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

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.

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.

With the sale of Bandcamp to Epic Games, I look at whether co-ops or nonprofits could be business models for tech/media companies.

A look at alternatives to Spotify for those that want to switch music streaming services, or even go back to buying MP3s.

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

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

Two years ago, I wrote about Google’s plan to launch YouTube Music, a replacement for Google Play Music. At the time, it didn’t seem quite …

A year ago, I wrote a post about what music streaming services and software I use. As a few things have changed over the past …

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 …

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 …