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Charli XCX and Taylor Swift Help Lift UK Music Streams to Record High – But Proposed AI Regulations Threaten Growth
Charli XCX, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter help lift UK music streams to new highs in 2024, but proposed AI regulations threaten growth, says BPI.
LONDON — Proposed changes to U.K. copyright law that would allow tech companies to freely use songs for AI training without permission threaten to place the country’s status as a “world music power” at risk, record labels trade body BPI has warned. However, the success of the U.K. music business is being challenged on multiple fronts, including intensifying competition from other global markets and proposed regulations around the use of artificial intelligence (AI), says BPI. Other top-selling vinyl titles included Eilish’s Hit Me Hard And Soft, Fontaines D.C. ‘ Romance, The Cure ‘s Songs Of A Lost World and Charli XCX’s Brat.
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