COVID-19 Archives

Digital music sales in Italy hit 85% during pandemic

06/08/2020

Digital music sales in Italy hit 85% during the pandemic with streaming increasing from 60% to 80% of sales in the first half of the year according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. This unprecedented shift to digital music is the result of the lockdown in Italy and its effect on the Italian record market. Subscription revenues have also increased by 33% in the first half of the year. The trend in Italy […]

US listeners start their audio day later during COVID-19

16/07/2020

US listeners start their audio day later during the COVID-19 pandemic swapping Drivetime for Hometime listening. These findings are from Share of Ear Q2 reports from Edison Research and represent the results of interviews conducted mid-May 2020. New data from the study, conducted during the period of COVID-19 disruptions, shows that people in the US age 13 and older began listening to audio a full 75 minutes later on average, as compared to before the disruptions. The Share of Ear study, which requires respondents to keep […]

COVID-19 accelerates music streaming growth

13/07/2020

COVID-19 accelerates music streaming growth with global subscriptions reaching 394 million in Q1 2020 according to global research firm, Counterpoint Technology Market Research. This was driven by increased usage of the OTT platforms as people stayed at home amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Promotional offers like free trials and subscription price cuts in emerging markets added to the growth. Increase in podcast genres on the music streaming platforms was another big factor for people to tune in. Research […]

Survey reveals the mood of generation isolation in lockdown

05/06/2020

Survey reveals the mood of generation isolation in lockdown in a Deezer study into love and loneliness among audio streamers. The results of the survey of 11,000 streaming users in 8 countries (Brazil, France, Germany, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, US & UK) during April 2020 were published in a recent blog posting by the streamer. Key findings Over 1/3 of people worldwide are using audio content to set a romantic mood at home in lockdown […]

IFPI produces Global Music Industry COVID-19 response tracker

14/05/2020

IFPI produces Global Music Industry COVID-19 response tracker to provide detailed information about music industry-related measures and initiatives in place across the world to combat the impact of COVID-19. The interactive map is can be clicked on or you can use the filters to search by type of initiative and country to find out what actions are in place at national and global level across music industry bodies, record labels, governments, the live sector, digital […]

US mums keep connected during COVID-19 crisis

US moms keep connected during COVID-19 crisis

09/05/2020

US moms keep connected during COVID-19 crisis with more reliance on the internet and devices according to a recent survey by Edison Research. Moms and Media 2020 builds on The Infinite Dial, the company’s 20+ year series of surveys of digital media consumer behaviour in America enquiring into the use of media channels, including streaming audio, podcasting, and social media. Survey findings Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets keep up with busy moms and smart […]

COVID-19 will stop Spanish music growth in 2020

03/04/2020

COVID-19 will stop Spanish music growth in 2020 which saw an increase in revenues of 22.5% according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. The pandemic is forecast to reduce revenues by more than €100 million and the association is calling on the Spanish government to support the industry using ‘fiscal incentives, soft loans and music promotion campaigns to cushion the hard blow that the virus has also dealt to the recording industry’. The […]