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The Greatest Showman is top album of 2018

17/03/2019

The Greatest Showman soundtrack is top album of 2018 with 3.5 million sales globally according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Released alongside the hugely popular film, The Greatest Showman was a global success, topping charts in countries including Australia, Japan, UK and US. The album also reached number one on iTunes in over 60 countries. This is Me, the album’s lead single, charted in the top five in the […]

Havana by Camila Cabello is best-selling single of 2018

15/03/2019

Havana by Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) is named best-selling digital single of 2018 by IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Released in 2017, Havana is the lead track from Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello’s eponymous debut solo album. Drawing on influences from Cabello’s Cuban heritage, the track, and the subsequent remix version with Spanish lyrics from Daddy Yankee, reached number one in 95 countries, rocketing Cabello to global solo success. In […]

Drake named Global Recording Artist of 2018

10/03/2019

Drake named Global Recording Artist of 2018 by IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Drake has been named the world’s best-selling recording artist of 2018, following the global success of his fifth album Scorpion, including tracks God’s Plan, Nice for What and In My Feelings. Drake is the only artist to ever hold this title multiple times, with his first being in 2016. Released in June 2018, Drake’s 25-track double album […]

IFPI disputes Google’s YouTube payments

06/12/2018

IFPI disputes Google’s YouTube payments saying that its figures show that they are less than half those claimed by Google. In a response to Google’s Anti-Piracy Paper released earlier this month, IFPI Chief Executive, Frances Moore, said: “We welcome Google’s recognition that it and Google’s YouTube need to operate responsibly and properly value creators and their work. However, the figures in Google’s anti-piracy paper don’t match our own. “It is difficult to get any clarity […]

86% of consumers listen to music through on-demand streaming

16/10/2018

86% of consumers listen to music through on-demand streaming according to the Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 published by IFPI, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The report is an in-depth study on global music listening habits which examines the ways in which music consumers aged 16-64 engage with recorded music across 20 of the world’s largest music markets. As music streaming becomes more popular, the report highlights the challenges the music industry faces […]

Austrian music streaming grows by 61% in first half of 2018

25/07/2018

Austrian music streaming grew by 61% in the first half of 2018 according to Austrian industry association IFPI Austria. Overall sales increased by 6.3% compared to the first half of 2017 generating revenue of €53.5 million. Revenues of €53.5 million were generated in the first half of 2018 on the Austrian music market with streaming subscriptions, downloads and physical media. This corresponds to an increase in sales of 6.3% compared to the first half of 2017. […]

Global streaming grows by 41.1% in 2017

07/05/2018

Global recorded music – key figures for 2017 Global revenue growth: +8.1% Digital share of global revenues: 54% Digital revenue growth: +19.1% Growth in streaming revenues: +41.1% Physical revenues: -5.4% Download revenue: -20.5% Global recorded music revenues increased by 8.1% in 2017 driven by a 41.1% increase in streaming revenues. With 176 million paying subscribers, streaming is now the record industry’s largest revenue source according to IFPI in its Global Music Report 2018. This is […]