The Global Music Publishing Market Streaming Shifts the Conversation
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The 20,000 Foot View: The effects of music streaming having supplanted both the download and the CD as the mainstream format for recorded music (accounting for of total recorded revenue in 2018) are being keenly felt across the music publishing industry. The DNA of streaming consumption (playlists, lower mechanical royalties, less revenue on average for superstar catalogue) has firmly shifted the goal posts in market influence, meaning the position to drive the overall publishing market is increasingly up for grabs. 2018 music publisher market shares reveal where the change is most apparent across both companies and regions.
Key Findings
- Music publishing grew by year-on-year (YoY) in to billion in revenue
- Sony/ATV took share in 2018, up from previous year, registering the highest publisher revenue growth at
- UMPG had share of global music publishing in 2018, identical to its in 2017
- Warner Chappell a market share of
- Sync’s share publishing revenue was
- The streaming-led has haemorrhaged mechanical rights, which by from 2017 to million 2018 publishing revenue
- Independents took the million in new music revenue generated in 2018, while took Warner Chappell and Sony/ATV
Companies and brands mentioned in this report: BMG, Bucks Music, Downton Music Publishing, Kobalt, Peer Music, Reservoir Media, Roundhill Sony/ATV Publishing, Spotify, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell