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Streaming revenue has surpassed digital download revenue in 2015

article published on 23 March, 2016

The RIAA has announced that revenue from streaming has surpassed digital for the first time ever. In 2015, streaming accounted for $2.4 billion in sales, ahead of digital downloads. Overall, the industry saw a small 0.9 percent increase in sales to $7 billion, one of the few times the industry has seen any growth in quite some time. "In 2015, digital music subscription services ... [ read the full article ]

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ivymike
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_ 		24. March 2016 @ 04:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What does the RIAA care about paying the artists??? Pot or kettle anyone?
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DDR4life
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_ 		25. March 2016 @ 03:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ivymike:
 What does the RIAA care about paying the artists??? Pot or kettle anyone?
I couldn't agree more. The riaa are nothing more than self serving arses who couldn't even bring themselves to decently feign concern for the artists.
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DVDBack23
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_ 		25. March 2016 @ 20:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ivymike:
 What does the RIAA care about paying the artists??? Pot or kettle anyone?
If the labels don't get paid, neither does the RIAA. That's all those vampires care about.
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hearme0
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_ 		26. March 2016 @ 11:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Again, musicians makes their money on touring only. Album sales only equates to measuring the fanbase.

The RIAA has no purpose any longer!

They should be disbanded and if they refuse...publicly shamed till thoughts of offing themselves circle around their useless heads!
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