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DMN Pro Weekly: US-Based Recorded Music Sales Are Still 36% Below 1999 Inflation-Adjusted Peaks, Latest Data Reveals

November 6, 2024

US-based recorded music revenues, all formats, inflation-adjusted, 1994-2023 (Data Source: RIAA) Here’s a hard, inflation-adjusted look at the actual state of recording music sales in 2024 – and where things ... Read More...

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Are CDs Coming Back? A Look at the Strange New Data on Discs

Paul Resnikoff

October 30, 2024

After flatlining into obscurity, is the CD format quietly staging a comeback?

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Has the Vinyl Comeback Been Greatly Exaggerated? A Closer Look at Some Confusing New Data

Paul Resnikoff

October 23, 2024

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.

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Music Industry Lawsuits Aren’t Letting Up During 2024’s Final Quarter — Here’s a Look at Eight Especially Important Cases

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2024

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.

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Is Goldman Sach’s Streaming Forecast Too Rosy? The Problems With the Bank’s Emerging Market Growth Theory

Paul Resnikoff

October 9, 2024

Amid a streaming-growth slowdown in developed music markets, Goldman Sachs is banking on continued revenue results due largely to expansions in emerging spaces. But is this a rose-colored attempt to talk past a plateau?

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Music Funding Slipped In Q3 2024 to $425 Million — Who’s Still Getting the Startup Cash?

Paul Resnikoff

October 2, 2024

Music Industry Investment by Category, Q3 2024 (Source: DMN Pro) In keeping with existing 2024 trends, third-quarter music industry funding rounds fell well short of their Q3 2023 counterparts in both volume ... Read More...

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Lyte Is Melting Down After Burning Through $53 Million In Funding — Our Preliminary Report on the Warning Signs and Far-Reaching Fallout

Paul Resnikoff

September 25, 2024

After $53 million in investor funding, ticketing platform Lyte is melting down—complete with a shuttered website, a rapid-fire selloff, and major disruptions for music festivals and fans. Here’s our prelimi... Read More...

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Music Industry Funding Has Topped $360 Million During the Past Month Alone — What Are Investors Betting On?

Paul Resnikoff

September 18, 2024

Between mid-August and mid-September 2024 alone, music industry companies secured over $360 million in funding. But where’s the money going?

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Is It Time to Turn Off Ad-Supported Streaming? Breaking Down the Multibillion-Dollar Question Amid Slowing Subscription Growth

Paul Resnikoff

September 11, 2024

Spotify Average North American Ad-Supported Users by Quarter (Source: Spotify Financial Disclosures, DMN Pro) Amid slowing subscription streaming growth and a larger-than-ever number of ad-supported listeners... Read More...

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How Serious Is the U.S. Streaming Slowdown? Here’s What the Last 10 Years of Industry Data Tells Us

Paul Resnikoff

September 4, 2024

For 2024’s opening half, the RIAA reported that U.S. on-demand streaming subscriptions had grown by a modest 2.7% year over year (YoY) as subscription revenue increased by 5.1%. Amid discussions about the slowdown, what does historical data tell us?

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Mechanical Per-Stream Payouts Ranked (US): Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, More

Paul Resnikoff

September 4, 2024

A ranking of per-stream mechanical licensing royalty payments by DSP platform, including the 'big four' streamers Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Data from SoundCloud and Tidal are coming next.

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Is Warner Music Really Achieving ‘Strong Subscription Streaming Growth’? We Crunched the Numbers to Find Out

Paul Resnikoff

August 28, 2024

Warner Music Group consolidated quarterly streaming revenues (source: WMG 10-Q disclosures) For Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, calendar Q2 2024 was a tale of two earnings reports — and streamin... Read More...

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