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Germans stream 107 Bn tracks in 2019

10/01/2020

Germans stream 107 Bn tracks in 2019, a 36% increase over the 79.5 Bn streams in 2018 and nearly double the 56.4 Bn streams in 2017 according to BVMI, the German music industry association. The figures compiled in association with GfK Entertainment also revealed that Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day produced record breaking streaming numbers. Dr. Florian Drücke, Chairman of BVMI, said, “More than one hundred billion audio streams in Germany in 2019 – […]

Spotify launches Daily Drive in Germany

15/10/2019

Spotify launches Daily Drive in Germany with drive time music playlists, news and podcasts following on from the successful launch of Your Daily Drive in the US earlier in the year. Spotify’s Daily Drive playlist combines the best of news talk shows, including the relevancy and personality of the hosts, with the best of audio streaming (on demand, personalized playing and discovery). It combines your favourite music with relevant, timely world updates from reputable sources […]

Paid for music listening is increasing in Germany

07/10/2019

Paid for music listening is increasing in Germany with users increasingly willing to pay for both live and recorded music according to a recent long-term study, Music Usage in Germany. According to the study respondents are willing to spend more money on a physical album (+4%) or a digital album (+12%) of an artist than a year ago. The appreciation of live concerts has also increased (+9%) and this is especially true for people with musical […]

SOURCE: BVMI - German Music Industry Market Shares in the first half of 2019

German music industry grew by 7.9% in first half of 2019

13/07/2019

The German music industry grew by 7.9% in first half of 2019 according the BVMI, the German record industry association in its Half Year Report. In the first six months of the year, the industry generated a total of €783.21 million from audio streams and the sale of CDs, downloads and vinyl. This is 7.9% more than in the same period of the previous year (H1 2018: €725.9 m) and marks the highest growth rate […]

The German Music Market 2018 - Shares in Revenue

No growth for German music market in 2018

13/03/2019

The BVMI, Germany’s recorded music industry association has reported no growth for the German music market in 2018 which achieved sales of €1.582 Bn – a small decline of 0.4% less than in 2017. Final figures for 2018 show that audio streaming, which continued to soar (+ 33.5%), now accounts for 46.4% of the market with CDs still the second strongest seller with a market share of 36.4% despite a decline of around 20%. Downloads contributed […]

Streaming continues to grow in Germany

21/01/2019

Streaming continues to grow in Germany during 2018 according to preliminary sales figures released by BVMI, the German record industry association. The number of audio streams in 2018 grew year on year by just over 40% to a record total of 79.5 Bn. While the number of CDs sold, 48.2 million, represented a 23% drop compared to 2017, the compact disc is now in its 36th year following its launch and is still the second […]