2021 US music revenue: Streaming still dominates; physical media 11% of sales
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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Streaming services made up 83% of US music industry revenue in 2020
A look at the state of US music industry revenue for 2020, including streaming now accounting for 83% of the music industry’s income.
RIAA: Recorded music revenue grew 5.6% in first half of 2020; vinyl 62% of all physical media sales
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has released its twice a year report on US music industry sales. (A PDF version is available here.) …
Streaming made up 79% of US music revenue in 2019
Music industry group the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) has released its annual revenue report. As is the case over the past several years, …
Streaming made up 75% of US music industry revenue in 2018
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 …
Streaming made up 75% of US music industry revenue for the first half of 2018
US music industry revenue figures are in for the first half of 2018. It turns out streaming’s only gaining more and more strength even versus …
Streaming made up two-thirds of US music revenue in 2017
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 …
Streaming music is now the majority of US music industry revenue
Last year, I wrote about how streaming music made up the largest share of revenue for the US music industry. Now comes news that streaming …
Digital music outsells physical formats worldwide
Last month, it was reported that streaming music has finally become the dominant form of paid music in the United States. The rest of the …
Streaming music services are now the top form of purchased music in the US
It’s finally happened: streaming music services are now the dominant form of purchased music in the United States, according to the latest figures. The RIAA’s …