The Rolling Stones have been honoured with the British Phonographic Business’s (BPI) BRIT Billion Award for reaching the landmark of 1 billion profession UK streams.
The rock veterans are the most recent recipients of the award by the BPI, the consultant voice for the UK’s world-leading report labels and music corporations, which implies they be part of acts together with ABBA, Coldplay and Queen within the award checklist.
BPI’s BRIT Billion Award was formally launched in Could. It was based to replicate that streaming is now the dominant mode of music consumption (greater than 85 per cent of the UK’s recorded music is streamed).
Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, AJ Tracey, Ellie Goulding, Lewis Capaldi, Headie One, RAYE, Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish have all been honoured with the BRIT Billion Award this 12 months.
Ed Sheeran, in the meantime, lately turned the primary artist to obtain a particular Gold version of the award for reaching a landmark 10billion UK streams.
The Rolling Stones have additionally change into what the BPI referred to as “the longest-active artist” in receipt of the award, noting that the band’s profession spans seven many years.
Final week, the Stones celebrated their 14th UK Quantity One album with ‘Hackney Diamonds‘, their first album of latest materials in 18 years.
Dr. Jo Twist OBE, BPI Chief Government, stated: “Few artists have crossed generational divides in fairly the way in which the Rolling Stones have. Their iconic songs and albums are era-defining, however the band stay as modern as ever.
“The BPI is thrilled to honour them with a BRIT Billion Award, which underscores each the timeless enchantment of their music and the extent to which they’re now additionally connecting with a brand new wave of followers due to streaming.”
In different information, guitarist Keith Richards has stated that recording on the most recent Stones album with Paul McCartney felt “just like the outdated days”.
McCartney seems on the band’s new album observe ‘Chunk My Head Off’, taking part in bass.
Talking to Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 in a brand new interview in regards to the collaboration, Richards stated that it reminded him of the “outdated days”.
“I felt that it was bloody time…I’ve identified Paul for 60 years, nearly. Though him and John [Lennon] did do just a few backup vocals with us within the ’60s. Nice enjoyable to play with.”
