The UK has been a hub for music superstars for decades, but as streaming continues to reach emerging markets and more non-English-speaking artists are connecting with international markets, the global ...

It’s a busy day for news from the UK music industry, with four stories from various parts of the ecosystem. Starting with a campaign from industry body UK Music to support public broadcaster the BBC.

The "This Is Music" study measures the economic impact of the U.K. music industry across live, record sales, publishing, merch and other revenue. By Richard Smirke Increasing competition from other ...

The company behind GB News is launching a new radio station which will only play British music, it has been announced. GB ...

The "This Is Music" study measures the economic impact of the U.K. music industry across live, record sales, publishing, merch and other revenue. By Richard Smirke LONDON — The United Kingdom’s music ...

British executives are flying high in the global music business. The leaders of Universal Music Group (Sir Lucian Grainge) and Sony Music Group (Rob Stringer) are both Brits, as is the global head of ...

The good news: the British music industry’s contribution to the UK’s economy in 2021 was up 26% from 2020. The bad news: it was still down 31% on its pre-pandemic peak in 2019. The British music ...

The UK recorded music industry grew for the ninth consecutive year during 2023, when revenue approached $1.82 billion, according to newly released data. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today ...

For more end of year essays and analysis on VICE, check out 2022 in Review. The dominant narrative about independent music in the UK is one of seemingly endless hardship. Touring has been impacted by ...

Perhaps the best thing that you can say about life in Britain over the last few years is that it’s rarely been boring. And, after a brief lull at the start of the year, the U.K. has once again been ...

Music videos rock. Indeed, these are three British Invasion bands with addictive music videos that still give me goosebumps.