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Various music industry organisations and a plethora of artists yesterday paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following the news that the British monarch had died, aged 96. The Queen’s death also resulted in the last minute postponement of last night’s Mercury Prize.The Queen’s passing was formally announced at around 6.30pm with a statement reading: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

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Sony Music Hires Geoff Taylor as Executive VP of AI

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music In what may be the first AI-specific senior executive role in the music industry, Sony has hired former BPI CEO Geoff Taylor as executive vice president of AI, according to an internal memo obtained by Variety. In his new role, Taylor, who was CEO of the British Phonographic Industry trade organization for 15 years and is a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), will report to Sony Music Entertainment COO Kevin Kelleher. According to the memo, Taylor’s responsibilities will include coordinating the company’s business efforts surrounding artificial intelligence, and coordinate across the global digital business and business and legal affairs division.

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One Liners: Miley Cyrus, Steve Lillywhite, Skrillex, more

DEALSRound Hill Music has acquired the producer royalties and related rights of music producer Steve Lillywhite for an undisclosed sum. Lillywhite has produced artists including U2, The Rolling Stones, Morrissey and Talking Heads.Bucks Music Group has signed Molly Payton to a publishing deal covering the UK, Ireland and Europe, with Mushroom Music Publishing repping her songs elsewhere in the world.

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Investment into artists by UK record labels has doubled in last five years

Sam Fender, Wolf Alice, Arlo Parks, Dua Lipa, George Ezra, Glass Animals, Griff, Lewis Capaldi, Mabel, PinkPantheress and Rag N’ Bone Man.Recent BPI research also highlighted that the pool of talent is coming from across the nations and regions of the UK with nearly two-thirds of the past year’s most successful UK albums having been recorded by solo artists and groups from outside of London.More than 120 UK artists whose debut albums have been released since 2015, each amassed more than 100 million global audio streams last year, according to BPI analysis of data from Luminate (formerly MRC Data).

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Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa Drive British Music Exports to Record $709 Million

Naman Ramachandran British music exports soared 13.7% to a high of £590.8 million ($709 million) in 2021, the highest total on record, per the latest analysis from British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade body for independent and major record labels in the U.K.The 2021 total is the highest since the BPI began its annual survey of record label overseas income in 2000 and was driven by a record number of U.K. artists, nearly 400, each achieving 100 million-plus global streams. These include superstars like Adele, Dua Lipa, Dave and Ed Sheeran, and several emerging artists, including Glass Animals, PinkPantheress and Rex Orange County.

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British music scenes outside London are thriving, says BPI

British people like British artists to originate from outside London. So say new figures from record label trade group the BPI and the Official Charts Company.

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Nearly two-thirds of the biggest domestic UK releases in 2021 came from artists outside London

A new report by BPI has revealed that nearly two-thirds of the biggest releases by domestic UK artists in 2021 came from acts born outside of London.

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Nearly 2/3s of the biggest domestic UK releases in 2021 came from artists outside London

A new report by BPI has revealed that nearly 2/3s of the biggest releases by domestic UK artists in 2021 came from acts born outside of London.

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Indie music continues to surge with fourth year of growth

BPI All About The Music 2022 yearbook today (April 13). The publication is distributed free to BPI members but can also be purchased and viewed here.Figures reveal that the collective share of music consumption from independent labels including Dirty Hit, Partisan and PIAS was now at 26.9 per cent, up from 25.9 per cent in 2020 and 22.1 per cent in 2017.Indie label shares of artist album sales also grew in two years across every format, from 30.4 per cent in 2019 to 34.2 per cent in 2021.

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One Liners: BPI, One Republic, Olly Murs, more

APPOINTMENTSGed Doherty is stepping down as Chair of UK record industry trade body BPI after seven years in the role, in order to focus on his film company Raindog Films. “I have loved every minute of working with the BPI and its members and its amazing team led by Geoff Taylor”, he says.

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BRITs Rising Star nominees accumulated more than 13 billion streams in 2021

According to research by the BPI, British BRITs Rising Star nominees' music accumulated over 13 billion streams in 2021; with the likes of Sam Fender, Griff and Dua Lipa contributing huge numbers.

