Reports: recorded music

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Recorded music market 2021
Red letter year

Mark Mulligan

March 2022

Streaming Music

recorded music

independent labels

MIDiA suggested in 2020 that 2021 was going to be a strong year for the recorded music market. Indeed, 2021 turned out to be the fastest-growing year in living memory, with growth across most formats –...

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Recorded music market 2020
Pandemic-era growth

Mark Mulligan

March 2021

Streaming

Streaming Music

recorded music

The global pandemic turned the music industry upside down. While live was decimated throughout 2020, after an initial downturn, the recorded music market returned to growth and finished the year with an...

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Recovery Economics
Outlook for Music, Games, Video & Sports

Mark Mulligan, Tim Mulligan, Karol Severin and Alistair Taylor

June 2020

Video

recorded music

Music Streaming

MIDiA analysts present in this webinar report how the entertainment industries can plan not to simply bounce back, but to rebuild their value propositions and supply chains to adjust to the realities of...

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Recorded Music Market 2019
A Thriving and Transforming Industry

Mark Mulligan

March 2020

music sales

Streaming

Streaming Music

With five successive years of growth, the recorded music market has transitioned from a recovering industry into a thriving business. The stars are aligning, with growing consumer demand, business model...

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Recorded Music Market 2018
Stream Engine

Mark Mulligan

March 2019

music sales

Streaming

Streaming Music

  For the fourth consecutive year, recorded music revenues grew again in 2018 with streaming revenue the engine room of growth. For the first time, streaming became the majority of label revenue and...

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Recorded Music Market 2017
Streaming Accelerating Growth

Mark Mulligan

April 2018

music sales

Streaming

Streaming Music

Recorded music revenues are booming and the distribution end of the value chain is both vibrant and competitive. This has not been the case for many, many years. Streaming is on course to become the main...

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Major Label Results Q1 2017
Full Stream Ahead

Mark Mulligan

May 2017

Streaming

Apple

Spotify

2016 was the turnaround year for the global recorded music business. The prevailing sentiment among battle-scarred label executives was one of cautious optimism. The first quarter results for 2017 suggest...

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Recorded Music Market Shares
Streaming Drives Growth

Mark Mulligan

February 2017

Spotify

recorded music

Deezer

MIDiA has been tracking record label and publisher financial releases throughout 2016. In addition MIDIA has conducted market sizing work on the publishing sector and research for the Worldwide Independent...

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The Death of the Long Tail
The Superstar Music Economy

Mark Mulligan

July 2014

music sales

music revenue

artists

The 21st century decline in recorded music revenues continues to send shockwaves throughout the music industry and although there are encouraging signs of digital-driven growth, the impact on artists is...

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