Noah Kahan had the year's most popular single with "Stick Season," which generated the equivalent of 1.99 million sales in Britain.

While streaming now accounts for 85% of UK music income, artists claim they see little benefit from the surge. “A record-breaking year for whom?” asked Tom Gray, chair of the

Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album returns to two charts in the U.K. and rises into the top 10 on one more this week, almost 19 years after it was released.

UK music sales reached a record high in 2024 thanks to massive streaming and increased vinyl purchases of hits by top artists, notably Taylor Swift, an industry body revealed Wednesday.

Streaming giants such as Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon contributed to a 7.8% revenue increase in music, reaching £2.018bn. Meanwhile, vinyl album sales saw a 10.5% jump to £196m, though CD album revenues remained steady at £126.

The total consumer spend on recorded music topped the 2001 record of £2.2bn and takings from streaming services including Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon rose to more than £2bn.

Pop megastar Taylor Swift and the announcement of Oasis’s reunion tour further boosted demand for LPs, trade body the BPI revealed

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 8, 2025 Taylor Swift reigns as Billboard’s No. 1 artist of century’s first 25 years To the surprise of no one, Taylor Swift has emerged as the No. 1 musical artist on Billboard’s recap of the first 25 years of the 21st century,

Taylor Swift has solidified her place at the pinnacle of the music world. She is now the number one artist on Billboard's Top Artists of the 21st Century chart. This incredible achievement highlights her extraordinary success across both the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart from 2000 to 2024.