According to a revenue statistics report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),
physical music sales have surpassed digital music download revenue by a $ 200 million margin.
The 30 - year - old company had been operating at a loss of about $ 100,000 per day by late 2016 and, with
physical music sales plummeting year after year in the industry at large, that trend was unlikely to let up.
Not exact matches
HMV has historically made up a huge chunk of
music sales in Canada so everyone from record labels to musicians will now have to consider whether pressing
music onto
physical formats is even worthwhile, says Cross.
From
music festivals to skydiving adventures to sporting events, the shift means that brands selling
physical goods will no longer be able to get by using the traditional
sales and marketing tactics of decades past.
High consumer interest can translate to strong
sales of
physical media — something that's increasingly rare in today's streaming
music world.
As CD
sales continue their descent, vinyl records have enjoyed an audiophile - driven resurgence — with record
sales making up 31 % of
physical music sold in the first half of this year.
Vinyl record
sales have seen six years of growth — but is it enough to sustain 80 locations for a
physical music retailer?
Some artists already cater to collectors with vinyl releases, and it is likely that
physical music releases will continue to become more specialist and unusual as the number of
sales dips below the viability level for major labels.
Instead, Amazon rolls its book
sales into a broader «media» category that also includes
music and video, in both
physical and digital formats.
With an impressive skillset that includes advising on the development and publication of apps, games and websites as well as the
sale of
physical, digital and virtual goods, her client base consists of a wide range of professionals across the TV, publishing, online retail, and
music industries.
But its growth came at the expense of a vital income stream for artists and labels -
music sales in the form of both
physical goods and paid downloads.
While some artists are not happy with the
music subscription - based business model, it seems to be quickly taking over, replacing methods such as
physical media and digital album and track
sales.
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