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‘The kinetic energy is palpable’: Manchester embraces its first Brit awards

Event’s first venture outside London aims to recognise geographical diversity of UK’s music talent

The Guardian - UK

Oasis reunion and Taylor Swift vinyls fuel boom year for UK music industry

BPI figures show music lovers listened to equivalent of 210.3m albums by UK artists in 2025 in 11th consecutive year of growth

The Guardian - UK

CMAT, Pulp and PinkPantheress among Mercury prize shortlist light on new names

Only two debut albums – among them the ‘token’ jazz release – feature among this year’s list of nominations for the coveted UK and Irish music prize

The Guardian - UK

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Music fans share mixed reaction to BRITs departure from London : what to know about 2026 event

The iconic BRIT Awards will relocate from London to Manchester in 2026, prompting mixed reactions from music enthusiasts

Evening Standard

UK pop stars fail to reach global Top 10 albums and singles chart for first time since 2003

Global chart dominated by US acts including Benson Boone, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter, with K-pop bands also strong

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift leads record year for UK music sales

Consumer spending on recorded music reached £2.4bn in 2024, overtaking the previous record in 2001

The Independent UK

Female artists’ success helps arrest 20-year slide in UK sales of physical music

Physical release sales increased to 17.4m but the BPI says AI copyright exemptions put UK music industry at risk

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Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Sabrina Carpenter top best selling albums chart for 2024

Culture-defining female musicians dominated the majority of the rankings

The Independent UK

Leeds indie band English Teacher win Mercury prize

The band take home the £25,000 prize for their debut album, This Could Be Texas, beating artists including Charli xcx and the Last Dinner Party

The Guardian - UK

‘She has worn her heart on her sleeve’: how Raye went from major-label frustration to seven Brit nominations

Whether she wins or not, the singer-songwriter has already made history and could do so again if she sweeps the board tomorrow

The Guardian - UK

Miley Cyrus leads charge as female artists break singles chart record in 2023

Female acts topped the Official Singles Chart as either solo artists or in collaboration with other musicians for 31 out of 52 weeks last year

Evening Standard

Brit awards extend best artist shortlist to 10 after 2023’s all-male lineup

Artist of the year and international artist of the year will each have 10 nominees, up from five this year

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