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# How The Music Industry Makes Money In 2016? [INFOGRAPHIC]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-the-music-industry-makes-money-in-2016-infographic/
- Published: 2017-04-11T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-11T14:00:00.000Z
- Description: Streaming is increasingly the new normal of how consumers listen to music; and according to the RIAA, streaming brought in just over half of the US music industry’s revenue in 2016.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/04/how-the-music-industry-makes-money-in-2016-infographic.html
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Major Labels, Music Business, Streaming, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Cash](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8ec4f5b970b-200wi "Cash")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8ec4f5b970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Streaming is increasingly the new normal of how consumers listen to music; and according to the RIAA, streaming brought in just over half of the US music industry’s revenue in 2016\. But where does the other half of the money earned come from?

[![music revenue](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d276a53f970c-350wi "music revenue")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d276a53f970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)