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Olivia Dean, Yungblud and Sleep Token breakthroughs help power UK music exports past £800m

The breakthrough success of a new generation of UK artists helped recorded music exports exceed £800 million annually for the first time in 2025. According to the BPI, British recorded music exports totalled £800.3m in 2025 – up 0.8% on the previous year's £794.2m – boosted by international breakthroughs such as Olivia Dean, Lola ...

Sam Smith partners with BBC Introducing to find support acts for UK residencies

Gracie Abrams' Daughter From Hell dominates albums chart

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SoundCloud acquires indie-centric platform Nina Protocol

Royal Albert Hall launches mentorship programme for aspiring young photographers

'His talent is extraordinary': Fontana signs blues guitarist Toby Lee

British blues guitarist Toby Lee has signed to Fontana Records and released his first single with the label, Work You Out. The 21-year-old has already toured extensively, sharing the stage ...

'We were brave to disrupt the old model': Koko's Olly Bengough on reinventing live entertainment

Koko owner and CEO Olly Bengough has opened up on the London venue's "unique business model of live entertainment”, arguing the traditional way of doing things is "broken". ...

Frontiers Label Group appoints Timo Hoffmann as head of A&R, Germany

Frontiers Label Group has announced the appointment of Timo Hoffmann as head of A&R, Germany. With more than two decades of music industry experience, Hoffmann began his career ...

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