BVMI In The News

The artist revolt: Stars seek more streaming money from major labels in Germany

Acts including Helene Fischer and Rammstein want a bigger share of the pie

Germany generated over 100bn audio streams in 2019

The country generated 79.5bn streams in 2018

Germany’s music industry grows 7.9% in H1 2019

Increase marks highest growth rate since 1993

Stream ripping site Convert2MP3, which had 684m visits over the past 12 months, has been shut down

Legal action was coordinated by IFPI and BVMI in Germany

Germany’s streaming numbers increased by 33.5% in 2018 – but total recorded music revenues fell 0.4%

Audio streaming now accounts for 46.4% of the market

Germany streaming numbers up by over 40% in 2018, as CD sales drop 23%

Streaming numbers hit a new all time record high of 79.5 billion

Streaming revenue overtook CDs in Germany for the first time in H1 2018 – but the market declined 2%

Streaming rises 35.2% to represent a 47.8% marketshare

The music business just got spanked by Google. Surely it’s now time to speak with one voice.

Why did the music industry just lose a crucial vote? And why isn't anybody asking the question?