The BPI is the trade association for the UK’s record companies and labels and is the representative voice of British recorded music. Through its policy and public affairs-led work, it campaigns to foster an environment in which its members and their artists can thrive, championing the rights of more than 500 independent labels alongside those of world-leading record companies Sony Music UK, Universal Music UK and Warner Music UK, and of the artists, performers and label members of music licensing company PPL.
The BPI safeguards recorded music through its Content Protection and legal work, promoting copyright and the UK’s gold-standard rights framework, and tackling digital piracy and counterfeit products. It actively promotes British music and exports artists globally through the Music Export Growth Scheme; international trade missions, including the LA Sync Mission; and participation at events overseas, such as SXSW.
The BPI encourages innovation by bringing the music and tech communities together to create opportunities for mutual benefit, including through its Insight Sessions. It provides market insights, training and networking with its free masterclasses, member events, and its All About the Music yearbooks and other reports.
The BPI owns and runs The BRIT Awards and is also home to the Mercury Prize; co-owns the Official Charts; and administers the BRIT Billion award and The BRIT Certified Platinum, Gold and Silver Programme.
Supported by its Equity and Justice Advisory Group (EJAG), the BPI works to achieve greater Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across British music, and is also committed to an industry that operates in a more sustainable way. The BPI recognises the fundamental importance of the talent pipeline and of music and creative arts education in enabling access and opportunities for people of all backgrounds to work in music, which it also supports through its charity The BRIT Trust.
We are the Creative, Media and Sports Economy team of the UK Department of Business and Trade, assisting companies across the entertainment industry. For 20 years, we have supported record labels, composers, and music publishers pitch and sell their music to studios across the US. In addition to the LA Sync Mission, some of our most incredible trade missions include the UK House @ SXSW and the UK @ GDC Trade Mission.
For UK companies looking to export to the US, UK Department for Business and Trade provides tailored support and advice including arranging missions of UK companies to the US to meet with possible export partners; making critical business introductions to US companies; advising companies on export regulations and best practice; and supporting trade policy. For US companies looking to grow their business overseas, the Department for Business and Trade also provides complimentary, tailored investment support including helping build key contacts in the UK and providing custom information on R&D support, relevant regulations, financial incentives, and immigration issues. His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America leads the team across the US and Canada with staff located at the British Embassy in Washington, DC and at British consulates in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Francisco.
The Los Angeles team is currently working on all things LA28 and FIFA26 and as part of our core network we run a UKINSoCal focused on supporting UK companies doing business in Southern California. Please don’t hesitate to reach out and ask how our Creative, Media and Sports Economy Team can support your company.
The Music Publishers Association (MPA) represents the full diversity of the UK’s music publishing sector.
We act on behalf of over 200 businesses that invest in, license works by and support the livelihoods of songwriters, composers and lyricists – ranging from the UK’s largest and most established music publishers to independents and start-ups across all genres. These companies are the engine room of British music, they support our music makers and drive an extraordinary cultural and economic success story.