Germany Archives

Deezer releases #MyDeezerYear 2022

01/12/2022

Deezer releases #MyDeezerYear 2022, the personalized yearly musical review for Deezer users, is back along with insights about top tracks, hours listened and favourite artists. The streamer is also rewarding superfans in its biggest markets for streaming their favourite artist more than anyone else in 2022 – a lucky few will find a golden ticket in the app, granting access to a concert with their idol, including superstars like Stromae, Billie Eilish and Harry Styles. […]

RTL launches RTL+Musik app in Germany

16/08/2022

RTL launches RTL+Musik app in Germany for paying subscribers of RTL+ powered by Deezer. Subscribers will now have access to 90 million tracks, more than 5000 curated playlists, and a user-friendly interface with key music streaming features. The music streaming service is a critical component in the expansion of RTL+ into a cross-media entertainment offering. Matthias Dang, Co-CEO RTL Deutschland said, “The German streaming market is growing. But with more and more offers, the market is […]

Four fifths of music sales in Germany are digital

11/08/2022

Four fifths of music sales in Germany are digital having grown 5.5% in the first six months of 2022 according to the BVMI, Germany’s recorded music industry association. Total sales were Euros 967 million. The strongest format remains audio streaming, which, after further growth (+9.1%), now accounts for 73.3% of total sales. This means that 80.2% of revenues from music sales in Germany are now generated digitally, with downloads contributing only 2.4% of the total market, following […]

Nearly four fifths of music in Germany will soon be digital

04/03/2022

Nearly four fifths of music in Germany will soon be digital according to the BVMI, Germany’s recorded music industry association. Record sales and revenues from streaming generated a total of €1.96 Bn, compared to 2020 that is an increase of 10%. By far the largest part was generated digitally, 76.4% of the income comes from online music. Audio streaming, which has been growing dynamically for years, again increased by 18.6%. The growth curve is slightly less than […]

Music streaming in Germany up 20% in 2021

12/01/2022

Music streaming in Germany is up 20% in 2021 with 165 Bn streams – almost a fifth more than 2020 (138 Bn), over half more than 2019 (108 Bn) and twice as many as 2018, when 80 Bn hits were reported. These are figures released yesterday by the BVMI from data compiled by GfK Entertainment. Since the start of collecting stream data in 2013, the number of all streaming views now adds up to a total […]

German music charts to include advertising financed streams

04/01/2022

German music charts to include advertising financed streams in addition to physical sales, downloads, premium music streams and radio plays according to the BVMI. The first single charts according to the new regulations cover the sales period 30th December 2021 to 6th January 2022 and will appear this Friday (7th January 2022). Another new feature for 2022 is that YouTube will now also contribute data to determine the single charts and this will apply to both […]

How do consumers listen to music?

16/12/2021

How do consumers listen to music was the question posed by YouGov as part of its ongoing research into the music industry. The study asked consumers in the US, Britain, Germany, Indonesia and Australia how they listened to music. Car radio is still the most popular activity Data reveals that listening to music radio in a car is popular among a majority of consumers across four in five markets of the survey and is the most common way […]