GITNUXREPORT 2026

Global Music Industry Statistics

Global music revenue climbed to US$31.5 billion live and US$28.6 billion recorded while streaming kept widening the gap, with the top 1% of artists taking 90% of US streaming revenue and Spotify paying an average US$0.0038 per stream in 2023. Track how women, indie labels, and faster growing regions like Latin America and Afrobeats are reshaping charts, creators, and touring across every format from TikTok discovery to vinyl and subscription listening.

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Number of signed artists in global major labels reached 35,000 in 2023.

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Women represented 31% of artists on Spotify’s global top 200 in 2023.

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Independent labels’ market share was 46.5% of global recorded revenues 2023.

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Universal Music Group held 32% global market share in 2023.

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Sony Music Entertainment share was 22.4% in 2023.

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Warner Music Group market share 15.8% globally 2023.

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Average Spotify payout per stream was US$0.0038 in 2023.

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120,000 new tracks uploaded daily to Spotify in 2023.

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Top 1% of artists captured 90% of US streaming revenues 2023.

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Latin artists grew 28% on global charts in 2023.

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K-pop acts occupied 10% of Billboard Global 200 in 2023 avg.

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Afrobeats streams up 550% since 2017, peaking 2023.

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70% of songwriters are under 35 years old globally 2023.

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US had 5,000 active recording studios in 2023.

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Female producers represented 5.5% of top 1,000 in 2023.

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Indie artists on DistroKid uploaded 15 million tracks in 2023.

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TuneCore distributed for 1.5 million artists in 2023.

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Global DJ count estimated at 1.2 million professionals 2023.

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52% of Gen Z discover music via TikTok in 2023 survey.

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Classical music listeners grew 20% among under-35s 2023.

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Hip-hop first genre to surpass 50% US consumption share ever in 2023.

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1 in 4 artists earn over US$100,000 annually top tier 2023.

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Brazil had 50,000 registered musicians with unions 2023.

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UK black artists up 15% on charts post-2020 2023 data.

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Global manager count for artists: 25,000 full-time 2023 est.

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40% of top streaming songs by non-English artists 2023.

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Global music industry live revenues reached US$31.5 billion in 2023.

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Top 100 tours grossed US$9.1 billion in 2023.

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour grossed US$1.04 billion from 60 shows in 2023.

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Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour earned US$768 million in 2023.

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77 million tickets sold to top 100 tours in 2023.

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Average ticket price for top tours was US$118.60 in 2023.

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North America hosted 57% of top grossing shows in 2023.

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Festivals generated US$5.9 billion in 2023 globally.

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Glastonbury Festival sold 210,000 tickets in 2 hours for 2023.

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Las Vegas residencies grossed US$1.2 billion in 2023.

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Europe live market up 15% post-COVID in 2023.

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Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour grossed US$579 million in 2023.

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U2’s Sphere residency averaged US$13.9 million per show in 2023.

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Global concert attendance reached 142 million for top events in 2023.

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Latin America tours grew 25% in gross to US$850 million.

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Australia/NZ market tickets up 12% to 12.5 million in 2023.

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K-pop acts like Blackpink grossed US$148 million on world tour 2023.

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Coachella 2023 weekend 1 attendance 125,000 per day.

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Live Nation reported US$18.7 billion revenue in 2023.

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UK live music grossed £6.6 billion in 2023.

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Asia-Pacific live market recovered to US$2.1 billion in 2023.

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Mexico City concerts averaged 50,000 attendance per show 2023.

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Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics tour added US$250 million in 2023 legs.

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Download Festival UK 110,000 attendees over weekend 2023.

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US arena shows up 8% to 15,200 average attendance 2023.

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Tomorrowland Belgium drew 400,000 over two weekends 2023.

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Global live streaming events generated US$500 million in 2023.

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The 1975’s UK tour sold out 600,000 tickets in 2023.

