Are CDs Coming Back? A Look at the Strange New Data on Discs
After flatlining into obscurity, is the CD format quietly staging a comeback?
U.S. CD Sales Are Down 19.1% Year Over Year, Billboard’s Luminate Data Breakdown Shows — A Stark Contrast to the RIAA’s H1 2024 Sales Stats
At least according to Billboard's breakdown of Luminate data, U.S. CD sales have declined substantially to this point in 2024. Photo Credit: Mick Haupt
It’s a tale of two CD sales stats: Luminate is pointing ... Read More...
Billboard Removes Vinyl Sales Figures From Its Site After Posting 33% Year-Over-Year Declines
Where's Vinyl? Billboard Removes the Format From Its Site (Photo Credit: DMN Screengrab)
What are vinyl record sales like in the US? Don't ask Billboard, which has now scrubbed its site of vinyl sales figures... Read More...
CISAC Reports Over $12.6 Billion in 2023 Global Music Collections Amid Continued Digital and Live Growth
Total CISAC member collections from live and public performance usages, 2017-2023. Photo Credit: CISAC
CISAC member societies achieved 7.6% year-over-year collections growth to hit a record $14.14 billion/€13... Read More...
Has the Vinyl Comeback Been Greatly Exaggerated? A Closer Look at Some Confusing New Data
Has the vinyl comeback been wildly overstated? In our latest DMN Pro investigatory research report, we take a closer look at a mess of confusing new data from Luminate.
British Music Industry Exports Topped a Record $1 Billion in 2023 Despite a Substantial Growth-Rate Decrease, Data Shows
London, England. Photo Credit: Jakub Klucký
British music industry exports cracked a record high in 2023 despite a relatively slow year-over-year growth rate of 7.6%, according to new data.
That just-releas... Read More...
Music Industry Lawsuits Aren’t Letting Up During 2024’s Final Quarter — Here’s a Look at Eight Especially Important Cases
Far from slowing since DMN Pro’s last lawsuit breakdown, music industry litigation has continued ramping up both in quantity and in significance. Here’s an updated list of eight especially important suits to watch during 2024’s final quarter and into the new year.
California’s Music Festival Bubble Is Going Pop — Maybe You’ll Get a Refund, Maybe You Won’t
Photo Credit: Aniket Deole
California’s music festival scene is deflating like a punctured raft in river rapids. So what happened, and why are music festivals sinking?
There was plenty of reason to feel opti... Read More...
Vinyl Alliance Says “US Vinyl Sales Have Not Dropped 33% in 2024” as Luminate Dramatically Reverses Its Earlier Data — So What’s Going On Here?
Photo Credit: Patrick Perkins
Yesterday, Digital Music News reported on a severe year-over-year drop in US-based vinyl sales, based on data provided to Billboard by Luminate. Now, Luminate has clarified that ... Read More...
Vinyl Sales Have Plummeted 33.3% Year Over Year — What’s Going On? (Updated)
Luminate data as recently presented by Billboard.
After more than a decade of rising sales for the vinyl format, sales have fallen off a cliff this year with an estimated plummet of more than 30% year-over-ye... Read More...
Can Emerging Markets Unlock the Next Era of Streaming Growth by 2030? DMN Pro’s Newest Weekly Report Tackles the (Multi) Billion-Dollar Question
The largest city (Shanghai) in China, where recorded music revenue jumped 25.9% YoY in 2023, per the IFPI. In its latest weekly report, DMN Pro analyzed how these and other strong showings from developing mark... Read More...
The MLC Crosses $2.5 Billion in Cumulative Royalty Payouts, Though Unmatched ‘Black Box’ Royalties Remain a Serious Concern
Photo Credit: The Mechanical Licensing Collective
The MLC Crosses $2.5 billion in cumulative royalty payouts, though unmatched ‘black box’ royalties remain a serious concern.
The Mechanical Licensing Collect... Read More...
