Digital music 'becomes mainstream' in the UK

Tuesday 21st May

Digital music 'becomes mainstream' in the UK

Posted at 8:15AM Friday 08 Feb 2013

The inexorable rise of digital music, blamed by many for the collapse of high street retailer HMV, continues unabated in the UK, according to new figures.

Almost one in five consumers (19.6%) now prefers to buy all their music as downloads, says trade body the BPI.

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