2024 was a huge year for music in the UK, with a total of £2.4 billion spent on recorded music. This is according to data from the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA), a UK trade organisation that publishes annual statistics about the UK's music, video and game sectors.
The ERA credits streaming-service subscriptions and physical format purchases (including the "retail-led vinyl revival") for the increase in music consumption in the UK, which is the highest it has been in 20 years.
