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Report: Musicians earned 12% of music biz revenues in 2017

The proportion of the total music industry revenue artists are capturing has actually risen since 2000, when artists took home only a 7% share of the revenue.

Report: Musicians earned 12% of music biz revenues in 2017

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Recording artists received just 12% of the $43 billion that the music industry generated in 2017, according to a Citigroup report published on Monday, and led by analyst Jason B. Bazinet.


$43 billion matches a 12-year peak that the industry hasn't hit since 2006, the report said.

The proportion of the total music industry revenue artists are capturing has actually risen since 2000, when artists took home only a 7% share of the revenue.

But this increase is due in large part to the growth of concerts and touring as a revenue stream that is largely distinct from the intermediary of their music labels. Artists are still taking home a meagre share of the increasing revenues in streaming for their music, where music labels and music streaming services act as intermediaries. – Continue reading on the Business Insider website.

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Talking Heads Earn First Billboard Canada Chart Entry With ‘Psycho Killer,’ Nearly 50 Years After Release

Following this year’s Halloween resurgence on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, the critically acclaimed art-rock band makes their first appearance on the Canadian charts with their 1977 hit. Plus: the first Christmas tracks have re-emerged.

Talking Heads are making their debut on the Billboard Canada charts.

Following the annual resurgence of Halloween-themed music on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, the group’s 1977 hit “Psycho Killer” debuts at No. 50 on the Nov. 14-dated chart.

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