Music 1.0 Score Card

Record Label Market Share 2007 -

• Universal 28.8% (up from 25.7 in 2006)
• Sony BMG 20.1%
• Warner 14.4%
• EMI 10.9%.

The value of physical and digital recorded music sales fell 8.3% in 2007 to $18.9 billion.

Of that, digital sales rose to $2.9 billion (1.5 billion pounds) from $2.1 billion in 2006, equivalent to slightly less than 15% of total sales.

Music Publisher Market Share 2007 -

• Universal 22.2%
• EMI 19.8%
• Warner Chappell 14.8%
• Sony/ATV 7.4%.
• Independents 35.8%

Source: Music & Copyright, Informa Telecoms and Media via MusicTank