Universal claims 80%-plus share of 2019's top 10 biggest global artists... Led by Taylor Swift

BY TIM INGHAM

 

Photo: music business worldwide

 

We already knew Universal Music Group had a big 2019; MBW recently revealed that the firm’s global recorded music revenues (including merch) rose by a whopping $821m last year.

 

Now we have a clearer picture of the extent to which UMG dominated the blockbuster artist business in the year.

 

New data released by global record industry body IFPI has revealed the Top 10 best-selling artists around the world in 2019.

 

The list is based on the cumulative revenue generated across every recorded format (streaming, CD, download, vinyl) by each act. (In IFPI’s own words, the list is “weighted based on the relative value of each method of consumption”.)

 

Full Story: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-claims-80-plus-share-of-2019s-top-10-biggest-global-artists-led-by-taylor-swift/

No too bad to be in music publishing...

Hum, I haven't listened to a Swift song since she left Country and got 'woke'.