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Lollapalooza Brazil 750,000 attendees in 2023.

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Global downloads fell 10.4% to 229 million units in 2023.

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Vinyl album sales worldwide reached 120 million units in 2023.

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CDs sold 244 million units globally in 2023, down 17.8%.

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Japan accounted for 52% of global physical sales in 2023.

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US vinyl sales hit 43 million units in 2023, up 14.3%.

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Cassette sales grew 20% to over 400,000 units in US 2023.

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UK vinyl sales reached 6.5 million units in 2023.

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Physical formats generated US$4.4 billion globally in 2023.

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Germany CD sales down 19% but vinyl up 12% in 2023.

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France physical sales share was 44% of market in 2023.

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Australia vinyl sales up 72% to 452,000 units in 2023.

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Global CD revenues fell to US$2.0 billion in 2023.

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Indie labels held 45.8% share of US vinyl sales in 2023.

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Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) sold 2.5 million vinyl in 2023.

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Poland vinyl market grew 60% in 2023.

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South Korea physical sales dominated by K-pop cassettes and photobooks.

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Netherlands vinyl revenues up 40% to €25 million in 2023.

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Canada vinyl sales reached 1.2 million units in 2023.

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Italy CD sales down but vinyl up 25% in 2023.

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Global merch bundled with physical grew 15% in 2023.

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US CD sales 36 million units in 2023.

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Japan CD shipments 63 million units in 2023.

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UK CD sales 10.4 million units down 19% in 2023.

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Brazil physical share down to 28% but vinyl rising.

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In 2023, global recorded music revenues grew by 10.2% to reach US$28.6 billion, marking the tenth consecutive year of growth.

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Streaming accounted for 67% of global recorded music revenues in 2023, generating US$19.3 billion.

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The US music market generated US$17.1 billion in recorded music revenues in 2023, representing 40% of the global total.

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Sub-Saharan Africa saw the fastest growth in recorded music revenues at 22.5% in 2023.

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Japan recorded music revenues reached US$2.9 billion in 2023, driven by physical sales.

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Global music publishing revenues grew by 11.4% to US$6.8 billion in 2023.

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Performance rights accounted for 49% of global publishing revenues in 2023.

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Latin America’s recorded music market grew by 17.7% to US$1.5 billion in 2023.

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In 2023, paid music subscription revenues worldwide reached US$14.4 billion, up 11.3%.

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Vinyl revenues globally increased by 14.2% to US$1.4 billion in 2023.

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The global music industry’s total economic impact, including direct and indirect, was estimated at US$66.3 billion in 2022.

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Europe generated 31.2% of global recorded music revenues in 2023.

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China’s recorded music revenues grew 15.3% to US$1.1 billion in 2023.

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Sync revenues in publishing grew 12.8% globally in 2023.

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Australasia’s market share was 2.8% of global revenues in 2023.

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Global recorded music revenues per capita were highest in Sweden at US$33.50 in 2023.

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The Middle East and Africa region grew 12.4% in 2023.

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Mechanical rights represented 24% of publishing revenues in 2023.

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India’s recorded music revenues reached US$402 million in 2023, up 14.4%.

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Global sync licensing revenues hit US$551 million in 2023.

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In 2022, the music industry supported 2.1 million jobs worldwide.

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UK recorded music revenues grew 9.5% to £1.3 billion in 2023.

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Germany’s market was US$2.1 billion in 2023.

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France recorded music revenues up 6.2% to €851 million in 2023.

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Brazil’s revenues grew 21.6% to US$457 million in 2023.

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South Korea’s market reached US$1.4 billion in 2023.

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Canada’s recorded music revenues hit CAD 2.4 billion in 2023.

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Australia grew 10.4% to AUD 780 million in 2023.

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Mexico’s market up 22.3% to US$255 million in 2023.

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Nigeria’s revenues grew 32.9% in 2023.

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Global recorded music market projected to reach US$38.5 billion by 2028.

