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Germany’s record business generated $1bn in the first half of the year, up 5.5% YoY

New H1 2022 figures have been published by German Music Industry Association (BVMI)
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Germany’s recorded music revenues topped $1bn in H1 2021, up 12.4% YoY

Digital’s overall share of sales now stands at 78.6% of the market, while vinyl sales grew 49.5% in the first six months of 2021
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5 ‘fake stream’ sites forced to cease manipulation by court injunctions in Germany

News follows closure of fake stream site Followerschmiede.de in March
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Despite pandemic, Germany’s recorded music revenues grew 4.8% to $856m in the first half of 2020

Audio streaming now claims more than two thirds of Germany’s revenues
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German music business demands nearly $630m in government aid to avoid ‘coronavirus collapse’

‘The music industry with all its facets, has never faced such a serious and existential situation.’
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Spotify fake stream site smashed by record industry injunction in Germany

“This should be seen as a signal to other manipulation services that we are prepared to take action against them.”
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Did Germany just overtake the UK as the world’s third biggest recorded music market?

BVMI numbers are slightly bigger than UK’s for last year – but there’s a caveat
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Streaming overtakes CDs in Germany for the first time in H1 2018 – but the market declines 2%

Streaming rises 35.2% to represent a 47.8% marketshare
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German industry kills off Echo Awards following anti-Semitism controversy

Kollegah and Farid Bang controversy has led to scrapping of 26-year-old ceremony
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German music industry bosses under fire following anti-semitism row at Echo Awards

BVMI head faces criticism as national media slams “cowardly silence” of business
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