The BPI – the consultant voice for the UK’s world main file labels and music firms – is delighted to share the information that acclaimed singer-songwriter James Arthur acquired his BRIT Billion award reside on BBC’s The One Present on Friday 26 Could.
Introduced to James by hosts Alex Scott and Roman Kemp, the BRIT Billion award celebrates his achievement in surpassing the landmark of 1 billion profession UK streams – as calculated by the Official Charts Firm.
Rising to fame after profitable the ninth sequence of The X Think about 2012, James launched his debut single, a canopy of Shontelle’s Unattainable, which debuted at No.1 on the Official UK Singles Chart and went on to change into probably the most profitable winner’s single within the present’s historical past. His in depth discography options seven songs streamed over 100 million instances within the UK, together with Rewrite The Stars alongside fellow BRIT Billion recipient, Anne-Marie, and his most-streamed track Say You Will not Let Go, which is BRIT Licensed 5x Platinum.
On receiving his BRIT Billion Award, James Arthur stated:
“Wow! I wasn’t ready for this, that is wild! It’s due to the individuals who have listened to me, and it’s due to all these individuals who have streamed my music, so wow, that is nice! Because of the BRITs!”
The BRIT Billion award displays the extent to which streaming has reworked the music panorama for artists and followers alike over the previous decade – greater than 85% of the UK’s recorded music consumption now takes place by means of streaming, and in 2022 there have been a file 160 billion audio streams within the UK in whole. Earlier recipients embody ABBA, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, George Ezra, Headie One, Lewis Capaldi, Mariah Carey, RAYE, Rita Ora, Sam Smith, and Whitney Houston.
