UK recorded music revenue reached £1.5bn for the first time in 2025, largely thanks to a new wave of UK artists. At the very end of 2025, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) shared that the UK recorded music market had grown for an 11th consecutive year, with consumption across sales and streams growing 4.9%. Last week, BPI gave an encouraging update and shared that revenues rose by 5% to “a new nominal high of £1.57 billion”. A major factor behind this growth has been a new generation of British artists breaking through. According to BPI’s update, emerging talent helped push…