RIAA: Recorded music revenue grew 5.6% in first half of 2020; vinyl 62% of all physical media sales
The RIAA reports that US music sales have increased 5.6% for the first half of 2020. Also, vinyl records now outearn CDs?
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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, everything’s clearly in the favor of
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 75% of the US music industry’s
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 where it stood in 2017. For
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 of America (RIAA) reports that
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 in 2016 finally became the majority of American
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 world isn’t lax on moving away
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 released a report summarizing
Music streaming now counts for gold, platinum records
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the American music industry organization, has decided to start factoring in streaming of music into whether an album is certified gold or platinum. Traditionally, it’
Music streaming revenue tops physical media sales for the first time
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 Music, Pandora, etc.) have surpassed those of all