BPI – The Talking Fern

Paul Pacifico repped artists at the FAC, then indie labels at AIM. Is he now off to rep major labels at the BPI?

Pacifico will continue as CEO until the end of the year
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YolanDa Brown named Chair of the BPI

Brown takes over the role from film producer and ex-head of Sony Music UK Ged Doherty
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Geoff Taylor: My Manifesto

BPI Chief Executive Geoff Taylor outlines five goals and measures he would like the industry to adopt, including a ‘BRIT School for the North’, environmental responsibility and unity across sometimes fractious sectors…
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Audio streaming volume grew by its biggest EVER amount in the UK in 2020, as Brits turned to music during pandemic lockdown

But it was a less good year for CD albums, with sales down by nearly a third on 2019
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2019 was a record year for Rap & Hip-Hop in the UK

Rap and Hip-Hop releases comprised 21.5% of all consumption, up from 20.9% in 2018
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BPI backs MBW’s UK-focused A&R Awards, as event sells out (again)

The ceremony has now completely (as in, completely) sold out, for the fourth year in a row
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After US slowdown, now audio streaming growth shrinks in the UK

New BPI stats show decline in volume growth in world’s third biggest market
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A stark warning for record labels: UK industry revenues FELL after inflation in 2018

Despite 34.9% rise in subscription money, 2018 carried some major concerns for UK labels
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Vinyl Rakes in More Revenue for the British Music Industry Than YouTube

YouTube continues to pay less than most other streaming mediums, according to the BPI (along with every other music industry trade body). According to a full-year 2018 report from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), paid streaming revenue ov…

UK record industry enjoys £109m annual growth – but album sales tanked in 2018

Album sales across physical and digital formats fell by 13.2m
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