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GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC REVENUES GROW 6.4% AS RECORD COMPANIES DRIVE INNOVATION


Recording industry in Spain will close a 2017 positive year once again, for the fourth consecutive year
Paid audio streaming services already surpass 1.5 million paying subscribers Pablo Alboran in albums and Luis Fonsi in songs, winners of the year.

Promusicae launches the chart of most streamed albums
New Top 100 Streaming Album, to be launched 11th October, complements the information of top selling physical discs.

Music sales in Spain grow, although the industry anticipates setbacks for the second half of the year
Physical carriers maintain, with 32.5% of the market and a sharp increase of vinylThe new industry challenge: enhancing Streaming Premium subscriptions.

Global Recorded Music Revenues Increase by 5.9%
112 million users of paid streaming subscriptions driving streaming revenue growth of 60.4% Digital income now accounts for 50% of global revenues ‘Value Gap’ remains biggest challenge.

Sounds from Spain plans seven major events for 2017
The platform shall be present in important festivals and conferences in Europe and America. First event, South bySouthwest, arrives in March.

Drake named IFPI Global Recording Artist 2016
London, 8th February 2017 – Drake has been named by IFPI as the world’s best-selling recording artist of 2016, highlighting the huge success of his fourth album, Views, which was released last.

Music sales in Spain rise for the third year in a row, this time 1.7% up
Digital business exceeds 100 million euros and represents 61% of the market. Paying streaming surpasses the million subscribers base in 2016. Physical format resist: vinyl sales grow and CD remains.

Sounds from Spain announces the bands present at South by South west 2017
SOUNDS FROM SPAIN will lend its support to six bands from Spain in the upcoming edition of South by South West which will take place in March 2017 in Austin, Texas.

Sounds from Spain, first time to be present at BIME with a great networking meeting and showcase
Carlos Sadness, Nunatak and Sonido Vegetal will offer their Music on Thursday 27th. Same day, representatives of 13 Spanish companies will meet with more than 20 international experts.

IFPI consumer research spotlights subscription, mobile, young fans and video streaming
Music Consumer Insight Report 2016: survey conducted by Ipsos across 13 countries worldwide.

Music sales rise 4% in Spain during first half 2016
Digital market accounts for two thirds of the total market thanks to success of premium subscriptions Enrique Iglesias’ ‘Duele el corazón’ is most played song this year.

The judge orders blocking music pirate website Goear.com
This is the third and definitive judicial setback to this Dutch company that offered illegitimately huge amounts of unauthorized music.