Old Music Outsells New In 2015

Nielsen's latest music report is out and, as always, it's very revealing about what we listen to in the U.S. Perhaps it's bigg...

Instagram Users Consume A Lot Of Music

Nielsen just completed a new study assessing Instagram user's music behaviors, and discovered a number interesting facts. It turns ou...

Who's The Biggest Label?

With the latest Nielsen  music figures in for 2015, we begin to see the full picture of the music industry. One piece is how the major label...

Physical Album Sales Actually Increased Last Year

After years of decline, physical album sales actually increased 1.1% in the U.S. in 2015, according to Nielsen . There's a caveat there ...

Apple Music App Is Now Bigger Than Spotify

Apple Music may be lagging behind the other streaming networks in subscribers, but it's mobile app appears to be doing just fine. Accor...

168 Radio Stations Play Only Christmas Music

Christmas is a powerful time of the year for many people and for many reasons. So powerful in fact that 168 radio stations in the United Sta...

As Always, Female Buyers Still Fuel Pop Music Sales

What do Adele, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith have in common? Most of the buyers of their albums are female, according to an artic...