Led by Swift, Republic was also boosted by hit singles on Mercury, Big Loud and Island Records, while Warner Records and Interscope maintained their momentum from Q1.
UMG's label reorganization creates a new paradigm for record label market share, while Warner Records' massive quarter sees it fly up the rankings.
Massive releases from Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen propelled Republic to a huge current market share ahead of Interscope, while Warner and RCA saw impressive gains.
Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift drive Republic to a lead of almost four percentage points over No. 2 Interscope Geffen A&M.
Morgan Wallen leads a boom in country and world music continues to blossom, among other genre takeaways from the year's midway point.
Elsewhere, both Capitol Music Group and Warner Records jumped ahead, while Sony had a big first half showing from its Latin and Nashville divisions.
Veteran executives discuss the challenges facing hip-hop — and why some chart statistics may not be the best measure of a genre's reach.
Executives say a soft release schedule dampened revenue growth in the last two quarters. Data suggests the next two quarters will be better.
Major releases by Morgan Wallen, SZA, Miley Cyrus and more helped shape the first three months of the market share rankings this year.
"The model right now really sucks when rain and white noise is eating into market share," says one exec at a distribution company.
