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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 […]

SoundCloud introduces fan powered royalties

06/03/2021

SoundCloud introduces fan powered royalties, a new pay model for independent artists making a more equitable and transparent way for emerging and independent artists to earn money on SoundCloud. Fan-powered royalties are a new model of payouts that is driven directly by an artist’s fan base. With this move, each listener’s subscription or advertising revenue is distributed among the artists that they listen to, rather than their plays being pooled – benefiting rising independent artists […]

BPI wins court victory in Cyberlocker and Stream Piracy cases

06/03/2021

BPI wins court victory in cyberlocker and stream piracy cases in litigation on behalf of the UK record industry. The cases were dealt with following an online hearing at London’s High Court, which ruled that the operators and users of the websites use the services of internet companies (ISPs) to infringe copyright and that therefore the ISPs should block access to them. The infringing uses included providing or linking to a downloadable stream ripping app. Stream […]

Get 3 months of Deezer for free

03/03/2021

Get 3 months of Deezer for free with either their Premium, HiFi or Family plans saving you €45 on a Family or HiFi account or €30 on a Premium account (in Europe, other country savings may differ). There are no restrictions on the accounts and gives unlimited access to music and podcasts when you sign up with a valid payment option. The subscriptions on offer are: Deezer Premium – ad-free access to over 73 million songs, podcasts […]

Spotify expands into 80+ new countries

27/02/2021

Spotify expands into 80+ new countries making its subscription service available to an extra billion people. The announcement was made this week in an online event called ‘Stream On’. Local content will be added and an additional 36 languages will be supported. As part of our ongoing commitment to building a truly borderless audio ecosystem – connecting creators, listeners, and content – Spotify is embarking on a sweeping expansion that will introduce the world’s most […]

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 […]