Media release: New BPI Yearbook reports on indie music surge in 2021, with fourth consecutive year of growth
April 13, 2022

NEW analysis from the BPI – the UK association of record labels – shows that independently-released...

Media release: National Album Day 2022 – Saturday October 15
April 1, 2022

NATIONAL Album Day will return on Saturday 15th October and this year will take as...

Media release: The Firrenes band play Edinburgh
March 10, 2022

Royalty-free visuals and audio at https://thefirrenes.com/resources/ Five-piece pop/rock band, The Firrenes (it rhymes with ‘beans’!),...

Media release: Mulika Sannie appointed deputy chair of The BRIT Trust
February 4, 2022

TONY Wadsworth CBE, chair of The BRIT Trust music charity, is today delighted to announce that...

Media release: BRITs Rising Star nominees accumulate more than 13 billion streams in 2021
February 4, 2022

MUSIC by British artists nominated for the BRITs Rising Star Award over the past five years...

Media release: More artists succeed as streaming drives music growth, fuelled by record label investment
January 4, 2022

OFFICIAL figures released by record labels’ association, the BPI, based on Official Charts Company data,...

Media release: Music fans loving physical albums – vinyl and cassettes continue to surge; decline in CDs slows
December 29, 2021

THE ability of fans to discover and enjoy the music they love has never been...

Media release: Next intake of apprentices for the BRITs Apprentice Scheme recruited
December 22, 2021

THE BRITs Apprentice Scheme – back for a third round since launching in 2017 – today...

Media release: 20 British Indie artists share £300,000 music exports boost
November 18, 2021

INDEPENDENT and major labels trade association, the BPI, today announces details of its 20th round of...

Media release: BPI Equality Sessions – disability and the music industry
November 12, 2021

UK Independent and major labels association, the BPI, today announces that its latest Equality Session...

Media release: Edinburgh band, The Firrenes, to play Glasgow
October 14, 2021

Royalty-free visuals and audio at www.thefirrenes.com/glasgowgigresources Five-piece pop/rock band, The Firrenes (it rhymes with ‘beans’!),...

Media release: BPI Equality Sessions: celebrating Black History Month
October 7, 2021

UK independent and major record labels association, the BPI, is delighted to announce that the latest...

Media release: The Lathums score Number 1 with How Beautiful Life Can Be – ‘It proves what’s possible for young, British artists’
October 1, 2021

THE Official Charts 2021 are set to be the best year for new British groups in...

Media release: Relationship between music and sport to be examined in next BPI Insight Session
September 30, 2021

THE BPI is pleased to announce the next edition in its regular series of BPI Insight...

Media release: Demand high as Haal traditional music festival returns
September 30, 2021

FOLK at the Salmon Bothy are gearing up for a busy weekend from 1-3 October...

Media release: DIT Creative Industries ‘Creative Showcase’ launch for British exports
September 21, 2021

A DIT Creative Industries ‘Creative Showcase’ launch event took place yesterday evening (20 September 2021), attended...

Media release: Samba queen hangs up her whistle
September 8, 2021

AFTER 30 years pioneering the women’s Samba movement in Scotland, Beat That’s musical director, Erin...

Media release: Latest round of Music Export Growth Scheme funding opens 24th August
August 20, 2021

APPLICATIONS for the next round (20) of Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) funding will open at 10.00am...

Media release: BRIT School announces the winners of the inaugural Royal Bank of Canada Emerging Artists Prize
July 22, 2021

AS one of the UK’s leading free performing and creative arts school for young people...