Sam Fender, JADE and Stormzy were also among the winners on the night.
Also this week: Alison Russell gives the keynote at the 37th Folk Alliance International conference in Montreal.
Germany and Spain were driven by streaming gains, while physical sales in both countries, as well as in Japan, slowed from 2023.
"Utopia never really understood what Proper was or what we did or maybe even why they bought us," says the UK distributor's longtime managing director.
The company says operating profit will rise in 2025 with the return of superstars BTS and improved profitability from Weverse.
A case against the band's company can proceed.
The record, which was "co-written" by more than 1,000 musicians, is a critique of the government's proposed opt-out approach to generative artificial intelligence training.
The successful trek "underscores the fact that the India market at-large has come of age."
Also this week: Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" hits No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the first time.
As the genre increasingly focuses on global markets, can it find a balance between domestic recognition and international acclaim?
