Love supreme: Double serving of Love Island a 'great opportunity' for artists

by Andre Paine
Monday, Aug 5th 2019 at 12:33PM

The music industry has welcomed ITV2’s move to air two series of sync-heavy hit Love Island a year.

Following record ratings for the fifth series, the reality show will return in January.

Love Island smashed Shazam records as fans used the app to ID tracks on key scenes.

“The bigger the show gets, the more the interest in the music,” series edit producer Stephen Yemoh told Music Week.

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