News Germany’s record business generated $1bn in the first half of the year, up 5.5% YoYNew H1 2022 figures have been published by German Music Industry Association (BVMI)
News Germany generated 165bn music streams in 2021… almost a fifth more than in 2020716 million streams were generated on December 24 alone
News Record industry injunction forces website to stop offering ‘fake streams’ in GermanyInjunction prevents site from offering artificial ‘plays’ or ‘views’ of streams as well as fake ‘comments’, ‘likes’ and ‘subscribers’ in connection with music content
News US tech giant Cloudflare ordered to block music piracy site in GermanyCourt in Germany issued injunction on Friday October, 9
Analysis News Despite pandemic, Germany’s recorded music revenues grew 4.8% to $856m in the first half of 2020Audio streaming now claims more than two thirds of Germany's revenues
News Germany commits $1.1bn to ‘restart’ cultural sector post lockdown, including $170m for live music'We want to save our unique cultural landscape.'
News German music business demands nearly $630m in government aid to avoid ‘coronavirus collapse’'The music industry with all its facets, has never faced such a serious and existential situation.'
News Rock am Ring, Rock im Park & Wacken festivals cancelled as Germany bans major events until August 31Events posted the news on their respective websites today (April 16)
News Germany set to ban major events until end of August 2020 (report)Reported ban would affect major music festivals in Germany
News Streaming revenues topped $1bn in Germany for the first time last year, with total recorded music sales up 8.2%Streaming accounted for 55.1% of total revenues
News Spotify launches Daily Drive personalized news and music playlist in GermanyDaily Drive playlist is now available in a second market following US launch
News Frank Briegmann at Universal Inside 2019: ‘We want the entire ecosystem of the music industry to grow with us’Universal artists generated a total of 19.5bn streams in Germany in the first eight months of 2019
News 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