Spanish streaming increased 20.8% in 2023
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Spanish streaming increased 20.8% in 2023

Spanish streaming increased 20.8% in 2023 with 87 Bn streams, up from 72 Bn streams in 2023 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming continues to account for 87% of music consumption with paid subscriptions that currently accounting for 56% of the total consumption of audio streaming. These statistics confirm the recent IFPI report published in December 2023 which found that Spaniards listen to more music throughout the day, on average, than in other neighbouring countries consuming […]

Music sales in Spain grew by 11.53% in first half of 2023
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Music sales in Spain grew by 11.53% in first half of 2023

Music sales in Spain grew by 11.53% in first half of 2023 with vinyl LPs continuing to outsell CDs according to  Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Spaniards spent €214.3 million on music consumption, both in digital and physical formats that represents a 11.53% growth for the Spanish music industry, compared to the same period of 2022 (€192.1 million). Digital sales rose 12.82% thanks to streaming which represents 98.7% of this consumption segment. Streaming contributed 87.8% […]

Over one-third of all Spaniards stream music
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Over one-third of all Spaniards stream music

Over one-third of all Spaniards stream music with 5.2 million doing so through a premium subscription in 2022 – an increase of 18% over 2021 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. 17 million Spaniards used audio streaming services during 2022 representing 36% of the population. Revenue grew by 12.43% in the year amounting to €462 million of which €402 million were music sales which is 9% up on the past year. The digital market […]

Spanish streaming increased 16% in 2022
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Spanish streaming increased 16% in 2022

Spanish streaming increased 16% in 2022 with 72 Bn streams, up from 62 Bn streams in 2021 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming continues to account for 85% of music consumption with paid subscriptions that currently accounting for 55% of the total consumption of audio streaming. These statistics confirm the recent IFPI report published in November 2022 which found that Spaniards listen to more music throughout the day, on average, than […]

Music sales in Spain grew by 12.4% in first half of 2022
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Music sales in Spain grew by 12.4% in first half of 2022

Music sales in Spain grew by 12.4% in first half of 2022 with LPs now outselling CDs where physical format sales have stagnated according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Spaniards spent €191.5 million on music consumption, both in digital and physical formats that represents a 12.4% growth for the Spanish music industry, compared to the same period of 2021 (€170.5 million). Digital sales were the main contributor to the increase in sales with […]

Spaniards streamed 62 Bn songs in 2021
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Spaniards streamed 62 Bn songs in 2021

Spaniards streamed 62 Bn songs in 2021 an increase of 23% compared to the previous year according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming represented 85% of the year’s music consumption with 54% being premium subscriptions. 733 artists got their songs streamed in Spain more than 10 million times (161 more artists compared to the year before). 25 of these artists managed 100 million audio streams – 10 more than in 2020. Sales […]

Spanish charts to include YouTube plays
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Spanish charts to include YouTube plays

Spanish charts to include YouTube plays commencing from the first week in 2022 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Promusicae will be implementing the global framework agreed between IFPI and YouTube on how to add YouTube plays to national sales charts. Although some countries such as the UK and the USA already include YouTube in their charts, the majority of countries internationally have not done this so far. Together with Germany, Spain […]