GA Russell Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) Here is the link, probably behind a paywall.https://www.wsj.com/articles/music-industry-recovery-continues-powered-by-a-surge-in-subscriptions-1505927551 Sales for the first half of 2017 in a nutshell... Physical product shipments declined 1%. Vinyl sales were up 3%, and CD sales were down 3%. Vinyl was 29% of physical shipments, its highest number since the mid-1980s. (That surprises me.) Digital download revenues declined to only 19% of industry total. Retail revenue increased 17% to $4 billion. Its full-year peak was 1999's $14.6 billion in the US alone. Most of today's money is coming from the paid subscribers to Spotify and Apple Music. However, the streaming service most used (by far) is YouTube's free service. Edited September 22, 2017 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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