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Paid audio subscriptions reached 667 million globally in 2023.

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Spotify had 236 million premium subscribers worldwide at end of 2023.

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Total on-demand audio streams globally hit 4.3 trillion in 2023.

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YouTube Music and Premium had 100 million subscribers in Q4 2023.

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Apple Music subscribers exceeded 88 million in 2023.

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Amazon Music Unlimited had 61 million subscribers in 2023.

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Tencent Music Entertainment reported 120.6 million subscriptions in Q4 2023.

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Global ad-supported audio streams grew 19% to 1.1 trillion in 2023.

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Video streams accounted for 67.1% of total US streams in 2023.

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Programmatic audio ad spend in music streaming reached US$1.2 billion in 2023.

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India led global streaming growth with 28.2% increase in 2023.

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Latin America streams grew 25.6% year-over-year in 2023.

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Sub-Saharan Africa streaming volumes up 24.8% in 2023.

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Average revenue per user (ARPU) for streaming subs was US$4.25 monthly globally in 2023.

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115 billion streams in the US in Q1 2023 alone.

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Hip-hop/R&B genre dominated US streaming at 30.7% share in 2023.

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Podcast consumption on Spotify grew 20% YoY to 4.7 billion hours in 2023.

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Deezer had 10 million subscribers in 2023.

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Global music streaming market size was US$34.5 billion in 2023.

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Tidal reported 3 million subscribers post-Jay-Z era in 2023.

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SoundCloud Go+ had 30 million users in 2023.

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Napster (now merged) had niche streaming users contributing to digital growth.

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Global short-form video music streams (TikTok/Reels) influenced 40% of discoveries in 2023.

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Pandora ad-supported streams hit 70 billion annually in 2023.

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Audiomack reached 10 million monthly active users in emerging markets 2023.

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Boomplay in Africa had 60 million MAU and 18 million paying users in 2023.

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Anghami in MENA had 73 million users in 2023.

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JioSaavn in India surpassed 100 million MAU in 2023.

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Wynk Music had 150 million users in India 2023.

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Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 14, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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Global Music Industry numbers keep reshaping what “mainstream” means, from 35,000 signed artists on major labels to streaming that keeps turning into a winner take most system. While Spotify’s payout averages US$0.0038 per stream, 120,000 new tracks still hit the platform every day and the top 1% of artists take 90% of US streaming revenue. This post stitches together the biggest shifts across charts, streaming, live revenue, physical formats, and publishing to show exactly where global music is growing and where it is concentrating.

Key Takeaways

Number of signed artists in global major labels reached 35,000 in 2023.
Women represented 31% of artists on Spotify’s global top 200 in 2023.
Independent labels’ market share was 46.5% of global recorded revenues 2023.
Global music industry live revenues reached US$31.5 billion in 2023.
Top 100 tours grossed US$9.1 billion in 2023.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour grossed US$1.04 billion from 60 shows in 2023.
Global downloads fell 10.4% to 229 million units in 2023.
Vinyl album sales worldwide reached 120 million units in 2023.
CDs sold 244 million units globally in 2023, down 17.8%.
In 2023, global recorded music revenues grew by 10.2% to reach US$28.6 billion, marking the tenth consecutive year of growth.
Streaming accounted for 67% of global recorded music revenues in 2023, generating US$19.3 billion.
The US music market generated US$17.1 billion in recorded music revenues in 2023, representing 40% of the global total.
Paid audio subscriptions reached 667 million globally in 2023.
Spotify had 236 million premium subscribers worldwide at end of 2023.
Total on-demand audio streams globally hit 4.3 trillion in 2023.

Streaming keeps growing and dominating global revenues in 2023, powering record markets and massive live growth.

Artists Labels and Demographics

1Number of signed artists in global major labels reached 35,000 in 2023.

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2Women represented 31% of artists on Spotify’s global top 200 in 2023.

