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Australian record music market grew by 7.3% in 2020

31/03/2021

Australian record music market grew by 7.3% in 2020 with growth driven by streaming and vinyl according to figures released by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The growth was driven by a rise in revenue from streaming services and vinyl, which offset a drop in revenue for digital downloads and CD sales. It is the sixth straight year of growth for the recorded music industry which now generates AUS$542 million in revenue per annum. […]

Australian music industry grew 5.5% in 2019

24/04/2020

The Australian music industry grew 5.5% in 2019 and is the fifth straight year of growth according to figures released by ARIA, the Australian recorded music industry association. The industry generated over AUS $555 million in revenue (wholesale figures) and reflects the strength of the music industry before the COVID-19 crisis. 2019’s results stand in stark contrast to how the last decade began, when the Australian recorded music industry revenue was in decline whilst fighting […]

SOURCE: ARIA - Australian Music Industry figures 2016-2018

Over two thirds of music in Australia is streamed

07/04/2019

Over two thirds of music in Australia is streamed accounting for 70% of recorded music in 2018 according to ARIA, the Australian Record Industry Association. In their annual report they report a 12.6% growth in wholesale figures to AUS$526 million driven by a 41.2% growth in streaming during the year. The streaming category includes revenues from subscription services (such as Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play and Spotify) and other non-subscription on-demand streaming services (such as […]

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ARIA revamps Australian Charts

02/11/2018

ARIA, the Australian Recorded Industry Association, has revamped the way it compiles the Australian record charts giving greater emphasis to paid subscription stream over free ad-supported streams. These changes will be reflected for the first time in the ARIA Charts for the week ending 27th October 2018. The shift to a multi-level streaming approach to the ARIA Chart methodology is consistent with the global push to measure streams in a revenue-reflective and access-based manner. This […]

Streaming up by 35% in Australia for the first half of 2018

21/09/2018

Streaming in Australia grew by 35% during the first half of 2018 according to ARIA, the Australian Recording Industry Association. Australia’s music sales jumped 6% in the first half of 2018 continuing to show the market’s return to growth for a fourth year running. In 2017, Australia’s music industry recorded its highest annual growth in over 20 years, with recorded music industry tracking a 10.5% increase in value to A$391 million. For the first half of 2018 total […]

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Australian record industry growth fuelled by streaming

17/04/2018

In 2017 the Australian record industry grew by 10.5% fuelled by a 56% increase in advertising supported and subscription streaming services, according to ARIA, the Australian Recording Industry Association. The increase in value to A$391 million was the largest increase the industry has experienced in its annual wholesale figures since 1996. 2017 was the first year that revenue from music streaming services (at A$213 million) accounted for over half (54%) of the overall market. The […]