US EditionUK Music Industry Warns Growth Threatened by AI, Brexit
The UK music sector's £8bn 2024 value rose 5% with exports hitting £4.8bn despite risks from unregulated AI and Brexit-related touring barriers, UK Music says.
- On November 12, 2025, UK Music published This Is Music 2025 showing the UK music industry contributed £8 billion in 2024 with exports at £4.8 billion and employment at 220,000.
- Faced with unregulated AI and barriers to EU touring, UK Music warned that AI threatens UK-based music creators, and 2% were affected by the UK leaving the EU in 2024, with 95% reporting earnings decreases.
- Data show that growth has slowed to five per cent in 2024, linked to weaker touring schedules despite major live tours by Taylor Swift and Take That lifting revenue.
- The report listed specific policy demands including rejecting copyright exceptions for commercial AI training and introducing legal obligations for AI developers, while calling for targeted funding and touring support alongside UK government policies.
- If problems persist, future growth cannot be guaranteed, UK Music warned, while officials said the UK government would be judged on progress regulating AI and unlocking EU touring.
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