IFPI In The News

Apple Music has added more subs than Spotify since launch… but only just

In the past nine months, Spotify has added 11m subs, Apple Music 10m

SoundExchange and IFPI launch searchable sound recordings database

ISRC Search Site is publicly accessible

Ad-funded streaming revenues declined in France last year

Both video and audio ad-funded models paid out less to labels

France’s record industry has been cut in half – and it’s still shrinking

Market down 7% overall as streaming passes €100m annual milestone

Streaming still soaring in Denmark – but YouTube’s an embarrassment

Market up 3.7%, but ad-funded platforms contribute just 4% of total income

Universal and Warner dealt major blow in VK case, vow to appeal

Earlier verdict overturned, VK not liable for infringement

YouTube contributed less than 2% of Norway’s streaming income last year

Total market up 6.9% as streaming and physical grows

Music companies will have to rely on Chinese firms to publish content in market

New laws come into effect on March 10