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Music helped Indian wellbeing during pandemic

07/03/2022

Music helped Indian wellbeing during pandemic according to a recently published report from The Indian Music Industry (IMI). The report subtitled ‘Music – A saviour in COVID-19 Times’ highlights the important part music played in supporting people, particularly the young, through the difficult times of the last two years, providing enjoyment and bolstering wellbeing. 92% of survey participants agreed that music helped them with their emotional wellbeing during the pandemic. Key findings of the report […]

International Top 20 Singles Chart launched in India

24/06/2021

International Top 20 Singles Chart launched in India by IMI (Indian Music Industry) the organisation that represents the recorded music industry in India. The charts which are formulated using streaming figures of international singles are compiled by global music technology leaders BMAT, will be updated weekly on Mondays by sundown. Every week from Friday to Thursday BMAT aggregates and consolidates the data from three leading international DSPs (Digital Service Providers) in the country – Spotify, […]

Local music dominates listening in India

11/10/2019

Local music dominates listening in India according to a joint study published by IFPI and the IMI, the Indian recorded music industry association. IFPI designed and ran the Music Consumer Study, 2019 across 21 of the world’s major music markets, exploring the music habits of consumers worldwide. India was a key part of the study and the Digital Music Study, 2019 explores in greater depth some of the insights taken from the responses of the […]

India's music industry is punching below its weight

Indian music industry is punching below its weight

14/09/2019

Indian music industry is punching below its weight having the world’s second-most populated nation and seventh-largest economy but standing 15th in the world in terms of music industry size. This is the conclusion of the Economic impact of the recorded music industry in India, a recently published report conducted by Deloitte for the Indian Music Industry (IMI). The recorded music industry in India is sized at INR 1,068 crore – £121m – about 0.006% of […]

India’s recorded music industry grows by a quarter in 2018

05/04/2019

India’s recorded music industry grows by a quarter in 2018 making it the 15th largest music market in the world, according to IFPI figures released by IMI (The Indian Music Industry). The global recorded music market grew by 9.7% in 2018, the fourth consecutive year of growth, according to IFPI, the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Figures released in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2019 show total revenues for 2018 were US$19.1 billion […]