April 18, 2016
Global Recorded Music Industry Revenues 2005-2015

IFPI Data Shows Streaming Growth, but How Much?

IFPI just released its annual Global Music Report and it always creates a lot of news, but little of it goes beyond the narrative forwarded by the report. However, as with all of these releases by recording industry associations it is often worthwhile to go behind the numbers to see what is really going on and the motives behind the narrative.