The rate of vinyl sales in the US grew by 51% from 2020

185,000 tapes were sold during the year

Over five million LPs were sold in the UK in the past 12 months

Beggars Group and majors Sony, Universal and Warner have also signed up to the agreement

The Broken Record campaign has welcomed the news

UK independent labels' consumption share across physical and streaming formats rose for a third consecutive year

UK labels are expecting to earn more from vinyl than CDs for the first time in three decades

The move comes after artist Rina Sawayama spoke out against the BPI’s previous, “othering” criteria

Four-fifths of the country's music listening now comes from the likes of Spotify and Apple Music

Best-selling albums included Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia'