UK record labels spent $41m on A&R every month in 2021 05.09.2022 · UK record labels spent a combined £494.8 million ($680m) on A&R, marketing and promotion in 2021. That’s according to figures released this month by the BPI, the trade body representing major and independent labels in the UK. The BPI breaks that figure down further into A&R spend, and then investment in marketing and promotion, which covers areas such as …