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3Independent labels’ market share was 46.5% of global recorded revenues 2023.

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4Universal Music Group held 32% global market share in 2023.

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5Sony Music Entertainment share was 22.4% in 2023.

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6Warner Music Group market share 15.8% globally 2023.

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7Average Spotify payout per stream was US$0.0038 in 2023.

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8120,000 new tracks uploaded daily to Spotify in 2023.

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9Top 1% of artists captured 90% of US streaming revenues 2023.

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10Latin artists grew 28% on global charts in 2023.

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11K-pop acts occupied 10% of Billboard Global 200 in 2023 avg.

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12Afrobeats streams up 550% since 2017, peaking 2023.

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1370% of songwriters are under 35 years old globally 2023.

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14US had 5,000 active recording studios in 2023.

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15Female producers represented 5.5% of top 1,000 in 2023.

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16Indie artists on DistroKid uploaded 15 million tracks in 2023.

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17TuneCore distributed for 1.5 million artists in 2023.

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18Global DJ count estimated at 1.2 million professionals 2023.

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1952% of Gen Z discover music via TikTok in 2023 survey.

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20Classical music listeners grew 20% among under-35s 2023.

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21Hip-hop first genre to surpass 50% US consumption share ever in 2023.

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221 in 4 artists earn over US$100,000 annually top tier 2023.

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23Brazil had 50,000 registered musicians with unions 2023.

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24UK black artists up 15% on charts post-2020 2023 data.

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25Global manager count for artists: 25,000 full-time 2023 est.

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2640% of top streaming songs by non-English artists 2023.

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Artists Labels and Demographics Interpretation

With a staggering 120,000 new tracks flooding Spotify daily and the average stream paying a mere $0.0038, the music industry is a paradox where, despite indie labels nearly matching the majors in revenue share and global sounds flourishing, success remains a ruthless lottery dominated by a tiny elite while the vast majority of signed artists are left fighting for scraps in an ocean of content.

Live Music and Touring

1Global music industry live revenues reached US$31.5 billion in 2023.

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2Top 100 tours grossed US$9.1 billion in 2023.

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3Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour grossed US$1.04 billion from 60 shows in 2023.

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4Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour earned US$768 million in 2023.

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577 million tickets sold to top 100 tours in 2023.

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6Average ticket price for top tours was US$118.60 in 2023.

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7North America hosted 57% of top grossing shows in 2023.

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8Festivals generated US$5.9 billion in 2023 globally.

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9Glastonbury Festival sold 210,000 tickets in 2 hours for 2023.

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10Las Vegas residencies grossed US$1.2 billion in 2023.

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11Europe live market up 15% post-COVID in 2023.

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12Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour grossed US$579 million in 2023.

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13U2’s Sphere residency averaged US$13.9 million per show in 2023.

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14Global concert attendance reached 142 million for top events in 2023.

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15Latin America tours grew 25% in gross to US$850 million.

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16Australia/NZ market tickets up 12% to 12.5 million in 2023.

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17K-pop acts like Blackpink grossed US$148 million on world tour 2023.

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18Coachella 2023 weekend 1 attendance 125,000 per day.

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19Live Nation reported US$18.7 billion revenue in 2023.

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20UK live music grossed £6.6 billion in 2023.

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21Asia-Pacific live market recovered to US$2.1 billion in 2023.

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22Mexico City concerts averaged 50,000 attendance per show 2023.

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23Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics tour added US$250 million in 2023 legs.

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24Download Festival UK 110,000 attendees over weekend 2023.

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25US arena shows up 8% to 15,200 average attendance 2023.

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26Tomorrowland Belgium drew 400,000 over two weekends 2023.

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27Global live streaming events generated US$500 million in 2023.

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28The 1975’s UK tour sold out 600,000 tickets in 2023.

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29Lollapalooza Brazil 750,000 attendees in 2023.

