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The global recorded music business generated over $50m a day last year – and more than $2m of it went to DIY artists

Midia Research's numbers suggest DIY artists took a 4.1% market share, with Universal Music Group on 30%

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The global record industry generated $18.8bn last year – with 31% going to Universal Music Group

Universal's market share increased by 0.6 points to 30.3%

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The global recorded music business is on course to top $20bn in annual revenues in 2019 – but it can’t over-rely on the USA

Mark Mulligan says that global sales hit $18.9bn this year

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Global recorded music industry revenues topped $17bn in 2017 – and independent artists generated $472m of it

Industry revenues have grown by over $2bn in past two years, says Midia Research

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Global recorded music industry reached $16.1bn in 2016 – up 7% YoY

Streaming revenue reached $5.4bn last year, growing 57% year-on-year and up from $3.5bn in 2015