Recorded music market 2021
Red letter year

Report by Mark Mulligan

17 Mar 2022

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Music

recorded music 2021

recorded music

The 20,000 foot view MIDiA suggested in 2020 that 2021 was going to be a strong year for the recorded music market. Indeed, 2021 turned out to be the fastest-growing year in living memory, with growth...

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Independent label market shares
Up on all counts

Report by Mark Mulligan

28 Oct 2021

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record labels

independent labels

record label market shares

This report presents record label market share that is measured not just by label reported revenues, but also by separating the revenues of independent labels that are distributed by major label groups,...

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Recorded music market 2020
Pandemic-era growth

Report by Mark Mulligan

11 Mar 2021

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recorded music 2020

music revenue 2020

2020 music market

The global pandemic turned the music industry upside down. While live was decimated throughout 2020, after an initial downturn, the recorded music market returned to growth and finished the year with...

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Music Marketing
The Velocity Game

Report by Mark Mulligan

24 Aug 2020

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Spotify

music marketing

Marketing Strategy

Music streaming has become so central to the functioning of the record label business model that labels are becoming beholden to streaming service optimisation. A shift towards ever-larger numbers of...

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Recorded Music Market 2019
A Thriving and Transforming Industry

Report by Mark Mulligan

3 Mar 2020

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recorded music 2019

music revenue 2019

2019 music market

With five successive years of growth, the recorded music market has transitioned from a recovering industry into a thriving business. The stars are aligning, with growing consumer demand, business model...

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Independent Artists
The Music Industry Rewritten

Report by Mark Mulligan

12 Jul 2019

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independent artists

DIY artists

artists

The rise of independent artists is one of the most important changes to happen to the modern recorded music business. While traditional label models still dominate, ever more artists are pursuing non-traditional...

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Recorded Music Market 2018
Stream Engine

Report by Mark Mulligan

7 Mar 2019

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recorded music 2018

recorded music

recorded music revenues 2018

  For the fourth consecutive year, recorded music revenues grew again in 2018 with streaming revenue the engine room of growth. For the first time, streaming became the majority of label revenue and...

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Global Music Distribution
A Buyer’s Market

Report by Mark Mulligan

25 May 2018

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record labels

labels

independent labels

The internet was supposed to be the great leveller, enabling smaller artists and labels to reach global audiences in a way not previously possible. But, it turns out that getting music to these global...

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Recorded Music Market 2017
Streaming Accelerating Growth

Report by Mark Mulligan

11 Apr 2018

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recorded music

music revenues

global music revenues

Recorded music revenues are booming and the distribution end of the value chain is both vibrant and competitive. This has not been the case for many, many years. Streaming is on course to become the main...

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Making and Marketing an Artist
Streaming Rewrites the Rules, Again

Report by Mark Mulligan

4 Apr 2018

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music marketing

label marketing

digital marketing

Marketing is one of the core competencies of record labels. The rise of the internet and social media transformed label marketing strategies. Now streaming is turning everything upside down again. The...

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