After a 13 year hiatus, Tool is topping the album charts on multiple continents. Just last week, Tool’s Fear Inoculum was drawing huge crowds at record stores across the U.S., with lines out the door at some shops. That was pretty shocking given that …
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Billboard Parent Valence Acquires Soundscan from Nielsen
With Rolling Stone’s charts threatening, Billboard acquires Soundscan. Billboard parent company Valence is set to acquire Soundscan, Nielsen’s music data and analytics subdivision. Billboard has long used Soundscan to craft their charts, but now, the b…
U.S. Recording Industry Booms 18% to $5.4 Billion In the First Half of 2019 — Here’s the Complete Data
Despite anxiety over a streaming slowdown, the US-based recording industry is still posting double-digit gains. This is nowhere near the U.S. recording industry’s glory days of 1999-2000, when annual revenues were topping $20 billion — adjusted for inf…
Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ Sells 1 Million Copies In China — Beating the U.S.
Taylor Swift’s Lover is absolutely crushing it in China. Taylor Swift is putting up giant numbers in China on her latest album — and beating her U.S. sales in the process. According to sales stats shared this morning by Universal Music Group, Lover …
Taylor Swift’s Lover Becomes the Fast-Selling Album of 2019 — After Just 48 Hours
Taylor Swift’s seventh studio album Lover has become the fastest-selling album of 2019 so far. The 18-song collection was released on Friday, August 23rd. In the two days since it has been on sale, the album has already broken several sales records. Th…
Apple Music Launches a Dedicated Shazam Discovery Chart
You might not recognize the chart-toppers on Apple Music’s newly-launched Shazam chart. And that’s exactly the point. Just this morning, Apple Music launched its Shazam Discovery Top 50 list, a weekly global ranking of 50 artists. The list is designed…
UK-Based Music Streaming Expanded 25.8% During the First Half of 2019
Recent years have brought with them considerable increases in the number of individuals who use music-streaming services, and according to a report on the entertainment habits of UK residents, the rise of digital media is just beginning. The report cou…
63% of France’s Recorded Music Revenues Come from Streaming
French music industry trade group SNEP has published its mid-year 2019 report. Earlier this year, the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP) revealed that digital revenue accounted for 57% of the market in France. In 2018, digital sales r…
Rolling Stone Launches Its Auto-Populating Music Charts — But Can It Beat Billboard?
Rolling Stone is finally set to debut its homegrown music charts — with designs to unseat Billboard. Billboard‘s charts and album/song rankings are — and have long been — used by the majority of music professionals, reporters, and fans. But they’re al…
Why a DJ Khaled ‘Monster Lawsuit’ Is the Best Thing That Could Happen to Billboard — And the Music Industry at Large
Billboard’s chart rankings are a beautiful mess. But what’s the solution? There’s something oddly satisfying about witnessing Tyler, the Creator topping DJ Khaled for the number one ranking on the latest Billboard 200. Somehow, a trippy exploration o…