01-05-2021, 08:56 AM
Music listening soared during lockdown
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New figures indicate that music was crucial in lifting people's mood during lockdown.
More than 155m albums were bought or streamed in 2020, an increase of 8.2%, according to record label body the BPI.
British artists Lewis Capaldi, Harry Styles and Dua Lipa were the three biggest-sellers of the year.
BPI boss Geoff Taylor said the "remarkable" figures were a reminder of "how important music is to our country, even when our lives are
disrupted".
Lewis Capaldi's Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent was the UK's biggest-selling album for the second year in a row.
No platinum albums
However, despite the boom in consumption, sales of individual albums were down.
For the first time since records began in 1973, not a single album released in the last 12 months was certified platinum - representing
300,000 sales - although Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia is currently closing in on that figure.
There were also no British debut albums among the year's best-selling records, illustrating the difficulties new artists have faced in finding
an audience during the coronavirus pandemic.
And three of the top 10 best-sellers were Greatest Hits collections from artists whose career peak came in the 1970s - Queen, Elton John
and Fleetwood Mac.
'We don't know what a stream is worth'
Figures like these have helped the music industry recover from the piracy crisis of 10 years ago, but there is increasing disquiet amongst
artists about how the money from streaming services is distributed.
A parliamentary inquiry into the issue began last year, and has already heard from the likes of Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and Elbow's Guy
Garvey, who told MPs that many "musicians can't afford to pay the rent".
Chic's Nile Rodgers said that the finances of streaming are shrouded in secrecy, adding: "We don't even know what a stream is worth and
there's no way you could even find out what a stream is worth, and that's not a good relationship."
"Artists and writers are not remunerated equally. They do not get their fair share of the pie."
The BPI and streaming services are due to give evidence to the inquiry later this year.
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New figures indicate that music was crucial in lifting people's mood during lockdown.
More than 155m albums were bought or streamed in 2020, an increase of 8.2%, according to record label body the BPI.
British artists Lewis Capaldi, Harry Styles and Dua Lipa were the three biggest-sellers of the year.
BPI boss Geoff Taylor said the "remarkable" figures were a reminder of "how important music is to our country, even when our lives are
disrupted".
Lewis Capaldi's Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent was the UK's biggest-selling album for the second year in a row.
No platinum albums
However, despite the boom in consumption, sales of individual albums were down.
For the first time since records began in 1973, not a single album released in the last 12 months was certified platinum - representing
300,000 sales - although Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia is currently closing in on that figure.
There were also no British debut albums among the year's best-selling records, illustrating the difficulties new artists have faced in finding
an audience during the coronavirus pandemic.
And three of the top 10 best-sellers were Greatest Hits collections from artists whose career peak came in the 1970s - Queen, Elton John
and Fleetwood Mac.
'We don't know what a stream is worth'
Figures like these have helped the music industry recover from the piracy crisis of 10 years ago, but there is increasing disquiet amongst
artists about how the money from streaming services is distributed.
A parliamentary inquiry into the issue began last year, and has already heard from the likes of Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and Elbow's Guy
Garvey, who told MPs that many "musicians can't afford to pay the rent".
Chic's Nile Rodgers said that the finances of streaming are shrouded in secrecy, adding: "We don't even know what a stream is worth and
there's no way you could even find out what a stream is worth, and that's not a good relationship."
"Artists and writers are not remunerated equally. They do not get their fair share of the pie."
The BPI and streaming services are due to give evidence to the inquiry later this year.
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