Drake’s “In My Feelings” Finishes at No. 1 on Billboard's 2018 Songs of the Summer Chart

Drake earns his second summer win, following “One Dance” in 2016.

Drake’s “In My Feelings” takes top honors on Billboard’s 2018 Songs of the Summer chart, wrapping as the No. 1 song on the annual seasonal survey.

Full article available at https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8473432/drake-in-my-feelings-number-one-songs-of-the-summer-chart 

 


Aretha Franklin

“We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.”

Born Aretha Louise Franklin March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee. Died August 16, 2018.

 

View Aretha’s Grammy history at https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/aretha-franklin


Global Recorded Music Revenues Increase by 8.1%

  • Streaming revenues grow 41.1% to become largest revenue source, driven by 176 million users of paid subscription accounts

  • Third consecutive year of growth following 15 years of revenue decline

  • Campaign to achieve full and fair value for music in digital marketplace continues

Full report available at http://www.ifpi.org/news/IFPI-GLOBAL-MUSIC-REPORT-2018

Read the “State of the Industry” report here

 


In 2017 revenues from recorded music in the United States increased 16.5% at estimated retail value to $8.7 billion, continuing the growth from the previous year. At wholesale, revenues grew 12.6% to $5.9 billion. Similar to 2016, these increases came primarily from growth in paid music subscriptions to services like Spotify, Amazon, Tidal, AppleMusic, Pandora and others, which grew by more than 50%. This is the first time since 1999 that U.S. music revenues grew materially for two years in a row. At $8.7 billion, the industry has taken a decade to return to the same overall revenue level as 2008, and is still 40% below peak levels as the growth from streaming has been offset by continued declines in revenues from both physical and digital unit based sales.

Full article available at http://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RIAA-Year-End-2017-News-and-Notes.pdf

 


“Black Panther” Marks A New Phase In Kendrick Lamar’s Illustrious Career

Kendrick Lamar

It’s hard to think of a better pairing than Black Panther and Kendrick Lamar, who curated and appears frequently on the Marvel superhero film’s stellar new soundtrack, out today. One week out from its release date, Black Panther is the best-reviewed superhero film since The Dark Knight, and it boasted a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score until two buzzkills had to ruin the fun for everybody. Still, the overwhelming majority of early critics have lauded Black Panther as a socially conscious, action-packed and irresistibly fun film that pushes the boundaries of its genre and celebrates black excellence.

It stands to reason that its soundtrack would do the same.

Full article available at https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2018/02/09/black-panther-kendrick-lamar-career/#5168d71a6ae1


Music album sales in the United States from 2008 to 2014, by genre (in millions)


 

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Christian / Gospel*

29.79

27.82

24.23

23.73

22.9

19.53

17.36

Country

47.66

46.13

43.72

42.92

44.6

36.46

30.46

Dance / Electronic

-

-

8.74

10.05

8.7

7.11

5.26

Latin

25.13

16.5

12.35

11.81

9.7

8.27

6.26

R&B

77.01

69.89

57.87

55.44

49.7

47.78

35.75

Rock

139.67

124.16

103.71

105.69

102.5

92.93

85.25

Pop

-

-

-

-

-

24.62

27.71

Alternative

80.92

68.2

53.73

55.03

52.2

-

-

Classical

13.32

12.14

8.96

9.57

7.5

-

-

Jazz

11.79

11.78

8.78

11.08

8.1

-

-

Metal

50.48

38.73

32.55

32.21

31.9

-

-

New Age

2.94

2.35

1.66

1.93

1.7

-

-

Rap

33.41

26.44

27.33

28.25

24.2

-

-

Full article available at https://www.statista.com/statistics/188910/us-music-album-sales-by-genre-2010/