artists, from the earliest pioneers to present-day legends, and point towards exciting new and future talent. The 2021 event will also highlight the integral role women […]

Condo Jamz Radio

08/09/2021

Condo Jamz Radio was created in 2018 as ‘a commercial internet radio station in Wilmington, Delaware, that’s licensed on the Live365 platform, broadcasting the best in Urban Adult Contemporary, Classic Soul, Hip-Hop, Smooth Jazz, and rarities from some of your favourite artists’. Their mission is “to provide quality music for all to enjoy and give back to the valued people of our community.” The station is available in the US, Canada and the UK at […]

Radio is the most common audio listening activity in UK in 2020

08/08/2021

Radio is the most common audio listening activity in UK in 2020 according to Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator. In Ofcom’s fourth annual Media Nations research report it reviews trends in the TV and online video sectors as well as radio and other audio sectors. Audio listening key findings The radio and audio sector continues to take advantage of DAB and online platforms to innovate. Live radio on a radio set remains the most common […]

UK MPs call for a ‘complete reset’ of music streaming

16/07/2021

UK MPs call for a ‘complete reset’ of music streaming to fairly reward performers and creators according to a report of the DCMS Committee into the Economics of Music Streaming. The inquiry was launched in October 2020 and received from than 300 pieces of written evidence from artists, songwriters, producers, record labels and streamers including Spotify, Amazon, Spotify and YouTube. The committee found that successful artists see ‘pitiful returns’ from streaming while some performers are frozen out […]

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 […]

UK music exports reach new high in 2020

18/06/2021

UK music exports reach new high in 2020 to over half a billion pounds driven by streaming according to new figures released by the BPI. Earnings increased 6% on 2019 to £519.7 million which makes the UK the largest exporter of music in the world after the US. Around 1 in 10 of all tracks streamed globally are now by a British artist. A BPI report earlier this year, All Around The World, found that with […]