{"id":1915,"date":"2018-09-06T08:26:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T08:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/british-music-exports-reach-new-peak\/"},"modified":"2018-09-06T08:26:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T08:26:15","slug":"british-music-exports-reach-new-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/british-music-exports-reach-new-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"British music exports reach new peak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Dua Lipa helped the British record industry earn \u00a3408m overseas last year, the highest figure on record.<\/p>\n

Export revenues grew by 12% compared with 2016, fuelled by “phenomenal global demand” for Ed Sheeran’s third album Divide, said the BPI.<\/p>\n

The record sold 6.1 million copies last year, beating releases by Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n

But the BPI warned a “bad Brexit deal” could harm British music’s profits.<\/p>\n

“With Brexit approaching, music can help to showcase what is exciting about the UK as we forge new trading relationships,” said chief executive Geoff Taylor.<\/p>\n

“But only if our government supports us by ensuring a strong Brexit deal that enables artists to tour freely, robustly protects music rights, and prevents physical music products being impeded in transit.” <\/p>\n

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Europe is currently the record industry’s biggest export market, generating \u00a3165m in revenues last year. <\/p>\n

It is closely followed by the US, which accounts for 35% of the UK’s music earnings – but the industry is also seeing rapid growth in new markets including China, India and Brazil.<\/p>\n

In total, UK artists accounted for one in every eight albums consumed globally in 2017, the BPI said, with British artists creating four of the year’s top 10 best-sellers. <\/p>\n

Once overseas payments were taken into account, the industry contributed \u00a3200m to the UK economy.<\/p>\n

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Best-selling albums of 2017<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1)<\/strong> Ed Sheeran<\/td>\n\u00f7 (Divide)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n2)<\/strong> Taylor Swift<\/td>\nReputation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n3) <\/strong>Pink<\/td>\nBeautiful Trauma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n4) <\/strong>Rag ‘n’ Bone Man<\/td>\nHuman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n5)<\/strong> Sam Smith<\/td>\nThe Thrill of It All<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n6) <\/strong>U2<\/td>\nSongs Of Experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n7) <\/strong>Kendrick Lamar<\/td>\nDamn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n8) <\/strong>Eminem<\/td>\nRevival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n9) <\/strong>Harry Styles<\/td>\nHarry Styles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10)<\/strong> Bruno Mars<\/td>\n24k Magic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n