On-Demand Streaming Now Accounts for the Majority of Audio Consumption

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  1. Melody Bot Jan 5, 2018
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    Sarah Perez, writing for TechCrunch:


    The report found that album sales, including both digital and physical, fell 17.7 percent last year to 169.15 million copies, down from 205.5 million in 2016. Meanwhile, streaming once again soared, leading the overall music industry to growth, largely due to the significant 58.7 percent increase in on-demand audio streams over last year.
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  2. Supernova Jan 5, 2018
    Supernova

    Prayers/Triangles Prestigious

    I never thought even 2 years ago I’d be one of those people who mostly streams their music instead of buying a physical copy(or digital for that matter). But yet, here we are.
     
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  3. pbueddi Jan 6, 2018
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    im still not one of these people. ipod or bust!
     
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  4. heymattrick Jan 6, 2018
    heymattrick

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    Finally made the switch a few months ago. Can’t believe I didn’t do this sooner.
     
  5. Kingjohn_654 Jan 6, 2018
    Kingjohn_654

    Longtime Sunshine Prestigious

    This is our generation's Alamo.
     
  6. pbueddi Jan 7, 2018
    pbueddi

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    i kind of feel dumb asking, but what do you mean?
     
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  7. elphshelf Jan 7, 2018
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    Meanwhile, here I am using streaming both as a consumption method as well as to inform which CDs/vinyl l I buy...
     
  8. Kingjohn_654 Jan 7, 2018
    Kingjohn_654

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    Remember the Alamo?
    A lot of American folk heroes died at that battle. They never stood a chance.