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Live Music and Touring Interpretation

While Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour single-handedly funded a small country and stadiums everywhere began printing money, the truly sobering statistic is that the average fan, clutching their $118.60 ticket, might be the most reliable central banker the global economy has left.

Physical Sales and Formats

1Global downloads fell 10.4% to 229 million units in 2023.

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2Vinyl album sales worldwide reached 120 million units in 2023.

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3CDs sold 244 million units globally in 2023, down 17.8%.

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4Japan accounted for 52% of global physical sales in 2023.

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5US vinyl sales hit 43 million units in 2023, up 14.3%.

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6Cassette sales grew 20% to over 400,000 units in US 2023.

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7UK vinyl sales reached 6.5 million units in 2023.

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8Physical formats generated US$4.4 billion globally in 2023.

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9Germany CD sales down 19% but vinyl up 12% in 2023.

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10France physical sales share was 44% of market in 2023.

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11Australia vinyl sales up 72% to 452,000 units in 2023.

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12Global CD revenues fell to US$2.0 billion in 2023.

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13Indie labels held 45.8% share of US vinyl sales in 2023.

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14Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) sold 2.5 million vinyl in 2023.

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15Poland vinyl market grew 60% in 2023.

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16South Korea physical sales dominated by K-pop cassettes and photobooks.

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17Netherlands vinyl revenues up 40% to €25 million in 2023.

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18Canada vinyl sales reached 1.2 million units in 2023.

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19Italy CD sales down but vinyl up 25% in 2023.

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20Global merch bundled with physical grew 15% in 2023.

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21US CD sales 36 million units in 2023.

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22Japan CD shipments 63 million units in 2023.

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23UK CD sales 10.4 million units down 19% in 2023.

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24Brazil physical share down to 28% but vinyl rising.

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Physical Sales and Formats Interpretation

As downloads continue their digital retreat, the defiant resurgence of vinyl and physical nostalgia, led by superfans and Japan's unwavering loyalty, proves that in a streaming world, people still yearn to own the music they can literally hold in their hands.

Revenue and Market Size

1In 2023, global recorded music revenues grew by 10.2% to reach US$28.6 billion, marking the tenth consecutive year of growth.

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2Streaming accounted for 67% of global recorded music revenues in 2023, generating US$19.3 billion.

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3The US music market generated US$17.1 billion in recorded music revenues in 2023, representing 40% of the global total.

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4Sub-Saharan Africa saw the fastest growth in recorded music revenues at 22.5% in 2023.

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5Japan recorded music revenues reached US$2.9 billion in 2023, driven by physical sales.

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6Global music publishing revenues grew by 11.4% to US$6.8 billion in 2023.

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7Performance rights accounted for 49% of global publishing revenues in 2023.

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8Latin America’s recorded music market grew by 17.7% to US$1.5 billion in 2023.

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9In 2023, paid music subscription revenues worldwide reached US$14.4 billion, up 11.3%.

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10Vinyl revenues globally increased by 14.2% to US$1.4 billion in 2023.

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11The global music industry’s total economic impact, including direct and indirect, was estimated at US$66.3 billion in 2022.

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12Europe generated 31.2% of global recorded music revenues in 2023.

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13China’s recorded music revenues grew 15.3% to US$1.1 billion in 2023.

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14Sync revenues in publishing grew 12.8% globally in 2023.

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15Australasia’s market share was 2.8% of global revenues in 2023.

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16Global recorded music revenues per capita were highest in Sweden at US$33.50 in 2023.

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17The Middle East and Africa region grew 12.4% in 2023.

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18Mechanical rights represented 24% of publishing revenues in 2023.

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19India’s recorded music revenues reached US$402 million in 2023, up 14.4%.

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20Global sync licensing revenues hit US$551 million in 2023.

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21In 2022, the music industry supported 2.1 million jobs worldwide.

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22UK recorded music revenues grew 9.5% to £1.3 billion in 2023.

