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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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Zach Bryan Debuts Atop the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart, Making ‘With Heaven On Top’ His Third No. 1 Album

All 25 songs from the country singer’s sixth studio album are also charting on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 this week.

Zach Bryan is finding heaven at the top of the charts.

The American country star has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart with his new 25-track album, With Heaven On Top, which was released Jan. 9. The singer-songwriter wrote, recorded and produced his sixth studio album in Tulsa, Oklahoma, over the past year.

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