MusicWeek) and highlighted that from the beginning of the year until the end of September, 3,952,262 vinyl LPs were sold – approximately a 13.2 per cent increase since 2022.According to the report, this increase was even bigger for the three months of the Q3 period, which saw 1,237,620 records sold in the vinyl format; a figure which is 15.1 per cent higher than the previous year.So far, artists majorly responsible for the resurgence of vinyl sales include Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Blur and Kylie Minogue – all of which have released new LPs since the start of the year.So far, Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ remains the biggest vinyl release of the year – with 33,568 copies sold on the format since its release in March. This is followed by Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’, which was the biggest-selling vinyl release of Q3, with 29,649 sales.In third place is Britpop icons Blur, whose ninth studio album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ has sold 26,894 copies, and Kylie Minogue’s ‘Tension’ isn’t too far behind, with 19,160 copies sold since its release last month.Other albums paving the way in vinyl sales include Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’, Wham!’s ‘The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven’ and Lewis Capaldi‘s ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’.What’s more, this figure is expected to rise significantly for the remainder of 2023, with albums from Take That (‘This Life’) and Taylor Swift (‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’) still set for release.
U.S. Recorded-Music Revenue Grows Almost 10% But Vinyl Sales, Streaming Subscriptions Level Off
18.09.2023 - 13:19 / variety.com
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The U.S. music industry continued its robust growth in the first half of 2023, according to the RIAA’s latest mid-year report. Total revenues grew 9.3% at estimated retail value, reaching an all-time first-half high of $8.4 billion; at wholesale value, revenues grew 8.3% to $5.3 billion.
Paid streaming subscriptions continued to be the strongest driver of revenue growth, according to the report, increasing by more than $550 million and growing to around 96 million subscriptions during the period. Vinyl revenue leveled off, growing just 1% — it posted 22% growth in the same period last year — but physical formats reached their highest level since the first half of 2013, a full decade ago. Total physical revenues of $882 million were up 5% year over year, with vinyl growing 1% to $632 million — accounting for some 72% of physical format revenues.
For the third consecutive year, vinyl albums outsold CDs in units (23 million vs. 15 million). Total revenue from paid subscription services grew 11% to $5.5 billion, compared with 6% growth for the number of accounts.
Nearly two-thirds of total revenues – and more than 75% of streaming revenues – came from paid subscription services. Streaming revenue made up 84% of total recorded music revenues in the U.S., growing 10.3% to $7.0 billion — the fourth consecutive year that streaming accounted for 83-84% of total revenue. (This category includes paid subscription services, ad-supported services, digital and customized radio, and licenses for music on social media and digital fitness apps.) However, the growth in the number of paid subscriptions to on-demand music services is slowing down.
‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ Estimated First Day Presales Around $6M-$7M – Box Office
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Thania Garcia Latin music revenue is growing at an unprecedented pace in the United States, rising in consumption by 15% compared to the first half of 2022. Not only that, Spanish is now the second most listened-to language in music across the U.S. accounting for an estimated 23% of listeners.
Is Manchester United vs Crystal Palace on TV? UK and US channel, live stream and kick-off time
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New York Film Festival Seeing Record Ticket Sales As 61st Edition Kicks Off Amid Rain And Floods
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Living Colour, Black Music Action Coalition Slam Jann Wenner’s Controversial Remarks and Apology
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Nick Chubb Injury: Footage Of Cleveland Browns Running Back’s Leg Injury Is So Gruesome That ABC Won’t Even Show It
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RIAA reports record $8.4 billion in revenue for recorded music in first half of 2023
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Music Industry Moves: Warner Chappell Music Names Rachel Jacobson Senior VP of Creative Sync
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Katy Perry Sells Catalog Rights to Litmus Music for $225 Million
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The Cleveland Art Museum: a surprising discovery in the Midwest
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog Maybe it was my lack of knowledge about the American Midwest, or my misguided understanding of American culture, but I was pleasantly surprised by the art scene in Cleveland, Ohio. My uninformed perspective of the Midwest was lacking in plenty of details. Among the many surprises was learning about Cleveland’s Museum of Art.
Jann Wenner Removed From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Board After Controversial Comments About Black and Female Musicians
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Is West Ham vs Man City on TV? UK and US live stream and kick-off details
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Ezra Collective album sales and streams jump nearly 900 per cent since Mercury Prize win
Ezra Collective have been experiencing a nearly 900 per cent increase in album sales and streams since winning the 2023 Mercury Prize.The London-based jazz group – consisting of drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison – won the award with their second LP ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’, beating Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, RAYE, Shygirl, Jockstrap and more.As The Line of Best Fit reports, according to BPI analysis of Official Charts Company data, ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’ has seen 859 per cent increase in its combined sales and streams. The jump occurred between September 8 -10.A post shared by Ezra Collective (@ezracollective)Physical album sales and downloads also saw an impressive jump with 6,012 per cent hike compared to the same three day period the week before and audio streams seeing a 1,960 per cent increase.Following the band’s win, Koleoso gave a passionate speech while accepting the award.“Most importantly, Ezra Collective represents something really special because we met in a youth club.
Range Media Partners Hires Casey Robison to Lead Its New Music Publishing Division
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Steven J. Horowitz Joins Variety as Senior Music Writer
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Vice President Kamala Harris, Lil Wayne, Common and more Honor Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary at Washington D.C. Celebration: Concert Review
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