{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog","author_name":"Johanna Campbell","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/author\/johanna-synchedin\/","title":"UK music industry tops \u00a38\u202fbillion for economy but future growth is uncertain - RouteNote Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/uk-music-hits-8bn-growth-slowdown\/\">UK music industry tops \u00a38\u202fbillion for economy but future growth is uncertain<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/uk-music-hits-8bn-growth-slowdown\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UK music industry tops \u00a38\u202fbillion for economy but future growth is uncertain&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rsz_1pexels-hellojoshwithers-17152063.jpg","thumbnail_width":4096,"thumbnail_height":2732,"description":"UK Music confirms record contribution in 2024 while warning that momentum is slowing. The latest This Is Music report from UK Music shows that the UK music business tipped over \u00a38 billion in gross value added (GVA) in 2024 &#8211; a strong sign of its enormous contribution to the economy. Exports also climbed to a high of \u00a34.8 billion, while the sector now supports the equivalent of 220,000 full-time jobs. But beneath the headline figures, UK Music warns of deeper risks that could stall future growth. The financial contribution of music to the UK economy grew by 5% year-on-year, but,..."}