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Streaming in Italy grew by 13.5% in 2024

19/03/2025

Streaming in Italy grew by 13.5% in 2024 according to recent figures published by FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. For the seventh consecutive year of growth, the Italian recorded music market had an overall increase of 8.5% in 2024, reaching almost half a billion euros (461.2 million) and is now the third-largest market in the EU after Germany and France. Streaming now represents 67% of total revenues with an increase of 13.5% amounting to €308.1 million. 2024 saw 95 […]

UK recorded music market hits £1.49 Bn in 2024

13/03/2025

UK recorded music market hits £1.49 Bn in 2024 achieving a decade of continuous growth according to figures released by the BPI. This latest increase means that over the last ten years the market has grown by more than 80% to a new high. However, once adjusted for inflation, annual revenue is still hundreds of millions of pounds lower than it was in 2006, the first year public performance and sync were included in the calculations. […]

Dutch music industry grew 12% in 2024

07/03/2025

Dutch music industry grew 12% in 2024 with streaming being the main source of income according to NVPI Audio, the Dutch music industry association. In 2024, the total turnover of the Dutch music industry amounted to €334 million, an increase of 12% compared to 2023. Streaming music remains the most important source of income for the Dutch industry with turnover increasing by 16% to €278 million. Sales of CDs and vinyl fell by 6% with vinyl […]

New Shazam update gets better Spotify and Apple Music syncing

06/03/2025

New Shazam update gets better Spotify and Apple Music syncing with Apple’s latest version 18.9 release. The latest version adds songs tagged from outside the app to the Shazam playlist in Spotify and Apple Music. New features in Shazam v18.9 We’ve made syncing songs to Apple Music and Spotify better than ever! Shazam will now include songs found via Music Recognition in Control Centre, Siri, and Shortcuts to your “My Shazam Tracks” playlist in Apple […]

Spanish streaming increased by 14.01% in 2024

27/02/2025

Spanish streaming increased by 14.01% in 2024 helping music sales grow by 9.19% compared to 2023 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Recorded music had total revenues of €568.8 million in 2024 representing an increase of 9.42% compared to the €520 million achieved in 2023. The digital market already accounts for more than 89% of the music consumed in Spain (€454.5 million) in a year in which physical sales have decreased by […]

Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things is Global Single of the Year

25/02/2025

Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things is Global Single of the Year according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. The IFPI Global Single Award is presented to the artist with the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats – including paid subscription streaming, ad-supported platforms, and single-track downloads. Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things took the #1 spot in this year’s IFPI Global Single Chart, his first appearance in an IFPI Global Chart Top […]

Taylor Swift is IFPI Artist of the Year for fifth time

25/02/2025

Taylor Swift is IFPI Artist of the Year for the fifth time according to IFPI’s recently published Top 20 Global Recording Artists 2024 chart. This is the 5th time that Taylor Swift has won the award – and the third consecutive year. In a record-breaking year across the board for the pop superstar, 2024 has also seen her scoop up four other major IFPI awards. This includes the Global Album Chart, Global Vinyl Album Chart, Global […]