In terms of both dollar and percentage increases, last year’s growth was the lowest since 2016.
The often overlooked 55-and-over age group's monthly online listening rate stands at just 53%, leaving lots of room to expand that audience.
There have been calls to eliminate or cap fees tacked onto concert ticket prices. But consumers probably won’t be able to avoid them.
Streaming is strong, but issues pose some danger. Warner Music Group streaming revenues fell for some reasons that won't affect other companies.
With a major acquisition and an investment this week, the K-pop powerhouse is further diversifying and establishing itself on the world stage.
Outside the top 10, the average age of the top 1,000 streaming songs increased, continuing a years-long trend.
Even as business boomed amid global streaming growth and the widespread return of live shows, the value of 20 companies on the Billboard Global Music Index fell 36.4% last year.
In a year without major IPOs, the majority of the most valuable music business deals involved catalog acquisitions in one way or another.
The Billboard Global Music Index is up 12.6% over the last two weeks and 14.6% in the five weeks since Oct. 28
Spotify and Universal Music Group should have much to say about the direction of the music business.
