British artists claim one in seven US artist album sales in 2012
British artists secured 13.7% of US artist album sales last year, helped on by the success of acts such as One Direction, Adele and Mumford & Sons.
The BPI has revealed that UK acts claimed four of the five best-selling artist albums in 2012 and accounted for one in seven of artist album sales Stateside.
“It’s officially a new British Invasion,” said BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor. “British labels are discovering unique talent and using social media to help build ...
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