Among the key findings of the report were that the global EDM market is valued at approximately $4bn (?2.5bn) annually and that the genre?s recorded music sales revenue represents a 5.1% of the overall global music market.

The report also claimed that sales of EDM singles were up in the UK by around 50% on 2007 - propped up by the success of new genres such as dubstep.

It also pointed to the fact that the genre?s digital sales are ...