The key headline statistics in UK Music’s 2024 report are:
- UK music’s contribution to the UK economy in 2023 hit a record £7.6 billion in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA) – up 13% from £6.7 billion in 2022.
- UK music exports revenue in 2023 hit a new high of £4.6 billion – up 15% from £4 billion in 2022.
- Total UK music industry employment in 2023 hit a record 216,000 (full-time equivalent posts) – up 3% from 210,000 in 2022.
This Is Music 2024 contains case studies from songwriter and performer Victoria Canal and record producer Catherine Marks who both tell their personal stories and outline some of the challenges facing artists and music creators.