Vinyl LPs Archives

Streaming in Italy grew by 13.5% in 2024

19/03/2025

Streaming in Italy grew by 13.5% in 2024 according to recent figures published by FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. For the seventh consecutive year of growth, the Italian recorded music market had an overall increase of 8.5% in 2024, reaching almost half a billion euros (461.2 million) and is now the third-largest market in the EU after Germany and France. Streaming now represents 67% of total revenues with an increase of 13.5% amounting to €308.1 million. 2024 saw 95 […]

UK music consumption achieves a decade of growth

06/01/2025

UK music consumption achieves a decade of growth according to figures released by the BPI. The figures based on Official Charts Company data showed that 200.5 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed or purchased in 2024. The UK consumption total was made up primarily of streams, comprising 199.6 Bn streams, up 11% on 2023 and more than double total achieved five years earlier. UK recorded music consumption across both sales and streams rose 9.7% last year marking a […]

Italian music market up 15.1% in first half of 2024

05/09/2024

Italian music market up 15.1% in first half of 2024 with streaming subscriptions growing by 23% according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. Total revenues were over Euros 200 million according to data compiled by Deloitte for FIMI. Streaming continues to dominate in Italy with premium streaming seeing revenues growing by 23%, bringing the entire streaming segment to cover 81% of the market thanks to the overall growth of 18.1%. In the first […]

Italian music market up 14.2% in first half of 2023

30/08/2023

Italian music market up 14.2% in first half of 2023 with streaming subscriptions growing by 18.2% according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. Total revenues were Euros 175 million according to data compiled by Deloitte for FIMI. Streaming continues to dominate in Italy with 139 million users representing 16% growth on the same period last year. Streaming subscriptions were up 18.2% in the same period. Revenues from the ad-supported services also rose, up […]

Austrian music market up 15.5% in first half of 2023

29/08/2023

Austrian music market up 15.5% in first half of 2023 with fans spending €98.3 million on streaming subscriptions, CDs, downloads and vinyl records according to IFPI Austria. Revenue from music streamers Spotify, Apple, Amazon, YouTube and Co. increased by 20% to almost €82 million and thus dominates the Austrian music market with an 83% market share. There were 8.6 Bn songs streamed in the first half of the year – an 18% increase compared to last year. […]

Vinyl LPs outsell CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs in UK

18/09/2022

Vinyl LPs outsell CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs in UK according to analysis by ERA, the digital entertainment and retailers association. Year-to-date sales figures show that for the first-time vinyl LPs have overtaken all physical entertainment formats bar Nintendo Switch games. It means that UK consumers have spent more money on the 74 year old format than on Playstation 4 and 5 games combined, as well as more than on CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray discs. […]

UK vinyl and cassette sales surge in 2020

29/12/2020

UK vinyl and cassette sales surge in 2020 with vinyl sales worth twice as much as music video streaming platforms, such as YouTube, despite the tens of billions of videos watched every year. New figures released by the BPI based on provisional Official Charts Company data for the year show that alongside continued growth in streaming, which now accounts for around 80% of UK music consumption, sales of vinyl LPs and audio cassettes surged ahead in 2020. […]