The BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, commonly known as the British Phonographic Industry or BPI, is the British recorded music industry's trade association. 

Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all three "major" record companies in the UK (Warner Music UK, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group), and hundreds of independent music labels and small to medium-sized music businesses. 

It has represented the interests of British record companies since being formally incorporated in 1973 when the principal aim was to promote British music and fight copyright infringement. 

In 2007, the association's legal name was changed from British Phonographic Industry Limited (The). 

It founded the annual BRIT Awards for the British music industry in 1977, and, later, The Classic BRIT Awards. The organizing company, BRIT Awards Limited, is a fully owned subsidiary of the BPI. Proceeds from both shows go to the BRIT Trust, the charitable arm of the BPI that has donated almost £15m to charitable causes nationwide since its foundation in 1989. In September 2013, the BPI presented the first ever BRITs Icon Award to Sir Elton John. The BPI also endorsed the launch of the Mercury Prize for the Album of the Year in 1992. 

The recorded music industry's Certified Awards program, which attributes Platinum, Gold and Silver status to singles, albums and music videos (Platinum and Gold only) based on their sales performance (see BPI Certified Awards program), has been administered by the BPI since its inception in 1973. In September 2008, the BPI became one of the founding members of UK Music, an umbrella organisation representing the interests of all parts of the industry. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is BPI short for?
2. What does BPI mean?
3. What is BPI an acronym for?
Q2:
1. Who are usually the members of BPI?
2. Who makes up the membership of BPI, generally speaking?
3. In general, who comprises the membership of the BPI?
Q3:
1. Where is BPI located?
2. In what country is BPI headquartered?
3. Where are the headquarters of the BPI?
Q4:
1. How many major companies make up the BPI?
2. What's the number of major companies included in BPI?
3. How many important companies comprise the BPI?
Q5:
1. What's one major record company in BPI?
2. Give the name of one of the major companies that comprises the BPI.
3. What is one of the important record labels affiliated with BPI?
Q6:
1. What's one major record company in BPI, besides Sony?
2. Give the name of one of the major companies that comprises the BPI, that is not Sony.
3. What is one of the important record labels affiliated with BPI, in addition to Sony?
Q7:
1. What's one major record company in BPI, besides Sony and Warner?
2. Give the name of one of the major companies that comprises the BPI, that isn't Sony or Warner.
3. What is one of the important record labels affiliated with BPI, in addition to Sony and Warner?
Q8:
1. Did BPI change its name?
2. Did the BPI undergo a name change?
3. Was the name of the BPI altered?
Q9:
1. What did BPI change its name to?
2. What is the new name of the BPI, since 2007?
3. Since 2007, what has the BPI been called?
Q10:
1. What did the British Recorded Music Industry used to be called?
2. What was the old name for the British Recorded Music Industry?
3. What was the British Recorded Music Industry once referred to as?
Q11:
1. When was the name of the British Recorded Music Industry changed?
2. In what year did the British Recorded Music Industry undergo a name changed?
3. When did the name of the British Recorded Music Industry get altered?
Q12:
1. What did the British Recorded Music Industry establish?
2. What was created by the British Recorded Music Industry?
3. What did the BPI create?
Q13:
1. When did the British Recorded Music Industry create the BRIT awards?
2. When were the annual BRIT awards founded by the British Recorded Music Industry?
3. In what year did the British Recorded Music Industry establish the annual BRIT awards?
Q14:
1. What came after the creation of the annual BRIT awards?
2. What was created after the establishment of the annual BRIT awards?
3. What awards ceremony was established after that of the annual BRIT awards?
Q15:
1. What owns the BRIT awards?
2. What do the BRIT awards belong to?
3. 
Q16:
1. Where do the proceeds of the BRIT awards go?
2. Where is the money made off of the BRIT awards directed?
3. Who receives the proceeds generated by the BRIT awards?
Q17:
1. How much money have the BRIT awards donated thus far?
2. How many funds have the BRIT awards given away?
3. What's the amount of money that has been donated on behalf of the BRIT awards?
