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

March 22, 2022May 4, 2022 Anthony

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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Bandcamp sold to Epic Games; also, can co-ops and nonprofits be tech/media company models?

March 8, 2022May 4, 2022 Anthony

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

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A look at Spotify alternatives

February 1, 2022April 23, 2022 Anthony

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

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

March 9, 2021December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

September 15, 2020December 10, 2021 Anthony

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.)

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YouTube Music gains feature parity with Google Play Music, latter to shut down

May 15, 2020December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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Favorite music services and software (2019 edition)

August 5, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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

March 11, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

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 75% of US music industry revenue for the first half of 2018

October 3, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

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

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Google announces YouTube Music changes; Google Play Music to stay (for now)

May 18, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

On Thursday, Google announced some changes to its music services. Currently, Google’s music services are a bit confusing to explain. The changes, however, aren’t much

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