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US & UK Vinyl Sales Reach New Heights During the Holidays in 2020

Ashley King

December 29, 2020

The 100 Best Selling Albums of All Time

Ashley King

November 9, 2020

BTS’s “Dynamite” Outsells the Top 50 Bestselling Songs in the US Combined

Ashley King

September 1, 2020

Taylor Swift’s Surprise Album Tops 1.3 Million Sales In 24 Hours

Ashley King

July 27, 2020

Taylor Swift Declared Best-Selling Global Artist of 2019

Dylan Smith

March 2, 2020

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2019’s US-Based Streaming Music Market Was Larger Than the Entire Recorded Music Market in 2017

Paul Resnikoff

February 25, 2020

RIAA breakdown of 2019 streaming revenues, part of its broader recorded music market report. According to a detailed report shared this (Tuesday) afternoon by the Recording Industry Association of America (RI... Read More...

VR Headset Sales Drop Over 40% Compared to Last Year — Why?

Ashley King

January 31, 2020

Photo Credit: Unsplash A Nielsen subsidiary has published VR sales figures for 2019 — the data includes AR, VR, and hybrid headsets. The PlayStation VR and Oculus Quest were the two most popular VR headsets ... Read More...

BTS’ Latest Album Receives 3.4 Million Pre-Orders in Just 7 Days

Colin Cohen

January 16, 2020

Photo of BTS Big Hit Entertainment has announced that the upcoming album by K-Pop sensations BTS has sold more than 3.4 million copies in just seven days, based on data from the album's distributor, Dreamus C... Read More...

German Music Industry Breaks the 100 Billion Stream Barrier

Colin Cohen

January 8, 2020

In the wake of a report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) that there were more than 100 billion music streams in the United Kingdom, GfK Entertainment and the German Music Industry Association (BVM... Read More...

Britain’s Music Streaming Market Tops £1 Billion for the First Time Ever

Colin Cohen

January 3, 2020

Echoing a report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) says that sales from music streaming last year exceeded £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in the United Kin... Read More...

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Paul Resnikoff

January 2, 2020

Reggie Gooden of 818 Talent in Digital Music News' podcast studio in Santa Monica. What does it really take to get to the top of the Billboard charts? What? You’re not subscribed to the Digital Music News P... Read More...

Streaming Accounted for 80% of US-Based Recording Revenues in 2019, Up from 7% in 2010

Colin Cohen

January 2, 2020

In an announcement that mirrored a similar report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said that music streaming accounted for 80% of the U.S. rec... Read More...

For the First Time Ever, Music Streams Cross 100 Billion Annually in the U.K.

Colin Cohen

January 2, 2020

Image courtesy of BPI According to a new report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), there were more than 100 billion music streams in the United Kingdom during 2019, which breaks a record. The orga... Read More...

Record Store Day Smashes Its Own One-Day Record - Nearly 750,000 LPs Sold

Vinyl Record Sales Surpass 1.24MM Units During Christmas Week in the U.S.

Colin Cohen

December 31, 2019

Billboard is reporting that vinyl record sales in the United States during Christmas week exceeded 1.24 million units, making it the biggest week for such sales since Nielsen Music began tracking them back in... Read More...

2019 Was the Year of the Wireless Headphone — Sales May Top 350 Million

Colin Cohen

December 31, 2019

According to a research report from Canalys, 2019 has been a banner year for the wireless headphone market. Sales in the third quarter reached 96.7 million, which represents a growth of 53% over the same peri... Read More...

What Headphone Jack? AirPods Sales Topped $6 Billion This Year

Ashley King

December 23, 2019

Photo Credit: Unsplash Apple AirPods sales nearly doubled this year as they crossed the $6 billion threshold. Analysts believe the wireless earbuds could sell even more next year. Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst... Read More...

Billboard Changes Its Mind: YouTube Will Now Factor Into the Billboard 200

Colin Cohen

December 13, 2019

Breaking a policy that has been in effect since 2017, Billboard will now incorporate audio and video data coming from YouTube in its computation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. While Billboard has not inc... Read More...

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US & UK Vinyl Sales Reach New Heights During the Holidays in 2020

The 100 Best Selling Albums of All Time

BTS’s “Dynamite” Outsells the Top 50 Bestselling Songs in the US Combined

Taylor Swift’s Surprise Album Tops 1.3 Million Sales In 24 Hours

Taylor Swift Declared Best-Selling Global Artist of 2019

2019’s US-Based Streaming Music Market Was Larger Than the Entire Recorded Music Market in 2017

VR Headset Sales Drop Over 40% Compared to Last Year — Why?

BTS’ Latest Album Receives 3.4 Million Pre-Orders in Just 7 Days

German Music Industry Breaks the 100 Billion Stream Barrier

Britain’s Music Streaming Market Tops £1 Billion for the First Time Ever

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Streaming Accounted for 80% of US-Based Recording Revenues in 2019, Up from 7% in 2010

For the First Time Ever, Music Streams Cross 100 Billion Annually in the U.K.

Vinyl Record Sales Surpass 1.24MM Units During Christmas Week in the U.S.

2019 Was the Year of the Wireless Headphone — Sales May Top 350 Million

What Headphone Jack? AirPods Sales Topped $6 Billion This Year

Billboard Changes Its Mind: YouTube Will Now Factor Into the Billboard 200