Google’s announced a set of revamps to its online music services. Will YouTube Music prove any more successful than Google Play Music?
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Tag: streaming audio
Streaming made up two-thirds of US music revenue in 2017
Streaming’s now the undisputed champ in the United States, as the RIAA reports that two-thirds of US music revenue in 2017 came from streaming.
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What’s the future of compact discs?
Compact disc sales are at their lowest point since 1987, according to latest figures. The long-term future of the once-ubiquitous music format looks dim.
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R&B and hip-hop are now the most popular overall music genres
According to a Nielsen study, as of the first half of 2017, R&B and hip-hop are now the most popular music genres, displacing rock.
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Is the MP3 really dead? (The answer’s “no.”)
The Fraunhofer Institute recently ended collecting license fees on the MP3 format, declaring the format “dead.” But is it really at its end?
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Streaming music is now the majority of US music industry revenue
Streaming music now makes up a majority of all US music industry revenues. Still, revenue’s below the industry’s late 90’s high point in sales.
Read more R&B, hip-hop most popular streaming music genres
A Nielsen study confirms that streaming music eclipsed digital music sales in 2016. Meanwhile, R&B and hip-hop were the dominant streaming genres.
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Amazon debuts its stand-alone music streaming service
Amazon has debuted its own streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, to compete with Spotify and Apple Music. But will the features and pricing be enough of a draw for customers?
Read more Audio streaming for first half of 2016 doubles from first half of 2015
Nielsen has released figures for music sales for the first half of 2016. Along with recent news on Spotify’s growth comes news that audio streaming usage has nearly doubled from the first half of 2015. Music video streaming (presumably mainly YouTube) has also risen, though not by nearly as much. The only physical media sales growth has been in vinyl.
Read more Spotify has twice the paying customers of Apple Music
In an update on a post I wrote a few months ago, Spotify’s 30 million paying customers makes it the top[…]
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