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2015
2015 in British Music
Adele's 25 breaks every record, grime goes mainstream, and streaming is crowned.
Key Events
- •Adele's 25 sells 3.38 million copies in the US in one week — breaks the SoundScan era
- •Skepta's 'Shutdown' and Stormzy's 'Shut Up' take grime to the charts
- •Streaming officially becomes the music industry's largest revenue source
Dominant Genres
PopGrimeElectronicIndie
Notable Trends
- →Streaming becomes the primary way Brits consume music
- →Grime's mainstream breakthrough is complete
- →The album as event is still possible — if you're Adele