UK music sales hit a high note last year – raking in almost £1.1 billion.
A surge in the number of Brits using streaming services from Amazon and Apple caused revenues to rise by 7%, the most since 2006.
And vinyl records continued their comeback, with demand up by 16%.
Geoff Taylor, chief executive of trade body the BPI and the BRIT Awards, said: “Watching British artists such as Stormzy and Harry Styles at The BRITs was a reminder of the contribution music makes to our life.
“British music faces intense competition, and is undermined by widespread illegal sites.”
The amount Brits spend on music has grown for the fourth year running, the BPI announced in a report that is published today.
Just under £630 million of the near £1.1 billion of revenues last year came from streaming, which was up more than a fifth.
CDs remain the most popular physical music format, but sales tumbled by a fifth to £141.7 million. Vinyl LP sales were worth £66.3m. Music cassettes are also on the up.
Meanwhile, Harry's former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson announced he was cancelling his UK tour amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The 28-year-old singer wrote on social media: "I'm sad to say that we have made the decision to reschedule my UK tour that was due to start next week.
"We are working with the promoters and venues to make new plans as soon as possible but these things are taking a little longer at the moment.
"We will be announcing new dates very soon. Look after yourselves. Louis."
