American teens listen to more streaming audio than AM/FM radio, according to fresh survey data from Edison Research in its ongoing Share of Ear research. The age group (13-17) represents so-called Digital Natives, whose consumer choices might be predictive of future mainstream behavior. Continue Reading
Coleman Insights has launched a new series of blog posts about listening and engagement habits for music across various platforms. The first post addresses questions of timing and shelf life. An analysis of 26 consecutive weeks of Billboard’s on-demand charts to determine the age of songs that people most choose to listen to, then compared that song vintage metric with Billboard’s top 10 radio hits. Continue Reading
Following up on a comprehensive look at the U.S. music industry in 2014, Nielsen has released its year-in-review for our neighbors to the north. Canadian listeners streamed more than 6 billion songs in just the second half of 2014. Continue Reading
A new report from SNL Kagan estimates mobile (smartphone and tablet) entertainment revenue for 2014, breaking out the gaming, video, and music categories. Total mobile entertainment revenue was $9.1-billion, and music accrued $1.8-billion. RAIN News spoke with John Fletcher, who authored the report. Continue Reading
Consulting firm Deloitte released a study which assesses and predicts how the Millennial generation, deeply immersed in digital lifestyles, consumes media. Deloitte discovered that music consumption ranks second behind Pay-TV, ahead of computer games, movies, and other categories. But how much money? Continue Reading
In a private note to investors, Morgan Stanley issues results of a 2,000-person survey that canvassed for listening choices. AM/FM radio had the greatest reach in this sample, with YouTube a strong second. Satellite radio and podcasts were also measured, in a spectrum of 17 audio sources. Continue Reading
Spotify posted strong subscriber numbers to kick off 2015, and at the same time is building its ad-supported business in its free-listening service. The company sponsored a brand impact study by comScore to investigate the streaming consumer experience. The results portray the streaming audience as one that’s accessible and open to marketing and brand initiatives. Continue Reading
Month-over-month webcast listening moved incrementally upward in October, according to Triton Digital’s monthly Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Year-over-year and year-to-date gains were also apparent in September. Continue Reading
Now that we’ve set off on a fresh new year, we’re getting some interesting and insightful perspectives on everything that transpired in the music world during 2014. Data scientists have had the time to collect final numbers and finish analyses. On Jan. 2, we got a preliminary look at the work of Nielsen SoundScan team, which showed a general trend of increased streaming and decreased sales. Today, we have the 2014 Nielsen Music U.S. Report to expand on those first finds. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Larry Rosin examines trendlines of streaming growth as measured by Triton Digital’s monthly Webcast Metrics report. Continue Reading
Continuing the year-end roundup, BPI released data about sales and streams in the UK. The industry group reported a doubling in number of streams to 14.8 billion songs. Streaming accounted for 12.6% of music consumed in the nation in 2014. Continue Reading
Nielsen SoundScan released its 2014 year-end figures for both music sales and streaming in the U.S. Streaming totaled 164 billion songs, up 54% from the 106 billion songs streamed the previous year. According to the Wall Street Journal (paywall), the overall music consumption didn’t change extensively between 2013 and 2014 based on an equivalence where 1,500 song streams or 10 individual song downloads count as an album sale. Continue Reading