2020 Archives

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 is winner of IFPI’s Global Album All Format Chart

12/03/2021

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 is first ever winner of IFPI’s newly-launched Global Album All Format Chart. The chart, an addition to IFPI’s existing global awards, contains the best-selling albums of the year across all consumption formats, spanning physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming platforms. The fourth studio album from global superstars BTS, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 broke records and topped charts all over the world after its release in February 2020. As well as […]

German music sales grew 9% in 2020 despite pandemic

12/03/2021

German music sales grew 9% in 2020 despite the pandemic with digital reaching 71.5% of the market, up 24.6% from 2019 according to BVMI, the German recording industry association. Retail revenues from recorded music sales and proceeds from the streaming business amounted to €1.79 Bn, up 9% on 2019, with 71.5%, or a good three-quarters of sales, coming from online music use. Audio streaming increased by 24.6% on the already high level of the previous […]

Entertainment was UK’s fastest growing leisure sector in 2020

07/03/2021

Entertainment was UK’s fastest growing leisure sector in 2020 with retail spending on music, video and games up 18.8% as leisure plunges 30%. The combined music, video and games market grew faster than any other leisure sector in 2020, according to figures revealed by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) in the ERA Yearbook. Retail spending increased by 18.3% to a record £9.26 Bn while the overall leisure sector – everything from hobbies, sport and eating […]

Female artists represent less than 10% in some genres

07/03/2021

Female artists represent less than 10% in some genres according to Deezer streaming data revealed for International Women’s Day (8th March 2021). Female artists represent a small proportion of the top 100 charts for electronic, hiphop and rock music. Just 4% of the top 100 streamed electronic artists are women with hiphop (7% of the top 100) and rock (also 7%) falling short when it comes to gender diversity. The streamer said that it ‘wants […]

BTS are 2020 IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year

07/03/2021

BTS are 2020 IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year according to IFPI’s recently published Top 10 Global Recording Artists 2020 chart. The Global Recording Artist of the Year Award is calculated according to an artist’s or group’s worldwide performance across digital and physical music formats during the year, from streams to vinyl, and covers their entire body of work. The award was announced at the culmination of the IFPI Global Artist Chart, which counted […]

SOURCE: RIAA - US music industry streaming revenues

US music revenues grew 9.2% in 2020

27/02/2021

US music revenues grew 9.2% in 2020 to $12.2 Bn making it the fifth consecutive year of growth for the industry despite the pandemic according to the RIAA. Paid subscription services continued to be the primary driver of revenue increases, and reached a record number of subscriptions. Streaming music’s share of total revenues grew to 83%. Covid-19 affected the industry significantly through tour cancellations, retail store closures, and other disruptions. Revenues from recorded music measured […]

Top 50 US podcasts of 2020

10/02/2021

Top 50 US podcasts of 2020 chart according to the Podcast Consumer Tracker has been published by Edison Research. The Podcast Consumer Tracker is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks. The Edison Research Top 50 Most Listened to US Podcasts of 2020 list is derived from data collected continuously throughout 2020 from surveying weekly podcast consumers ages 18 and older. The top ten shows […]