RIAA released it’s 2016 statistics. Headlines and main conclusions:
- US recored music sales grew by 11.4%
- Steaming is growing, accounting for more than half or the 2016 revenues
- Subscriptions are growing
- Download of music declines
- Average per stream royalty increased
Read the summary at Billboard.com or download the full 2016 RIAA report here.
Source: RIIA