Better Times Ahead for the Music Industry?

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Maybe. Check out this graph of predictions of global recorded music revenues created by The Economist. While physical sales have a trajectory similar to a duck shot out of the sky, downloads and digital subscriptions are pointed up. At some point in 2016, digital (downloads, anyway, should surpass physical in terms of revenue. Extrapolate a little further and it looks like digital subscriptions will out-muscle physical a year or so later. I’m unclear what “mobile and other” means.

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Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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