UK music exports hit all-time high Business UK music exports rose by 7.6 per cent in 2023 to an all-time high of £775m, a landmark achievement for the British music industry. Yet, new data from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) revealed that this growth in exports has slowed compared to 2022. Exports grew 20 per cent in 2022. Over 500 UK artists [...]
Abbey Road Studios is looking for the next Spotify Media When The Beatles recorded 190 of their 210 songs at Abbey Road Studios in west London, they pushed the boundaries of the primitive equipment at the time They experimented using tape machines in ways they weren’t designed for, pulling all-nighters to create the iconic distorted sounds of tracks like “Revolution”. It was a revolution not just [...]
Vinyl and CD sales rise as Raye and Miley Cyrus boost UK streaming Music Amid a digital boom, vinyl and CDs are enjoying a renaissance as youngsters embrace the nostalgia-driven trend, according to BPI.