With the availability of on-demand streaming services, will global piracy die down on its own? In its Global Piracy Report for 2017, Muso tracked 300 billion visits to piracy sites, up 1.6% year-over-year. Streaming music piracy alone in the UK increa…
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Vinyl Rakes in More Revenue for the British Music Industry Than YouTube
YouTube continues to pay less than most other streaming mediums, according to the BPI (along with every other music industry trade body). According to a full-year 2018 report from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), paid streaming revenue ov…
Death Metal Inspires Joy, Not Violence, Among Its Listeners, Study Finds
A scientific study has determined that death metal fans are usually nice people. Ever since bands like Black Sabbath introduced macabre imagery into their music, certain subgenres of heavy metal have become more extreme and controversial. In the case …
Germany’s Recorded Music Revenue Dipped Nearly 1% In 2018 — Despite a 40% Surge In Streaming
As streaming continues to rise in the country, the German music industry continues its transition from physical sales to digital sources. Several months ago, German music association Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) released a report underscoring th…
South Korea Has 8.5 Million Paying Music Subscribers — But Physical Is Growing, Too
BTS isn’t the only thing booming in South Korea. But you can thank K-pop for the explosion in streaming — and growth in physical. A new report focusing on the music industry in South Korea has revealed that not only is streaming on the rise, but phy…
‘Generation Rent’ — Paid Streaming Music Revenue Overtakes Physical and Download Revenue for the First Time in the UK
Subscription is eating ownership — in all of its forms. Thanks to the rise of streaming platforms, people now prefer to access – or ‘rent’ – entertainment services on the internet, like music, video, and games, instead of owning them. That part we know…
Streaming Accounted for 75% of US Recorded Music Revenue Last Year, While Vinyl Sales Jumped 8%
For the first time since 1986, CD sales brought in less than a billion dollars. For the third straight year in a row, the music industry in the US has posted double-digit growth. That’s according to a new report from the RIAA. Breaking down key finding…
Streaming Accounted for 75% of US Recorded Music Revenue Last Year, While Vinyl Sales Jumped 8%
For the first time since 1986, CD sales brought in less than a billion dollars. For the third straight year in a row, the music industry in the US has posted double-digit growth. That’s according to a new report from the Recording Industry Association …
Listening to Music ‘Significantly Impairs Creativity,’ Study Finds
Listening to music while working is so common that Spotify has introduced playlists designed to enhance productivity. But even if we’re more focused, does music make us more creative and adept at problem-solving? Maybe not. A new study suggests any mu…
Nearly 40% of Ticketing Traffic Comes from Bad Bots, Study Finds
Despite global efforts to crack down on automated software, most online ticketing platforms still face a massive ‘bad bot’ problem. That’s according to a new report from Distil Networks. The report analyzed 26.3 billion requests from 180 domains betwe…