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23Germany’s market was US$2.1 billion in 2023.

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24France recorded music revenues up 6.2% to €851 million in 2023.

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25Brazil’s revenues grew 21.6% to US$457 million in 2023.

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26South Korea’s market reached US$1.4 billion in 2023.

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27Canada’s recorded music revenues hit CAD 2.4 billion in 2023.

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28Australia grew 10.4% to AUD 780 million in 2023.

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29Mexico’s market up 22.3% to US$255 million in 2023.

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30Nigeria’s revenues grew 32.9% in 2023.

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31Global recorded music market projected to reach US$38.5 billion by 2028.

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Revenue and Market Size Interpretation

The industry's record-breaking decade, powered by streaming and spiced with a vinyl revival, is finally humming a global tune, with the US and Europe still headlining but Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa climbing the charts at a blistering pace.

Streaming and Digital Consumption

1Paid audio subscriptions reached 667 million globally in 2023.

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2Spotify had 236 million premium subscribers worldwide at end of 2023.

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3Total on-demand audio streams globally hit 4.3 trillion in 2023.

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4YouTube Music and Premium had 100 million subscribers in Q4 2023.

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5Apple Music subscribers exceeded 88 million in 2023.

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6Amazon Music Unlimited had 61 million subscribers in 2023.

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7Tencent Music Entertainment reported 120.6 million subscriptions in Q4 2023.

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8Global ad-supported audio streams grew 19% to 1.1 trillion in 2023.

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9Video streams accounted for 67.1% of total US streams in 2023.

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10Programmatic audio ad spend in music streaming reached US$1.2 billion in 2023.

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11India led global streaming growth with 28.2% increase in 2023.

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12Latin America streams grew 25.6% year-over-year in 2023.

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13Sub-Saharan Africa streaming volumes up 24.8% in 2023.

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14Average revenue per user (ARPU) for streaming subs was US$4.25 monthly globally in 2023.

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15115 billion streams in the US in Q1 2023 alone.

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16Hip-hop/R&B genre dominated US streaming at 30.7% share in 2023.

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17Podcast consumption on Spotify grew 20% YoY to 4.7 billion hours in 2023.

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18Deezer had 10 million subscribers in 2023.

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19Global music streaming market size was US$34.5 billion in 2023.

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20Tidal reported 3 million subscribers post-Jay-Z era in 2023.

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21SoundCloud Go+ had 30 million users in 2023.

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22Napster (now merged) had niche streaming users contributing to digital growth.

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23Global short-form video music streams (TikTok/Reels) influenced 40% of discoveries in 2023.

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24Pandora ad-supported streams hit 70 billion annually in 2023.

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25Audiomack reached 10 million monthly active users in emerging markets 2023.

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26Boomplay in Africa had 60 million MAU and 18 million paying users in 2023.

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27Anghami in MENA had 73 million users in 2023.

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28JioSaavn in India surpassed 100 million MAU in 2023.

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29Wynk Music had 150 million users in India 2023.

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Streaming and Digital Consumption Interpretation

In the grand, cacophonous symphony of the modern music industry, we've managed to convince roughly the population of two Europes to pay for their tunes while simultaneously streaming them into a digital ocean trillions deep, proving that humanity's love for background noise is both infinite and, on average, worth about the price of a fancy coffee each month.

