Archive for the Music Category
48% of US teens did not buy a single CD in 2007
NPD says that 48% of US teens did not purchase a single CD in 2007, compared to 38% in 2006. The report estimates that one mln consumers dropped out of the CD buyer market in 2007....
4.85 bln hours spent on online music in 2007
Music radio online generated 4.85 bln total listening hours in 2007, up 26.1% over 2006, according to AccuStream iMedia Research. Total listening hours averaged 404.2 mln hours per month (excluding do...
Average MP3 player only 57% full
The average MP3 player is only 57% full, suggesting that the devices are underutilized, while more of the devices are being bought by households with more than one MP3 player. Moving forward, a majori...
By 2011 50% of music sold in the US will be digital
Half of all music sold in the US will be digital in 2011 and sales of digitally downloaded music will surpass physical CD sales in 2012, according to Forrester Research. Digital music sales will grow ...
17% of US kids watch movies on portable players
86% of kids who use a personal music digital player, listen to music on it, where watching movies comes in a distant second with 17%, according to NPD....
Top overall music destinations for US teens: iTunes, Limewire, MySpace
NPD Group finds that while most teens and tweens are using paid music download services these days, they're also still using pirate sites at a high rate. Up to 70% of U.S. kids aged 9 - 14 download mu...
81% of Chinese Internet users have IM, 56.5% use e-mail
China's most popular Internet application is online music, used by 86.6% of those surveyed, followed by instant messaging with 81%, according to China Internet Network Information Centre. E-mail pla...
US recording industry revenues down $11 bln in 2006
US recording industry revenue fell by $11 bln in 2006, down 25% from a 1999 peak of $14.6 bln, according to Yankee Group. The rise of digital music will compensate slightly for this loss, reaching $5....
220 mln ringtones sold for $567 mln in 2007
There were 220 mln ringtone purchases in 2007 resulting in sales of $567 mln. During the last week of the year (Christmas week), ringtone purchases increased by 22% over the previous week (consistent ...
Top-selling polyphonic ringtones in 2007
Nielsen SoundScan listed the top-selling polyphonic ringtones in the US in 2007.Top-selling polyphonic ringtones in the US in 2007Title/Artist Sales Super Mario Bros./ Koji Kondo 153,591 Candy Shop/ 5...
Top-selling mastertone ringtones in 2007
Nielsen SoundScan published its findings on top-selling mastertones in 2007.Top-selling mastertones in 2007Title/Artist Sales Buy U A Drank/ T-Pain 2,308,769 This Is Why I’m Hot/ Mims 2,101,723 Cran...
Most streamed Internet songs in 2007
Nielsen SoundScan published a list of top songs streamed on the Internet in 2007.Most streamed songs in the US in 2007Title/Artist Streams Irreplaceable/ Irreemplazable/ Beyonce 11,002,278 Before He C...
Top Internet music videos in 2007
Nielsen SoundScan published its findings on most frequently streamed Internet music videos in 2007.Most streamed Internet music videos in 2007 in the USTitle/Artist Streams Girlfriend/ Avril Lavigne 2...
Global digital music sales up 40% in 2007
Global digital sales grew by around 40% in 2007, IFPI said. Overall market is expected to be down around 10% for 2007....
Most frequently played artists in the US in 2007
Nielsen SoundScan published its findings on the most frequently played artists in 2007.Most played artists in the US in 2007Artist Detections Nickelback 967,445 Rascal Flatts 871,064 Daughtry 859,785 ...
Most frequently played songs in the US in 2007
Nielsen SoundScan published the data on the most frequently played songs in the US in 2007.Most played songs in the US in 2007Title/Artist Detections Big Girls Don't Cry/ Fergie 380,742 Buy U A Drank ...
840 mln digital tracks purchased in the US in 2007
More than 840 mln digital tracks were purchased during 2007; an increase of 45% over 2006. Digital album sales reached the 50 mln for 2007; up 53% over the previous year and accounted for 10% of total...
1.4 bln music purchases in 2007 in the US
Music purchases in 2007 reached 1.4 bln, the third consecutive year music sales have exceeded 1 bln; 1.2 bln (2006) vs. 1 bln (2005). Music sales exceeded 58.4 mln in the final week of 2007, represent...
Top-selling artists of the last two decades: Garth Brooks, Beatles, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion
Nielsen SoundScan published the list of top-selling artists for the era that SoundScan existed, 1991 to 2007.Top-selling artists, 1991 - 2007Garth Brooks 67,402,000 Beatles 55,695,000 Mariah Carey 49,...
Top-selling digital albums in the US in 2007
Maroon 5, Amy Winehouse and Kanye West were the musicians behind the top-selling digital albums in the US in 2007.Top-selling digital albums in 2007It Won’t Be Soon Before Long/ Maroon 5 252,000 Bac...
Top-selling digital tracks in the US in 2007
Crank That, Big Girls Don't Cry and Sweet Escape were the top-selling digital tracks in the US in 2007.Top-selling digital tracks in 2007Title/Artist Units Crank That/ Soulja Boy Tell’Em 2,714,000 B...
Top-selling digital artists in the US in 2007: Fergie, Timbaland, Rihanna
Fergie, Timbaland and Rihanna were the top-selling digital artists in the US in 2007.Top-selling digital artists in 2007Artist Units Fergie 7,537,000 Timbaland 5,933,000 Rihanna 5,547,000 Justin Timbe...
Subscription music market to reach $3.3 bln in 2012
The market for subscription-based music rentals would reach $3.3 billion in 2012, outpacing spending on original recordings, according to Juniper. The global market for end-user generated mobile music...
Top-selling songs in the US in 2007
Crank That, Hey There Delilah and Big Girls Don't Cry were the top-selling tracks in the US in 2007.Top-selling digital songs in 2007Title/Artist Units Crank That/ Soulja Boy Tell’Em 2,909,000 Hey T...