Local Music Archives

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 […]

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 […]

Germany had 236 Bn streams in 2024

18/01/2025

Germany had 236 Bn streams in 2024 according to figures by the BVMI from data compiled by GfK Entertainment. This was 11% more than 2023 when 213 Bn streams were achieved. Within the last 6 years the number has more than doubled – in 2019 there were 108 Bn views. Current songs are particularly popular with music fans with songs from the 2020s increasing their streaming share from 52 to 56% from last year. German-speaking acts such as Ayliva, Luciano […]

France continues to buy mainly French music in 2024

09/01/2025

France continues to buy mainly French music in 2024 with 18 out of the Top 20 best-selling albums being made by local artists and in French according to SNEP the French recorded music industry association. The top 3 best-selling albums of the year were by French artists – Werenoi, who climbs to the top step for the 2nd consecutive year, PLK and Indochine 2024 French Recorded Music Highlights 145 French productions are present in the 200 best-sellers […]

Local music in Italy continues to dominate charts in 2024

08/01/2025

Local music in Italy continues to dominate charts in 2024 with 84% of the Top 100 album chart according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. The Top Ten Albums of 2024 are all Italian for the fifth year in a row and the Top Ten Singles of 2024 were all Italian as well, an increase from 9 out of 10 in 2023. The results from the FIMI-GFK annual charts (29th December 2023 to 26th December 2024) […]

Music revenues in Europe are 39% below 2001 levels

25/10/2024

Music revenues in Europe are 39% below 2001 levels according to a recent report by IFPI, the organisation representing record companies worldwide, which looked at recorded music in the European Union. The report, Music in the EU: A Global Opportunity, explores the ways in which the work and investment of record companies is helping to drive the success of European music and artists, both domestically and internationally, whilst providing insight into the challenges and opportunities […]

Italian music market up 15.1% in first half of 2024

05/09/2024

Italian music market up 15.1% in first half of 2024 with streaming subscriptions growing by 23% according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. Total revenues were over Euros 200 million according to data compiled by Deloitte for FIMI. Streaming continues to dominate in Italy with premium streaming seeing revenues growing by 23%, bringing the entire streaming segment to cover 81% of the market thanks to the overall growth of 18.1%. In the first […]