The BPI

The BPI BPI represents the UK’s recorded music industry.

We also organise the BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize Awards, co-own the Official Charts and award UK sales certifications through BRIT Certified. BPI promotes recorded music in the UK & worldwide and champions the rights and interests of over 500 members including hundreds of independent labels, the UK's three major record companies Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music and a number of other

music companies. BPI membership accounts for around 85 per cent of the recorded music consumed in the UK – the world’s third largest music market – while in 2018 British artists claimed one in every eight albums sold around the world. BPI’s Content Protection work and portal helps to protect its members’ recorded music content whilst its Research Department publishes BPI’s annual Music Market yearbook and monthly market reports as a leading source of authoritative industry data. BPI further supports its members with free training courses to ensure they are up-to-date with changing industry trends. To promote British music overseas, BPI works with DIT and other partners to organise a series of international trade missions, providing members with the opportunity to break into new markets and grow their business. BPI also administers the Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS), which to date has distributed over £4.6m in support of around 300 UK music projects, generating £55.5 million in exports revenue for the British music economy. BPI owns and organises the annual BRIT Awards, with substantial proceeds going to the BRIT Trust, BPI’s charitable arm that has donated over £16m to education-related causes, including the world-famous BRIT School, Nordoff Robbins and War Child. BPI works with and supports a wide range of community-focused initiatives and organisations, including The BIG Music Project, and Creative Access, which promotes diversity across the industry. The BPI is now also home to The Mercury Prize, while it co-owns the Official Charts with the retailers’ association ERA. BPI administers the iconic Platinum, Gold and Silver Awards Programme, which certifies recordings as they achieve various milestones.

What six years of tracking music industry boards has taught me - Nadia Khan for Music Week ✍️“In 2024, the sector collec...
10/03/2026

What six years of tracking music industry boards has taught me - Nadia Khan for Music Week ✍️

“In 2024, the sector collectively met both UK Music 10 Point Plan targets, but in 2026 neither is met collectively. The lesson from six years of tracking music industry boards is clear: progress that is not embedded into governance structures does not last.

The UK music industry is often cited internationally as a leader in diversity commitments. The data suggests the next challenge is ensuring those commitments are structurally embedded.

Without structural embedding, change is unstable and reversible. A historic milestone means very little if it can be undone in a single board renewal cycle. The reversal in these figures shows that the sector’s progress remains fragile.”

Today, Women In CTRL published the 2026 Seat At The Table report, in association with the BPI 🤝

Marking six years of tracking representation on UK music trade association boards, the latest edition records the first simultaneous decline in both gender and intersectional representation since 2020.

Read more here: https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/why-change-must-be-embedded-what-six-years-of-tracking-music-industry-boards-has-taught-me/093707

Commenting on the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report on AI and Copyright, BPI CSO Sophie Jones...
06/03/2026

Commenting on the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report on AI and Copyright, BPI CSO Sophie Jones said:

“We welcome the Committee’s recognition that a thriving UK licensing market, based on respect of copyright, offers the best solution for both AI companies and the creative industries. The Committee rightly calls on the Government to rule out a new exception to copyright – and it is imperative that the Government does not put forward other options to create new exceptions that would have the same devastating impact on music and other creative sectors.

The Government should take heed of this report as it considers its policy position, alongside the Committee’s welcome recommendations for transparency from AI companies and the need for the protection of personality rights and digital replicas."

Read the full report here:https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ldselect/ldcomm/267/267.pdf

05/03/2026

Happy travels LASTELLE 🎉🌍

Adam from post-hardcore band Lastelle reacts to being granted funding by the Music Export Growth Scheme to support them touring overseas!

MEGS boosts British music exports by supporting small-to-medium-sized, independent UK companies in taking their artists international 🌍 Developed and administered by the BPI, and funded by UK Business and Trade Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the UK recorded music industry 🤝

Following a weekend that shone a spotlight on global success at the BRIT Awards, this £1.4 million round shifts the focus to the next wave of 68 internationally ambitious artists.

MEGS has now invested over £7.9 million across 23 previous rounds, generating an estimated £73.5 million for the UK economy. That’s nearly £14 returned for every £1 of government support 👏

With rising touring costs and intensifying global competition, MEGS remains essential in breaking British talent worldwide 🚀

Read more about MEGS here: https://bpi.co.uk/news/13076050

04/03/2026

Singer-songwriter Harriet reacts to being granted funding by the Music Export Growth Scheme to support her touring North America in April this year 🎉

Developed and administered by the BPI, and funded by , and the UK recorded music industry, MEGS boosts British music exports by supporting small-to-medium-sized, independent UK companies taking their artists international 🌍

Following a weekend that shone a spotlight on global success at the , this £1.4 million round shifts the focus to the next wave of 68 internationally ambitious artists.

