GOING TO EX-STREAMS: In what it bills as an “exclusive,” Digital Music News reports that streaming revenues now surpass $1 billion annually in the U.S., according to stats shared with DMN by the RIAA. "Collectively, [access services] went from just 3% of total industry revenues in 2007 to 15 percent in 2012, totaling over $1 billion for the year," said an RIAA rep. The exact tally is $1.033 billion, while 3.4 million Americans now subscribe to one service or another. Streaming revenues are still just a fraction of CD revenues, however, and CDs are tanking, as DMN puts it. According to the RIAA, CD sales generated $2.5 billion in 2012, though digital formats (including downloads) now account for nearly 60% of overall recorded industry revenues. And here’s one more stat: online radio and satellite formats now account for 44.7% of streaming revenues. (3/28a)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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