Artists in residence: Electronic Music Report 2025

IQ's resident specialist and ‘DJ Mag’ editor Carl Loben unpacks the state of the industry in this annual deep dive into the live electronic music sector

Feature By IQ | 25 April 2025

The electronic music scene has incrementally bounced back after the pandemic. There were, of course, zero or very few live events during the Covid era, so it is chiefly in the live arena that income has returned to the industry.The 2025 IMS Business Report was presented yesterday (23 April) at the IMS (International Music Summit) in Ibiza, and all the signs are that the sector has again grown steadily. Last year’s report stated that the global industry grew by 17% so that it was valued at $11.8bn, with indicators pointing to a further increase over the past 12 months. A significant portion of this comes from the flourishing UK music ind

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