Music industry – One step closer to being accurate
On April 28, 2003, a store called iTunes opened. Ultimately, it severely damaged the music industry, but it also granted milions of sales for many global hits. Now that this market is in its last breath, we review the very …
The MENA region (short for Middle East and North Africa) has been a place of mystery for very long with no official charts and very few certifications ever coming out. This resulted in very little awareness of sales happening there. …
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So, are you ready to see a countdown of the best selling artists of the 2010s? A decade ago, the music industry was completely different. We still had record players at home, downloads was the big thing, Adele and Drake …
[UPDATE] The most streamed artists list is now updated automatically at this link. If you visit us, you surely saw a lot of news in recent years stating streaming records. What’s unlikely is that you ever saw a comprehensive list …
After going through the most streamed international songs in India, we want to get a larger view by looking at the top artists. The likes Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, BTS, Ariana Grande all seem very strong, …
Not too long ago, we mentioned India as a dark horse to become a monster music market. It is really happening. Now, 8 months later, the 3 largest local platforms are displaying streaming counts of all songs and figures are …
How many times are we going to bury Maroon 5 only to see them comeback as strong as ever? Rare are the artists who exploded during the hey-days of CDs who are still making some serious waves on streaming platforms …
After a smashing first album, Maroon 5 saw its success shrink until the release of Moves Like Jagger. This song has steered the band to the tops of the charts. Is this trajectory also visible on streaming platforms?
Every year China seems to be climbing several positions on IFPI’s top music market’s ranking and the growth doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. In just a few years we could see this country overtake markets like the …
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While the eyes of the many music industry observers are focused on the Chinese and Latin American markets development, the real action now is actually happening in India. Streaming platforms already count there with more than 150 million active users. …