MEGS has now invested over £7.9 million across 23 previous rounds, generating an estimated £73.5 million for the UK economy. That’s nearly £14 returned for every £1 of government support 👏

With rising touring costs and intensifying global competition, MEGS remains essential in breaking British talent worldwide 🚀

UK recorded music is about to take Hollywood again 🇬🇧✈️🇺🇸 The 22nd Annual LA Sync Mission is back from 11–15 May 2026 at...
04/03/2026

UK recorded music is about to take Hollywood again 🇬🇧✈️🇺🇸

The 22nd Annual LA Sync Mission is back from 11–15 May 2026 at East West Studios, giving labels, artists, and songwriters exclusive access to the US sync market across TV, film, and gaming. A joint venture between BPI, Music Publishers Association (UK) and UK Business and Trade 🤝

Don’t miss your chance to connect with the decision-makers behind huge syncs like Star Wars, Stranger Things, and FIFA.

Secure your spot now here: https://www.universe.com/events/bpi-mpa-dbt-la-sync-mission-2026-tickets-L0Z81T

The numbers are in from the BRIT Awards 2026 and they’re record-breaking 🎉🏆 250M organic video views across BRITs social...
04/03/2026

The numbers are in from the BRIT Awards 2026 and they’re record-breaking 🎉

🏆 250M organic video views across BRITs socials in 48 hours post-show (+275% YoY)
🏆 162M Instagram Reels views (+400% YoY)
🏆 70M Facebook Reels views (first time over 70M)
🏆 19M TikTok video views (+100% YoY)
🏆 ITV1 achieved 49% share of 16–34 demographic during the timeslot
🏆 2M streams on ITVX (+60% YoY)
🏆 4M views on BRITs YouTube content (up from 1.3M in 2025)
🏆 10M total views across 10 performances on BRITs YouTube (Harry Styles - 2M views, ROSALÍA feat. Björk - 4M views)
🏆 1M overseas viewers tuned in via YouTube livestream
🏆 Rosalía – “Lux” album sales surge: +583%

Manchester truly went global. Biggest BRITs impact ever. Well done team 👏

More here: https://lnkd.in/e4nm8RxX

It’s official, live dates in the US are incoming! Thank you to the Music Export Growth Scheme for helping make this happ...
02/03/2026

It’s official, live dates in the US are incoming! Thank you to the Music Export Growth Scheme for helping make this happen

⎡ THANK YOU ⎦We want to say a massive thank you to the Music Export Growth Scheme who've awarded us grant funding to hel...
02/03/2026

⎡ THANK YOU ⎦

We want to say a massive thank you to the Music Export Growth Scheme who've awarded us grant funding to help us with overseas touring. We’re so grateful for this support. We cannot wait to go and play all these amazing new places this year 🖤

Massive thanks to the UK Export Growth Scheme for backing my first European headline tour. So many of my listeners are b...
02/03/2026

Massive thanks to the UK Export Growth Scheme for backing my first European headline tour. So many of my listeners are based in Europe, in places we’ve never properly had the chance to connect with, so this genuinely means a lot. Big thanks to the MEGS team for the support ❤️

Ready to take over the world 🌍 Can you spot your favourite artist? Here are the recipients of Round 24 of the Music Expo...
02/03/2026

Ready to take over the world 🌍 Can you spot your favourite artist? Here are the recipients of Round 24 of the Music Export Growth Scheme 🎉

Developed and administered by the BPI, and funded by Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UK Business and Trade and the UK recorded music industry, MEGS boosts British music exports by supporting small-to-medium-sized, independent UK companies as they build the commercial profile of their artists in key markets internationally ✈️

Following a weekend that shone a spotlight on global success at the BRIT Awards, this £1.4 million round shifts the focus to the next wave of internationally ambitious talent. Funding has been awarded to support 68 UK artists across genres, including the likes of Dry Cleaning, Elles Bailey, Cassyette, The Molotovs, Anaiis, Beth McCarthy and Black Country, New Road.

MEGS has now invested over £7.9 million across 23 previous rounds, generating an estimated £73.5 million for the UK economy. That’s nearly £14 returned for every £1 of government support 👏

With rising touring costs and intensifying global competition, MEGS remains essential in breaking British talent worldwide 🚀

Read more here: https://www.bpi.co.uk/news/13076050

From MEGS support to the Best Group in the country 🇬🇧 A timeline of BPI and 🏆Backed by BPI through Music Export Growth ...
01/03/2026

From MEGS support to the Best Group in the country 🇬🇧 A timeline of BPI and 🏆

Backed by BPI through Music Export Growth Scheme funding, championed at stage at , celebrated at our awards the and , and now the BRIT Award for Best British Group at last night’s epic show in Manchester 🎉

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