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UK music consumption increases for 7th year running

04/01/2022

UK music consumption increases for 7th year running up by 2.5% in 2021 according to figures released by the BPI. The figures based on Official Charts Company data showed that 159 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed or purchased in 2021. The UK consumption total was made up primarily of streams, comprising over 147 Bn individual audio streams, up 5.7% on 2020 and representing an equivalent of 132 million streamed albums (up 5.7%). […]

BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021

31/12/2021

BBC Sounds app gets over 1.3Bn plays in 2021 (January to November) an increase of 8% over a similar period in 2020 according to a recent blog post by the BBC. The latest figures also show there were 558 million plays of podcasts and on demand radio programmes in 2021, with a nearly 25% increase in podcast listening compared to the same period last year. On demand listening for music mixes on BBC Sounds also […]

UK CD sales decline slows in 2021

29/12/2021

UK CD sales decline slows in 2021 whilst vinyl and cassettes continue surge according to preliminary sales figures from the BPI. New figures to be released by record labels’ association the BPI using Official Charts Company data will show that purchases of vinyl LPs and audio cassettes in 2021 continued their surge of recent years. Fans kept showing their love of the album on physical format while also continuing to stream in ever-growing numbers. The Compact disc has been showing […]

How do consumers listen to music?

16/12/2021

How do consumers listen to music was the question posed by YouGov as part of its ongoing research into the music industry. The study asked consumers in the US, Britain, Germany, Indonesia and Australia how they listened to music. Car radio is still the most popular activity Data reveals that listening to music radio in a car is popular among a majority of consumers across four in five markets of the survey and is the most common way […]

Digital Piracy is declining in the EU and UK

16/12/2021

Digital Piracy is declining in the EU and UK according to a recent report by the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). In Trends in Digital Copyright Infringement in the European Union, the EUIPO’s main finding was that digital piracy is declining for all types of content (TV, Film and Music). Except for a temporary increase in film piracy in the spring of 2020, the decline continued during the COVID pandemic with total piracy falling by […]

41% of UK adults have listened to a podcast in the last month

03/12/2021

41% of UK adults have listened to a podcast in the last month according to the Infinite Dial 2021 UK from Edison Research, Bauer Media Group UK and Spotify. The research carried out in the fourth quarter of 2021 surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1000 UK residents aged 16+ on a variety of measures including online digital audio platforms, radio, social media, smart speakers, and more. Findings from the study show several strengths in […]

Deezer Premium goes lossless

29/11/2021

Deezer Premium goes lossless with its Deezer Premium plan now streaming CD Quality Lossless FLAC but comes with a price increase of £2 to £11.99/month. Deezer’s HiFi subscription plan has been withdrawn as all of its features are now contained in its Premium plan. Deezer have not made any formal announcements over this restructuring of its plans and at the time of writing it is unclear as to whether this change is only in the […]