英国レコード産業協会（BPI）は、英国の録音音楽収益が2025年に15億700万ポンドに達し、5％増で初めて15億ポンドを超えたと発表した。一方、消費量はアルバム換算で過去最高の2億1030万ユニット（4.9％増）に達した。11年連続の成長はストリーミング（収益の67.7％）と物理フォーマット、特にビニールレコードが牽引し、Olivia DeanやAlex Warrenなどの新星英国アーティストと、Taylor SwiftやOasisなどの世界的スターが大きく貢献した。
BPIの2025年報告書は、英国の録音音楽市場で歴史的な最高値を記録したことを示した。収益は合計15億700万ポンドで、2024年の10億ポンドの壁を突破した後、初めて15億ポンドの節目を越えた。消費量は4.9％増の2億1030万アルバムまたはストリーム換算ユニットに成長し、ストリームは5.5％増の全体の89.3％を占めた。
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