Vinyl records topped CD sales in 1H 2020 for the first time since the 80s
CD sales were hit hard by the pandemic
Streaming was responsible for nearly 80 percent of US music revenue in 2019
The music industry has a path forward with streaming
Streaming music accounted for 80 percent of industry revenues in the first half of 2019
Revenues from digital downloads continue to decline
Streaming accounted for 75 percent of the US music industry's revenue in the first half of 2018
Music continues its comeback story
Physical music sales figures were higher than digital download revenue in 2017
Don't throw out your CDs or records just yet
IFPI report reveals stream ripping is on the rise
Licensed services are also a concern
YouTube-MP3 throws in the towel, will shut down and hand domain over to record labels
It's the end of the road for one of the world's largest stream-ripping sites
The US music industry last year experienced its biggest gain since 1998
Yet revenues are still half of what they were in 1999