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GVL
gvl.de
gvl.de
Reference 6
SNEPMUSIQUE
snepmusique.com
snepmusique.com
Reference 7
MUSICANADAASSOCIATION
musicanadaassociation.ca
musicanadaassociation.ca
Reference 8
ARIA
aria.com.au
aria.com.au
Reference 9
STATISTA
statista.com
statista.com
Reference 10
LUMINATEDATA
luminatedata.com
luminatedata.com
Reference 11
NEWSROOM
newsroom.spotify.com
newsroom.spotify.com
Reference 12
BLOG
blog.youtube
blog.youtube
Reference 13
MUSICBUSINESSWORLDWIDE
musicbusinessworldwide.com
musicbusinessworldwide.com
Reference 14
IR
ir.tencentmusic.com
ir.tencentmusic.com
Reference 15
IAB
iab.com
iab.com
Reference 16
MIDIARESEARCH
midiaresearch.com
midiaresearch.com
Reference 17
DEEZER
deezer.com
deezer.com
Reference 18
GRANDVIEWRESEARCH
grandviewresearch.com
grandviewresearch.com
Reference 19
PRESS
press.soundcloud.com
press.soundcloud.com
Reference 20
NAPSTER
napster.com
napster.com
Reference 21
INVESTOR
investor.pandora.com
investor.pandora.com
Reference 22
AUDIOMACK
audiomack.com
audiomack.com
Reference 23
MUSICINAFRICA
musicinafrica.net
musicinafrica.net
Reference 24
INVESTORS
investors.anghami.com
investors.anghami.com
Reference 25
JIOSAAVN
jiosaavn.com
jiosaavn.com

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WYNK
wynk.in
wynk.in
Reference 27
BILLBOARD
billboard.com
billboard.com
Reference 28
ZPAV
zpav.pl
zpav.pl
Reference 29
NVPI
nvpi.nl
nvpi.nl
Reference 30
MUSICCANADA
musiccanada.com
musiccanada.com
Reference 31
FIMI
fimi.it
fimi.it
Reference 32
SOUNDSCAN
soundscan.com
soundscan.com
Reference 33
RIAJ
riaj.or.jp
riaj.or.jp
Reference 34
PRO-MUSIC
pro-music.org.br
pro-music.org.br
Reference 35
POLLSTAR
pollstar.com
pollstar.com
Reference 36
IQ-MAG
iq-mag.net
iq-mag.net
Reference 37
BBC
bbc.com
bbc.com
Reference 38
HYDEPARK
hydepark.com
hydepark.com
Reference 39
FRONTIERTOURING
frontiertouring.com
frontiertouring.com
Reference 40
COACHELLA
coachella.com
coachella.com
Reference 41
INVESTOR
investor.livenationentertainment.com
investor.livenationentertainment.com
Reference 42
UKLIVEEVENTS
ukliveevents.co.uk
ukliveevents.co.uk
Reference 43
INTIX
intix.org
intix.org
Reference 44
OCESA
ocesa.mx
ocesa.mx
Reference 45
DOWNLOADFESTIVAL
downloadfestival.co.uk
downloadfestival.co.uk
Reference 46
TOMORROWLAND
tomorrowland.com
tomorrowland.com
Reference 47
EVENTBRITE
eventbrite.com
eventbrite.com
Reference 48
LOLLAPALOOZABR
lollapaloozabr.com
lollapaloozabr.com
Reference 49
UNIVERSALMUSIC
universalmusic.com
universalmusic.com
Reference 50
SPOTIFY
spotify.com
spotify.com
Reference 51
SONYMUSIC
sonymusic.com
sonymusic.com
Reference 52
WMG
wmg.com
wmg.com
Reference 53
CHARTMASTERS
chartmasters.org
chartmasters.org
Reference 54
CISAC
cisac.org
cisac.org
Reference 55
NAMM
namm.org
namm.org
Reference 56
GRAMMY
grammy.com
grammy.com
Reference 57
DISTROKID
distrokid.com
distrokid.com
Reference 58
TUNECORE
tunecore.com
tunecore.com
Reference 59
DJMAG
djmag.com
djmag.com
Reference 60
BSO
bso.org.uk
bso.org.uk
Reference 61
ZIPPIA
zippia.com
zippia.com
Reference 62
UBAM
ubam.org.br
ubam.org.br
Reference 63
UKMUSIC
ukmusic.org
ukmusic.org
Reference 64
IMMA
imma.org
imma.org