UK music streaming tops £1bn sales but AI threat looms, BPI finds

UK music streaming sales topped £1 billion last year for the first time (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

UK music streaming sales topped £1 billion last year for the first time, but the industry faces the looming threat of artificial intelligence (AI) copyright plans, according to the BPI.

Demand for vinyl also continued to grow with the release of albums by bestselling artists including Sabrina Carpenter, Coldplay and Taylor Swift.