Music Business

How U.S. Music Consumption Changed 2016 vs. 2015 [CHART]

The shift from buying music to renting/streaming it has happened more rapidly than almost anyone predicted. This chart from Statista shows the year-over-year pace as tracked by Nielsen who says audio streams. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/01/how-us-music-consumption-changed-

, and Bruce Houghton

Jan 20, 2017

The shift from buying music to renting/streaming it has happened more rapidly than almost anyone predicted. This chart from Statista shows the year-over-year pace as tracked by Nielsen who says audio streams were up 76%, while digital album and track sales were both down 20%.

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