The Music & Audio app market may be approaching saturation, according to recent figures released by data.ai. Although downloads of Music & Audio apps grew considerably in China, they were flat worldwide and decreased in the U.S., per the report. Indeed, each…
Category: Music
The Top Platform For U.S. Digital Music Consumers is Apple, But…
Apple is the top platform for U.S. adults who pay for music content online, ahead of others such as Pandora and Spotify, according to a study from PayPal. Among the U.S. music consumers surveyed, 37% cited either Apple iTunes…
How American Spend on Music
A slight majority (52%) of Americans’ spending on music goes to live events, says Nielsen in reporting the results of a recent survey. Admission to live music concerts represents the largest share of music-related expenditures; at almost one-third (32%) of…
Radio Listeners: AM/FM Still Strong; Digital Platforms Key for Youths’ Music Discovery
AM/FM radio continues to be the preferred medium among core radio listeners, with 81% of weekly radio station listening taking place on an AM/FM radio in a vehicle (51%) or at home, work, or school (30%), according to the latest…
AM/FM Radio Still Consumers First Choice For In-Car Audio
Among American adults who use audio players in the car, two-thirds first turn on the AM/FM radio when listening to music, reports Ipsos in a newly-released study, while roughly 1 in 7 (14%) tune in to Sirius XM and about…
Music Streaming Revenues Up 29% in 2014, Surpass CD Sales
Digital subscription and streaming revenues grew almost 29% last year to reach roughly $1.87 billion, surpassing sales of CDs ($1.85 billion) in the process, according to a report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Streaming revenues comprised 27%…
Online Radio’s Reach Continues to Grow
Some 44% of Americans aged 12 and up listen to online radio on a weekly basis, up from 36% last year and 33% the year prior, according to the latest annual “Infinite Dial” report from Edison Research and Triton Digital.…
Where Consumers Listen to Music
Multicultural consumers (Hispanics, African-Americans and Asian-Americans) are more digitally connected to music than the total market, per Nielsen data. They are more likely to typically listen to internet/streaming radio services, on-demand audio and video streaming, and less likely to tune…