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2022 US music revenue: Vinyl outsells CDs in units for the first time since 1987
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2022 US music revenue: Vinyl outsells CDs in units for the first time since 1987

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanMarch 21, 2023May 16, 20230

The RIAA’s 2022 US music industry revenue report states that for the first time since the 1980s, vinyl records outsold CDs in terms of units.

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2021 US music revenue: Streaming still dominates; physical media 11% of sales
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2021 US music revenue: Streaming still dominates; physical media 11% of sales

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanMarch 22, 2022June 14, 20230

The RIAA released its figures for US music industry revenue for 2021. Streaming still dominates, while CDs and vinyl combined made up 11% of sales.

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10 pieces of technology deemed obsolete
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10 pieces of technology deemed obsolete

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanOctober 5, 2021August 16, 20220

A list of 10 pieces of technology deemed obsolete or nearly obsolete, including VCRs, film cameras, and black-and-white TVs.

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Streaming services made up 83% of US music industry revenue in 2020
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Streaming services made up 83% of US music industry revenue in 2020

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanMarch 9, 2021December 10, 20210

A look at the state of US music industry revenue for 2020, including streaming now accounting for 83% of the music industry’s income.

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RIAA: Recorded music revenue grew 5.6% in first half of 2020; vinyl 62% of all physical media sales
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RIAA: Recorded music revenue grew 5.6% in first half of 2020; vinyl 62% of all physical media sales

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 20230

A look at US music industry revenue as of the first half of 2020, as announced by the RIAA.

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Streaming made up 75% of US music industry revenue in 2018
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Streaming made up 75% of US music industry revenue in 2018

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanMarch 11, 2019December 10, 20210

Streaming services have become firmly cemented as the main source of revenue for the US music industry. The RIAA reports that 2018 saw a record …

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Streaming made up two-thirds of US music revenue in 2017
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Streaming made up two-thirds of US music revenue in 2017

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanMarch 30, 2018December 10, 20210

Despite writing earlier this week about compact discs’ waning popularity, there’s some good news to report in the US music industry. The Record Industry Association …

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What’s the future of compact discs?
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What’s the future of compact discs?

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanMarch 26, 2018December 10, 20210

Since their debut in 1982 (though they first went on sale in the United States in 1983), compact discs became the dominant format for music …

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Music streaming revenue tops physical media sales for the first time
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Music streaming revenue tops physical media sales for the first time

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanOctober 16, 2015December 10, 20210

Music industry association the RIAA has released its mid-2015 music sales statistics. For the first time, sales of streaming media services (like Spotify, Google Play …

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Streaming music subscriptions now outsell CDs
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Streaming music subscriptions now outsell CDs

Anthony Deanby Anthony DeanMarch 20, 2015December 10, 20210

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the music industry’s organizational arm, has released a report stating that for the first time, streaming music subscriptions …

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