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4 Big Takeaways From RIAA Mid-Year 2019 Report

Riaa-logoThe RIAA has released its annual mid-year report and its shows a U.S. recorded music market in strong growth mode. Total revenue grew 18% to $5.4 billion in the first half of 2019.

Image0054 Big Takeaways

  • Streaming now accounts for 80% of recorded music industry revenues
  • The number of paid music subscriptions are growing at the rate of 1 million per month, exceeding 60 million for the first time.
  • 20% of a major label’s roster of artists signed fresh each year.
  • 7 in 10 unsigned artists still want a label deal "to help them make it in an increasingly complicated and high-tech business."

Read the full RIAA Mid-Year 2019 report (pdf).

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2019 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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