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Music helped the UK get through lockdown

09/04/2021

Music helped the UK get through lockdown with 50% listening to music to raise their spirits according to a survey commissioned by the BPI, the UK’s recorded music industry association. The survey to be published in All About the Music 2021, the 42nd edition of the BPI Yearbook shows that well over a quarter (28%) of all those surveyed said they had increased their music listening compared to pre-lockdown. Only 11% of those asked said they […]

People turned to streaming for entertainment in 2020

20/03/2021

People turned to streaming for entertainment in 2020 as they sought out entertainment and distraction during the global pandemic. YouGov conducted a global study tracking the impact of the pandemic on consumer behaviours in 17 countries around the world. YouGov’s International Media Consumption Report 2021 examines the changes in how frequently people consumed media, including how our listening habits have shifted. Among people in the US and UK there was an acceleration of active listening (music streaming […]

UK National Album Day returns for 2021

08/03/2021

UK National Album Day returns for 2021 on Saturday, 16th October and its theme will be Celebrating Women in Music, shining a light on the huge contribution made by women to music and album making. National Album Day also reveals the Top Ten women album artists since the start of 2000 according to Official Charts Company data, with Adele named the best-selling women album artist of the century. The list also features such icons as Amy Winehouse, Kylie, Madonna and Britney Spears. […]

Entertainment was UK’s fastest growing leisure sector in 2020

07/03/2021

Entertainment was UK’s fastest growing leisure sector in 2020 with retail spending on music, video and games up 18.8% as leisure plunges 30%. The combined music, video and games market grew faster than any other leisure sector in 2020, according to figures revealed by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) in the ERA Yearbook. Retail spending increased by 18.3% to a record £9.26 Bn while the overall leisure sector – everything from hobbies, sport and eating […]

BPI wins court victory in Cyberlocker and Stream Piracy cases

06/03/2021

BPI wins court victory in cyberlocker and stream piracy cases in litigation on behalf of the UK record industry. The cases were dealt with following an online hearing at London’s High Court, which ruled that the operators and users of the websites use the services of internet companies (ISPs) to infringe copyright and that therefore the ISPs should block access to them. The infringing uses included providing or linking to a downloadable stream ripping app. Stream […]

Streaming has added £3.5 Bn to UK music industry

26/01/2021

Streaming has added £3.5 Bn to UK music industry according to an ERA report to UK Parliament’s Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Committee enquiry into the economics of music streaming. The submission explains that around 70% of revenues of streaming services are paid direct to the music industry via record companies, music publishers and collection societies. “Streaming services typically have no direct financial relationship with artists or songwriters, and are not privy to those contracts,” it says. […]

More UK artists reap the rewards of streaming

25/01/2021

More UK artists reap the rewards of streaming with 1,800 artists achieving more than 10 million streams in the UK alone in the past 12 months according to data compiled by the BPI. This is 72% more than the total of 1,048 artists who achieved the equivalent 10,000 album sales in the CD, LP and download market of 2007. Streaming has also made the market more ‘democratic’ – the top 10 artists dominated less of […]