Year: 2025

Analysis and updates from the world of high‑resolution and digital audio.

US music hits $5.6Bn in H1 2025
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US music hits $5.6Bn in H1 2025

22/09/2025
According to the RIAA Mid-Year 2025 Report, US recorded music revenue across all formats hit $5.6Bn in the first half of 2025. That’s up just 0.9% year-on-year, showing growth — but a much smaller increase than in recent years. Key Trends & Figures Streaming dominates: Total streaming revenue was $4.68Bn, about 84% of all music revenue. Paid subscriptions up: Premium accounts rose 6.4% to 105.3 million. Subscription revenue grew 5.7%. Physical formats slipping: Physical music […]
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France’s music market grows 3.4% in H1 2025

22/09/2025
France continues to buy mainly French music, according to the latest half-year figures from SNEP, the country’s recorded music industry association. Recorded music revenues grew moderately in the first six months of 2025, with streaming steady, vinyl booming, and CDs slipping slightly. First Half 2025 vs H1 2024 Highlights Recorded music in France reached €432 million, up 3.4% year-on-year. Growth came from both physical and digital: physical sales rose 4.4%, digital up 3.1%. CD sales […]
Deezer: more than one in four songs now AI-generated
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Deezer: more than one in four songs now AI-generated

21/09/2025
A surge in AI-made music Back in January, Deezer reported that around 10% of all music on its platform was AI-generated. By April, the figure had climbed to 18%, and by September it reached a record 28% — meaning more than one in four songs you stream on Deezer may have been created entirely by algorithms. This rapid rise shows just how quickly AI-generated music is moving into the mainstream, as more creators and distributors […]
SmoothJazz.com.pl
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SmoothJazz.com.pl

21/09/2025
SmoothJazz.com.pl is a Polish internet radio station playing Smooth Jazz with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC, an MP3 and two AAC streams. There is also an HLS adaptive stream offering 48-256kbps AAC. Their website has a webplayer, programme guide, links to radio aggregators as well as links to their social media. According to the station they are ‘…delighted to give you music channel creating a unique up-tempo and funky smooth-jazz grooves with no commercial breaks […]
Classics Radio
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Classics Radio

21/09/2025
Classics Radio was a Dutch internet radio station with two channels of CD Quality Lossless FLAC available as both direct streams and via their web player. Classics Radio played classic pop and rock and Dance Classics played classic dance tunes. The station stopped broadcasting in August 2025.   To find out more about CD Quality Internet Radio go here. To find out more about HiRes Internet Radio go here. To get further information on: How to listen […]
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Austrian music market grows 6.2% in first half of 2025

19/09/2025
According to IFPI Austria, the country’s music market climbed 6.2% year‑on‑year during the first half of 2025, with total recorded music revenue reaching €113.2 million — up from €106.7 million in H1 2024. Key Figures Streaming is the clear leader, making up around 88% of total revenue. With €99.6 million in streaming revenue, the sector rose 9%, equating to an impressive 11.4 Bn song streams — an 8.6% increase from the previous year. Vinyl sales […]
Italian music market up 9.7% in first half of 2025
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Italian music market up 9.7% in first half of 2025

16/09/2025
The Italian recorded music market is booming. According to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association, revenues surged 9.7% year‑on‑year, reaching a total turnover of €208 million in the first half of 2025, signalling renewed strength across both digital and physical music formats. Key Figures Streaming continues to lead the charge with an overall growth of 9.9%, generating approximately €166.4 million in revenue. The premium segment (subscription-based) performed particularly well, soaring 12.7% to account for €113 […]