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This article outlines trends in popular music during the 2020s, primarily in The United States and English-speaking countries. The early years of the decade presented challenges for the music industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread concert cancellations due to health concerns. By mid-2023, the industry recorded its highest annual ...
This trend has broader implications in the use of formats. It has been a trend in music, television, movies, and print. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported data on the music industry's sales by format over the ten-year period from 1998 until 2007. The data in the table below is from the 2007 report. Format Market share
The main branches of the music industry are the live music industry, the recording industry, and all the companies that train, support, supply and represent musicians. The recording industry produces three separate products: compositions (songs, pieces, lyrics), recordings (audio and video) and media (such as CDs or MP3s , and DVDs ).
The world's largest recorded music markets are listed annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The ranking is based on retail value (rather than units) each market generates respectively per year; retail value generated by each market varies from year to year.
For many years, a song had to be commercially available as a single to be considered for any of the Billboard charts. At the time, instead of using Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan or Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, BDS), Billboard obtained its data from manual reports filled out by radio stations and stores.
Launched in 2003, the iTunes Music Store is the global leader in a-la-carte digital music downloads, with over 26 million songs being offered in their database as of September 2012. [2] Pricing: The iTunes music store has a three-tiered pricing system, with songs selling for either $.69, $.99, or $1.29 depending on popularity and demand. [3]
Numerous music events, including music festivals, concert tours, and award shows, have been cancelled or postponed. While some musicians and composers were able to use the time to create new works, there were flow-on effects on the many supporting people who relied on performers for their income. [ 1 ]
Music Analysis is a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis.It is based in England and published its first issue in 1982. Although the journal "is not produced on behalf of a society, it is closely associated with the Society for Music Analysis."