According to an Italian rights organization, Spotify and YouTube – not piracy – remain the music industry’s worst problem. In 2014, the United States Trade Representative removed Italy from the Watch List in its Special 301 report. The Watch List trac…
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US-Based Streaming Music Revenues Slated to Reach $8.4 Billion This Year
U.S. music streaming revenues are slated to jump another 33% in 2019 at least according to this report. Despite signs of a streaming slowdown, total revenues are still increasing dramatically. According to the Consumer Technology Association’s U.S. …
Australia’s Music Exports Hit AUS $195 Million — With 10% of Artists Making 97% of the Income
A new report titled ‘Born Global: Australian Music Exports’ says Australian music exports are worth around $195 million ($137 million USD). But the winners’ circle is small. The report examines the cultural and economic value of Australian music expor…
69% of American Smart Speaker Owners Use Their Device Daily — And Music Remains the Top Request
NPR and Edison Research have released the Smart Audio Report for 2019, revealing how these devices are used in America. Despite serious security and privacy risks, many Americans regard these devices as useful and part of their everyday routine. But s…
Nielsen: Streaming Reaches Over Half a Trillion Streams & Box Office Success Drives Music Sales
Nielsen has unveiled its 2019 Music Mid-Year report for the United States. Breaking down the study, music streaming services reached over 507 billion on-demand streams. This comes following singles and albums from Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Halsey,…
Report: 62% of Festivalgoers Want Music Festivals to Cut Down on Waste Reduction, Yet Most Abandon Their Tents at Events
Ticketmaster UK has unveiled its State of Play report. In its latest annual study, the live promoter focused on music festivals across the UK. Drawing on 10 years of ticket data and surveying over 4,000 festivalgoers, Ticketmaster found 62% remain conc…
Awards Show Death Watch: 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Ratings Plummet 46%, Its Lowest Level in Four Years
Earlier this year, despite record “social media conversations,” the Grammy Awards saw its ratings plummet once again. In a record rating low for adults 18-49, the 2019 airing plummeted 24% over last year. The forcibly ‘gender-equal’ awards ceremony on…
Goldman Sachs Says Global Music Revenues Will Reach $131 Billion by 2030
According to a new report from Goldman Sachs, nearly 1.2 billion people will be paying for music streaming in just 11 years. The latest report from the investment bank – dubbed ‘Music In The Air’ – comes nearly two years after Goldman Sachs predicted g…
Musicwatch Says Music Piracy and Stream-Ripping Are on the Rise, Contradicting Muso’s Findings
According to a new study, music piracy rose 13% in the United States last year. That’s according to MusicWatch, a marketing research company. In a blog post slamming stream-ripping as a “scourge,” MusicWatch tracked 17 million users downloading their m…
The Most Streamed Artist of All Time — Who Really Dominates the Streaming Charts?
Tracking down the most streamed artist of all time is like finding a needle in a haystack. Between the dozens of different streaming services and lack of transparent reporting, it’s hard to nail these numbers down. So let’s set some guidelines here. We…