Mark Ronson and Rita Ora have been given an official seal of approval after they were picked out by the UK government as being among chart acts expected to boost the economy.

They were on a list of “expected highlights of 2015” put together by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), along with the new series of Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones and writers including J.K. Rowling.

The list was published alongside figures showing the creative industries contributed £146,000 to the economy every minute in 2013, adding up to £76.9 billion a year. The DCMS said they also accounted for 1.7 million jobs.

The highlights, expected to boost the economy this year, include the new James Bond film Spectre and the latest instalment in the Star Wars films.

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