In the first few months of every new year, trade bodies from all corners of the globe reflect on their successes of the previous 12 months. Those analyses offer a snapshot of the music industry and the trends that cross national borders. For 2016, the results generally reflected a continued increase to the share of revenue delivered by streaming. Continue Reading
Denmark’s music industry posted a third consecutive year of growth, with data from the IFPI revealing a 3.7% increase in total recorded music income last year to 453 million Danish kroner ($67 million). Streaming music income posted significant growth, rising 26.5% to 323 million kroner ($48 million) last year. Continue Reading
IFPI Denmark released data on the first half of 2015 for the country’s music industry, which showed a strong performance by streaming. Revenue from streaming platforms rose by 14% in H1 2015 compared with H1 2014. Recorded music overall rose just 0.4% since the same period last year, which physical sales dropping 35% and downloads falling 13% from the year-ago period. Continue Reading