Music Industry Analysis
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November 2, 2017 – Time With Tunes: How Technology Is Driving Music Consumption
On average, Americans spend just over 32 hours a week listening to music in 2017, up 5.5 hours over last year. How is this possible? Technology. At home, at work and traveling in between, people are consuming more music than ever before, from more devices. New technology and the latest gadgets allow listeners to seamlessly engage with music anywhere, anytime. Smartphones, laptops and tablets are among top devices for music engagement at home, and radio still dominates in-car listening,... Read More
October 30, 2017 – [WEEKLY SALES] One Direction ties The Beatles as Niall Horan tops charts: Comment from Music Biz President James Donio
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s sales numbers issued by Nielsen (published by Billboard — albums; singles) and BuzzAngle Music (published by HITS Daily Double — albums; singles). “Niall Horan became the third former member of Pop group One Direction to top the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts with a solo album this week, equaling a feat achieved only by The Beatles.... Read More
October 30, 2017 – Young Music Consumers Are Still Buying Music
While the common conception of young music consumers may be that they would never so much as a glance at a CD or pay for a download, some recent stats suggest that young music consumers are just as apt to buy music as any other age group. Click here to read more.... Read More
October 25, 2017 – Wintel Worldwide Independent Market Report 2017
WINTEL 2017 is the second report produced for Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), mapping the global market share of the independent sector at copyright, rather than distribution level. Key findings from this research include the fact that, based on rights ownership, the global market share of independent record labels has increased since 2015 by 0.9% to 38.4%, representing global revenues of $6billion in 2016. This is an increase of 6.9% on the previous 12 months. Click here to read more.... Read More
October 23, 2017 – [Weekly Sales] P!nk Scores 2017’s Best Sales Week for a Woman: Comment from Music Biz President James Donio
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s sales numbers issued by Nielsen (published by Billboard — albums; singles) and BuzzAngle Music (published by HITS Daily Double — albums; singles). “Pop veteran P!nk dominated the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts this week with her new album, Beautiful Trauma, moving over 407,000 album equivalent units to take #1. It’s the biggest sales week for a woman so far in 2017 and the fourth-best week overall,... Read More
October 16, 2017 – [WEEKLY SALES] Big week for Rap on album & singles charts: Comment from Music Biz President James Donio
James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz), commented on this week’s sales numbers issued by Nielsen (published by Billboard — albums; singles) and BuzzAngle Music (published by HITS Daily Double). “It was a big week for Rap music, with NF moving over 53,000 album equivalent units of Perception to top the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts. It was enough to hold off Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits,... Read More
October 16, 2017 – Nielsen: Radio Reaches 98 Percent of Hispanics Each Week
The number of Hispanic radio listeners grew from 39.5 to 42.4 million from 2013 to 2017, according to a new Nielsen report; audio streaming among Hispanics grew 29 percent in 2016. Radio is the best way to reach the U.S. Hispanic audience, with 98 percent of U.S. Hispanics listening to radio each week, according to a new report by Nielsen. And that audience is growing. Radio’s reach among Hispanics significantly exceeds the overall national average of 93 percent,... Read More
October 13, 2017 – Music Biz Consumer Insights: Music Spending By Genre
The Music Biz Consumer Insights Portal has be updated with the latest genre data from the recently released “Music Consumption: The Overall Landscape 2017.” Login to the portal to find the following genre stats and much more! Dance fans and Hip-Hop fans bought the most music related products – whilst 58% of the total sample had purchased a music related product over the past 6 months, 65% of Dance fans and 66% of Hip-Hop fans did the same.... Read More
October 12, 2017 – Love of Listening: The Passion and Habits of Hispanic Music Consumers
Music is a big part of daily life and special occasions for most Hispanic consumers. According to our annual Music 360 report, 93% of the Hispanic population (age 13+) in the U.S. listened to music in the past year, and 59% consider music important, compared with 51% of the general population. Click here to read more.... Read More
October 5, 2017 – CMA Releases New Research Findings Regarding Country Fans and Streaming
The Country Music Association released new research findings after evaluating how streaming is changing consumers’ relationship to music, including country and other genres. Country music listeners were part of research that included tracking their music streaming behaviors on mobile devices, PCs and laptops, as well as extensive quantitative research describing their attitudes and perceptions about streaming experiences and providers. Click here to read more.... Read More