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BRITs Rising Star nominees accumulated more than 13 million streams in 2021

According to research by the BPI, British BRITs Rising Star nominees' music accumulated over 13 billion streams in 2021; with the likes of Sam Fender, Griff and Dua Lipa contributing huge numbers.

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Dua Lipa hoping Dex the dog won't interrupt Brits performance like he does her yoga

Hopefully, little Dexter hasn’t been quite as helpful during Dua Lipa’s Brits rehearsals as he was during her yoga sessions.

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UK vinyl spending set to overtake CDs for first time since 1980s

Rick Astley and Pet Shop Boys topped the charts.Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI, told The Guardian: “Vinyl’s exceptional performance despite retail lockdowns confirms its role as a long-term complement to music streaming.“2021 is likely to be the year in which revenues from LPs overtake those from CDs for the first time in well over three decades – since 1987. In addition to the immediacy and convenience of streaming, fans want to get closer to the artists they love by owning a tangible creation.”Additionally, the number of vinyl records sold hit a three-decade high of 4.8m in 2020.

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Revenues of vinyl are expected to overtake CD in 2021 according to new British Phonographic Industry report

Vinyl revenues are expected to overtake those of CDs in 2021, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)'s chief executive in response to a new report.

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Adele named UK’s best-selling female album artist of the century

Adele has been named as the UK’s best-selling female album artist of the century.The London singer topped the chart from The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), fending off competition from the likes of Pink, Madonna, Rihanna, Dido and Amy Winehouse in sixth.Her second album, ‘21‘, also holds the title for the UK’s number one album by a female artist since 2000, after shifting just shy of 6 million copies in the UK alone.The new statistics have been unveiled to coincide with the confirmed return of National Album Day on October 21, which will adopt ‘Celebrating Women In Music’ as its 2021 theme.Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive BPI, and Kim Bayley, Chief Executive Entertainment Retailers Association, the organisations behind National Album

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YouTube defends its record of paying royalties to artists

YouTube has defended its royalty scheme for artists, claiming that it’s close to being the top revenue source in the industry.Katie Oyama, the platform’s director of government affairs and public policy, was quizzed by MPs this week as part of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) ongoing inquiry into the economics of music streaming.YouTube’s written evidence [seen by MusicWeek], which says that “record labels agree it is possible we will become the music industry’s number one source of revenue by 2025”, was challenged in the hearing by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) CEO Geoff Taylor.

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One in ten songs streamed worldwide are by Brits — with Ed Sheeran topping charts

ED Sheeran is our biggest hit, as one in every ten songs streamed worldwide is by a British artist. Billions listen to music by current stars — topped by Ed, 29 — as well as legends including The Beatles and Queen, research reveals.

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UK vinyl sales in 2020 are the highest since the early ’90s

vinyl records in the UK this year are the highest since the early ’90s, new data has revealed.End-of-year figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) show that sales have soared despite two national coronavirus lockdowns, with vinyl sales growing for the 13th year running.The new figures reveal that nearly one in five (18%) of all albums purchased across 2020 were vinyl, with 4.8 million LPs being purchased.

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BPI announces further financial support for struggling artist and live music communities

coronavirus pandemic.An official press release stated that “donations totaling nearly £270,000, co-ordinated by the BPI, will go to a range of causes from this second round of funding that will help to sustain artists and musicians, artist managers and grassroots music venues that are most in need.”The financial support comes from funds previously provided by major record labels Sony Music Entertainment UK, Universal Music UK, Warner Music UK, and independents Cherry Red and Demon Music Group, as well as by The BRIT Awards, Amazon Music, PPL, and YouTube Music, who have since added to the fund with a significant contribution.Geoff Taylor, chief executive of BPI and the BRIT Awards, said of the second round of donations: “Record labels and

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Dua Lipa & Charli XCX Are on Mercury Prize Shortlist: See Who Else Is a Contender

Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia and Charli XCX’s How I'm Feeling Now are among 12 albums that are shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, which honors the best British albums released between July 20, 2019 and July 17, 2020. Other top contenders include Laura Marling

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