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Counting the impact of COVID on the UK music industry
Category: Music
Duration: 00:38:32
Publish Date: 2021-10-25 06:00:00
Description:
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including UK Music stats revealing that the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out 69,000 music industry jobs in the UK and caused the economic contribution made by the music industry to slump by 46%, plus IFPI music stats showing that free services dominate how people consume music around the world. 

SECTION TIMES
01: UK Music stats (00:06:37)
02: IFPI stats (00:19:44)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• COVID-19 cost the UK music industry 69,000 jobs and caused a 46% slump in economic impact
• Free, social and video platforms online account for 45% of music consumption, according to IFPI
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