A group of organizations representing creatives and rightsholders in the music, audio-visual, broadcasting and sports industries have called on European negotiators to cancel the Copyright Directive. In an open letter issued to the press today (Februar…
Category archives: IFPI
UK Trade Body Slams IFPI for Failing to Include Physical Sales
According to the ERA, the IFPI has clearly omitted the growing trend of physical music sales worldwide. It’s difficult to ignore the physical sales boom. According to a report from BuzzAngle, vinyl sales continue to experience double-digit growth. Whi…
Hope In Numbers: 57% 16-24 Year Olds Use Paid Streamer
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has released its Music Consumer Insight Report 2018. The study examines how consumers in key demographics engage with recorded music across twenty of the world’s largest markets for music. _____________________ 86% streaming music 57% of 16-24-year-olds using a paid audio streaming service…
Music piracy ‘a significant issue’ says IFPI
IFPI publishes Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 which analyses recorded music engagement across 20 of the world’s largest markets
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More music is played on YouTube than on Spotify, Apple Music and every other audio streaming platform combined
Yet YouTube throws doubt on IFPI figure regarding total video service payout in 2017
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Independents ruled global market share in 2017 – but Universal was king of streaming
What each major label – and the independent sector – claimed in market share last year
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For the First Time Ever, Streaming Surpasses CDs as the Largest Music Format Worldwide
While CDs will likely go the way of the dodo very soon, the music industry remains in full recovery mode. According to a new report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the global recorded music market grew 8.1% in 2017….
The global record industry’s growth has actually… stopped growing
A run down of what’s really happening in the global streaming market
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Global recorded music industry revenues grew 8.1% in 2017 to reach $17.3bn
Industry hits highest point since back in 2007
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Canadian courts can now force Google to remove illegal sites from searches
Music business celebrates landmark decision against world’s biggest search engine
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