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# Indie Labels Just 12% of 2011 U.S. Sales. Here’s How The Major Labels Divided The Rest
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/indies-just-12-of-2011-us-music-sales-how-4-3-major-labels-divided-the-rest/
- Published: 2012-01-05T10:55:16.000Z
- Updated: 2012-01-05T10:55:16.000Z
- Description: Overall U.S. music sales rose 6.9% in 2011, as album sales increased for the first time since 2004, according to Soundscan. Digital powered the increase, with sales of album downloads. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/01/indies-just-12-of-2011-us-music-sales-how-4-3-major-labe
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Overall U.S. music sales rose 6.9% in 2011, as album sales increased for the first time since 2004, according to Soundscan. Digital powered the increase, with sales of album downloads up 19.5% over 2010\. But for all the talk here and elsewhere about the ascendancy of independent music, indies accounted for just 12.1% of U.S. music sales last year. Here's how independents did alongside the 4, or if the sale of EMI to UMG passes regulators, 3 major label groups:

**% Of U.S. Music Sales In 2011**

1. Universal Music Group – 29.9%
2. Sony Corp. – 29.3%
3. Warmer Music Group – 19.1%
4. EMI Group – 9.6%
5. Indies 12.1%