A brand new report has revealed that in 2022, extra British artists achieved streaming success than ever earlier than.
In 2022, 200 UK artists achieved over 200 million world streams in response to the report from the BPI. The report drew on knowledge from Luminate and the Official Charts Company.
The listing featured artists together with Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender and Dua Lipa.
Sophie Jones, BPI Chief Strategy Officer and Interim Chief Executive stated of the info: “Streaming has modified the face of music – enabling artists to attach with followers at dwelling and around the globe in methods by no means attainable earlier than, and with customers additionally capable of take pleasure in unprecedented selection and affordability.
“It is heartening to see this new analysis exhibiting so many artists attaining such enormous success in streaming, encompassing many much less well-known names in addition to world superstars.
“With record labels delivering improvements in areas such as transparency and deal terms, as the market continues to adapt and evolve, their biggest contribution remains essential investment to develop and support artists.”
You can see the highest 20 artists under:
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Harry Styles
3. D-Block Europe
4. Arctic Monkeys
5. Dave
6. Adele
7. Coldplay
8. Elton John
9. Dua Lipa
10. Queen
11. The Beatles
12. George Ezra
13. Oasis
14. Sam Fender
15. Fleetwood Mac
16. Little Mix
17. Central Cee
18. Calvin Harris
19. Sam Smith
20. Becky Hill
Last 12 months, the UK authorities’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) formally launched a brand new research to look at the music streaming market.
The announcement adopted on from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s ‘Economics Of Music Streaming’ report, which was revealed in 2021 and led to the federal government calling on the CMA to begin an investigation into the matter.
They introduced that the CMA “will examine the music streaming market, from creator to consumer, paying particular attention to the roles played by record labels and music streaming services”.
The CMA’s evaluation will contemplate “whether innovation is being stifled and if any firms hold excessive power”, and goals to “build a deeper understanding of how firms in the market influence listeners’ choices and experiences”.
“While focussing on potential harm to consumers, the CMA will also assess whether any lack of competition between music companies could affect the musicians, singers and songwriters whose interests are intertwined with those of music lovers,” a press release stated on the time.
In 2021, Kevin Brennan MP’s invoice on reforming musicians’ remuneration – dubbed the ‘Brennan Bill’ – didn’t make it by way of the House of Commons.