Record year for UK music

BRITISH breakthrough artists including Olivia Dean and Lola Young have led a British music revival over the past 12 months as the UK recorded music market grew for an 11th consecutive year, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said.

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The BPI, the representative voice for the UK's record companies and label businesses, revealed official recorded music consumption across sales and streams increased by 4.9% annually over the past 12 months to reach a new high of 210.3 million albums (or their streamed equivalent) being consumed.

Its analysis of Official Charts data shows the annual audio streaming market surpassed 200 billion streams for the first time.