ATRL Moderator Samson Posted February 28, 2019 ATRL Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Revenues from streaming grew 30% to 7.4bil USD Streaming accounts for 75% of the US music industry, digital sales 11%, physicals 12%, synchronisation 3% There are now 50.2mil streaming subscriptions in the US, up 42% Digital albums dropped 25% to 500mil USD, digital songs down 28% to 490mil USD CD fell 34% to 698mil USD, vinyl up 8% to 419mil USD http://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RIAA-2018-Year-End-Music-Industry-Revenue-Report.pdf Edited March 1, 2019 by eaucitronnée Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shookgrande Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, eaucitronnée said: Streaming accounts for 75% of the US music industry period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffLavigne Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Quote Streaming accounts for 75% of the US music industry Tragic Quote vinyl up 8% to 419mil USD Slay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribs Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, eaucitronnée said: digital sales 11%, physicals 12% 27 minutes ago, eaucitronnée said: Streaming accounts for 75% of the US music industry But free streams ? Ari won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Omg physical more than digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Samson Posted February 28, 2019 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted February 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, Cain said: Omg physical more than digital. kind of poetic how physicals are about to outlast digital sales LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordi Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Streaming is a different way digitally consuming music, and a more efficient and economical way too. People would still want to buy physical copies because, they're physical and real in their hands, that's much better than using the same money to download a zip file from iTunes. Vinyls will come back and stay here for forever tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I think the biggest irony is that Vinyl sales are about to surpass CD sales revenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgirlriri Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Superior music consumption format won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gayzayn Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, Brando said: I think the biggest irony is that Vinyl sales are about to surpass CD sales revenue and physical outlasting digital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonis Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 RIAA The RIAA reports that 75% of the music industry’s total revenue was indebted to subscriptions to streaming services last year. In 2018, streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, and others reached more than 50 million subscriptions in the United States for the first time. Additionally, vinyl sales saw an increase of 8% from 2017, reaching the format’s highest revenue level since 1988. CD sales dropped 34%. View the full report. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyjean Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Because people don't value the hard work of musicians. They are taken for granted and don't want to pay for the hours of sweat and creativity that musicians are putting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankle Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 b-b-but free streams!!!!!!!1!!! pure sales!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Just now, Adonis said: RIAA Why? Ok here we go again This is NOT saying an individual artist makes 75% of their money from streams. This is saying that as a collective, more revenue was made from streaming. The bigger and more known an artist is, this % drops. Someone like Beyonce, Gaga, even Ari have made more $$ from pure sales than streams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 What is the point of still buying music? I’ve been steaming music since like 2011 and have never looked back. Even my 40 year old parents use Spotify now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipes Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Leon said: Ok here we go again This is NOT saying an individual artist makes 75% of their money from streams. This is saying that as a collective, more revenue was made from streaming. The bigger and more known an artist is, this % drops. Someone like Beyonce, Gaga, even Ari have made more $$ from pure sales than streams. there's no way Ariana have made more money with pure sales than streams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 The vinyls taking over CDs AND digital sales is the real gag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, lipes said: there's no way Ariana have made more money with pure sales than streams Do the math, $.0088 per stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipes Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Leon said: Do the math, $.0088 per stream She did 70 million streams on the first DAY, only counting Spotify, that would be $616.000,00 only on the first day then (only counting Spotify, worldwide). that's a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Blackout Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 And yall stil going on about pure sales and itunes posistions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judaskills Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 This trend is really sad. I still love buying CD's. There's something about going to a store to get a new CD and owning a piece of an artist's work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 gaga rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Samson Posted March 1, 2019 Author ATRL Moderator Share Posted March 1, 2019 20 hours ago, Gui Blackout said: And yall stil going on about pure sales and itunes posistions atrl only talks about them because they still have a part in the hot 100, albeit it's very reduced compared to only about two years ago now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jude Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Glad my faves are streaming juggernauts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popboi. Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 VINYL COMING TO OVERTAKE DIGITAL YASSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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