"A good year" - MIDiA Research on the 2025 music market and "expanded rights"
Global recorded music revenue reached $39.5 billion in 2025, with expanded rights income driving 21.5% year-over-year growth and increasing overall market growth from 7.7% to 9.4%.
The Taylor Swift effect: US vinyl sales top $1bn for the first time since 1983
US vinyl sales exceeded $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time in over 40 years, driven by Taylor Swift's multi-variant album strategy and 19 consecutive years of format growth.