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US music hits $5.6Bn in H1 2025

22/09/2025

According to the RIAA Mid-Year 2025 Report, US recorded music revenue across all formats hit $5.6Bn in the first half of 2025. That’s up just 0.9% year-on-year, showing growth — but a much smaller increase than in recent years. Key Trends & Figures Streaming dominates: Total streaming revenue was $4.68Bn, about 84% of all music revenue. Paid subscriptions up: Premium accounts rose 6.4% to 105.3 million. Subscription revenue grew 5.7%. Physical formats slipping: Physical music […]

France’s music market grows 3.4% in H1 2025

22/09/2025

France continues to buy mainly French music, according to the latest half-year figures from SNEP, the country’s recorded music industry association. Recorded music revenues grew moderately in the first six months of 2025, with streaming steady, vinyl booming, and CDs slipping slightly. First Half 2025 vs H1 2024 Highlights Recorded music in France reached €432 million, up 3.4% year-on-year. Growth came from both physical and digital: physical sales rose 4.4%, digital up 3.1%. CD sales […]

Deezer: more than one in four songs now AI-generated

21/09/2025

A surge in AI-made music Back in January, Deezer reported that around 10% of all music on its platform was AI-generated. By April, the figure had climbed to 18%, and by September it reached a record 28% — meaning more than one in four songs you stream on Deezer may have been created entirely by algorithms. This rapid rise shows just how quickly AI-generated music is moving into the mainstream, as more creators and distributors […]

Austrian music market grows 6.2% in first half of 2025

19/09/2025

According to IFPI Austria, the country’s music market climbed 6.2% year‑on‑year during the first half of 2025, with total recorded music revenue reaching €113.2 million — up from €106.7 million in H1 2024. Key Figures Streaming is the clear leader, making up around 88% of total revenue. With €99.6 million in streaming revenue, the sector rose 9%, equating to an impressive 11.4 Bn song streams — an 8.6% increase from the previous year. Vinyl sales […]

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 […]

Apple Music launches playlist import tool

10/09/2025

Apple Music has launched a long-awaited feature that enables users to import playlists and libraries from other streaming services, making switching platforms simpler than ever. The tool, previously in beta in Australia and New Zealand, is now rolling out across multiple countries including the UK. What’s New? Appears under ‘Transfer Music from Other Music Services’ in the Music app’s settings menu. Sign in to another service and select playlists, albums, and tracks to import. Rollout […]

SOURCE: RIAA – The Rise and Fall of CD sales volumes in US 1983-2022 feat

The Rise and Fall of the Compact Disc

07/09/2025

The first commercial Compact Disc (CD) was released in 1982 and the CD was planned as the successor to the vinyl record. Developed by Philips and Sony, sales of CDs grew quickly and by 2004 cumulative worldwide sales of audio CDs, CD-ROMs and CD-Rs reached about 30 billion discs and 200 billion by 2007. However, from the beginning of the early 2000s CDs were increasingly being replaced by other forms of digital storage and distribution […]