Music streams hit 4 trillion in 2023. Country and global acts and Taylor Swift fueled the growth
The global music industry surpassed 4 trillion streams in 2023, a new single-year record.
Country, Latin, and world genres experienced significant growth in 2023, while Spanish-language music's share of streams in the U.S. increased and English-language music's share decreased.
Taylor Swift was a dominant force in the U.S. music market, accounting for a significant portion of on-demand audio streams and having multiple albums in the top 10 chart. [ more ]
Music streams surpass 4 trillion in record-setting year
The global music industry had a record-setting 2023 with more than 4 trillion on-demand audio song streams, a 22.3% increase from 2022.
R&B/hip-hop dominated all other music genres, followed by rock and pop. World, Latin, and country were the fastest-growing genres in the US. [ more ]
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