Latin Music Archives

The US Latin music market continued to grow in 2023

23/04/2024

The US Latin music market grew 16% over 2022, 14% above the previous peak in 2005, according to the RIAA, the American recorded music industry association. Total revenues of $1.4 Bn represented an all-time high share of overall US recorded music revenues of 7.9%, up from 7.3% in 2022. Streaming Streaming is the dominant choice of Latin music fans today, delivering more than 98% of total Latin music revenues. Overall, streaming revenue grew to $1.3 Bn, up […]

US Latin music grew 15% in first half of 2023

29/09/2023

The US Latin music market grew 15% in first half of 2023 with paid subscriptions accounting for two thirds of the streaming market according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. During this period revenues from Latin music in the US grew to $627 million and represents 7.5% of the total US music market up from 7.1% in the first half of 2022. Paid subscriptions comprised more than two-thirds of total Latin music revenues, and […]

The US Latin music market grew 24% in 2022

16/04/2023

The US Latin music market grew 24% in 2022, just 3% below the all-time high from 2005 according to the RIAA, the American recorded music industry association. Total revenues of $1.1 Bn represented an all-time high share of overall US recorded music revenues of 6.9%, up from 5.9% in 2021. Revenues from streaming formats were more than $1 Bn, growing 25% to $1.06 Bn, and making up 97% of Latin music revenues. Paid subscriptions were once […]

US Latin music grew 23% in first half of 2022

09/10/2022

The US Latin music market grew 23% in first half of 2022 with streaming accounting for 97% of this market according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. During this period revenues from Latin music in the US grew to $510 million and represents 6.6% of the total US music market. Paid music subscriptions made up the majority of Latin revenues, growing 25% to $350 million and accounting for 71% of streaming revenues (69% of […]

The US Latin music market grew 35% in 2021

14/04/2022

The US Latin music market grew 35% in 2021 continuing a 6-year trend of double-digit growth according to the RIAA, the American recorded music industry association. Although $886 million marks an all time high, 2021 revenues adjusted for inflation remain 15% below the value of Latin’s strongest year in 2005. Latin’s share of US music revenues grew to 5.9% up from 5.4% in 2020. Revenues from streaming formats grew by 36% to an all-time high […]

US Latin music market grew 37% in first half of 2021

18/10/2021

The US Latin music market grew 37% in first half of 2021 with streaming accounting for 96% of this market according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. During this period revenues from Latin music in the US grew to $407 million and represents 5.8% of the total US music market. Paid music subscriptions continued to be the biggest driver of Latin music revenue growth. Revenues from paid subscriptions grew 41% to $279 million, accounting […]

US Latin music market grew 19% in 2020

09/04/2021

The US Latin music market grew 19% in 2020 for a fifth consecutive year in 2020 according to the RIAA, the US recorded music industry association. Despite the COVID-19 challenges of cancelled live shows and limitations on physical retail outlets, US Latin music revenues grew 19% in 2020 to $655 million at estimated retail value – a significantly higher growth rate than for overall US music revenues. Streaming formats grew 20% to $630 million, comprising […]