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UK Streaming Surges Past 25 Billion Mark…..

 Figures released today by music body the BPI, based on Official Charts Company data, show that UK music consumption rose by around 4 per cent in 2015, corresponding to a retail value of £1.1 billion.

The market was buoyed by the continuing surge in audio streaming, which grew by 82 per cent in volume, and was helped also by resilient demand for music on CD, which dropped 3.9 per cent on the…