Reports: Sony Music

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Artists direct Focus on passion, not professionalism

Music creators Slicing the funnel

Independent label market shares Up on all counts

Music creator tools forecast Moving towards a hybrid future

Recorded music market 2020 Pandemic-era growth

Recorded Music Market 2019 A Thriving and Transforming Industry

Insurgents and Incumbents How the 2020s Will Remake the Music Business

Demand Creation What’s the Next Big Growth Curve for Music?

Playlist Strategies 2020

Independent Artists The Music Industry Rewritten

State of the Streaming Nation 3.0 Multi-Paced Growth

Recorded Music Market 2018 Stream Engine

The Outlook for Music Catalogue Streaming Changes Everything

Global Music Distribution A Buyer’s Market

Recorded Music Market 2017 Streaming Accelerating Growth

State Of The Streaming Nation 2.1 (Mid-Year 2017 Update) The Definitive Assessment Of The Global Streaming Music Market