UK music creators are set to benefit from a boost to their earnings thanks to the Government driving forward a new label-led agreement on streaming pay. The Creator Remuneration Working Group (CRWG), chaired by Creative Industries Minister Sir Chris Bryant, has been meeting regularly since 2024 to explore industry-led action – driving growth in the […]

2024 proved another milestone year for UK recorded music, with BPI analysis based on Official Charts data revealing new heights for streaming, record-breaking success for women and a return to growth for physical music sales. The BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, reveals UK recorded music consumption across […]

The BPI, the representative voice for independent and major record labels, has confirmed that UK High Court website blocking of pirate music sites and apps – which previously applied only to users of fixed line broadband networks – is being extended to users of mobile networks, starting with EE, part of the BT group. Website […]

In 2018, as agreed in the Creative Industries Sector Deal, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a series of Government-backed, voluntary roundtable discussions between social media platforms and UK creative businesses. These roundtable discussions seek to further enhance the means to fight piracy on social media platforms, ensure that participants are aware of all existing […]

Music consumption increased for a sixth year in 2020, with 155 million albums or their equivalent either streamed or purchased in 2020 – an 8.2 per cent rise on 2019, with growth led by streaming fuelled by label investment. There were some 139 billion audio streams – up by over a fifth – with nearly […]