While TV/film continues to struggle with piracy, for music it's hardly the problem it once was thanks to the industry's approach to streaming.
Consumption for the genre is up 42.1% so far this year, topping all but K-pop.
The album topped the Billboard 200 this week with a variety of deluxe editions and physical variants.
The Billboard Global Music Index fell 1.9% this week as 15 of its 21 stocks were in negative territory.
Top executives at public touring and ticket companies have been saying post-pandemic demand remains strong and isn't showing signs of letting up.
The music icon's recordings earn around $3.7 million annually in streams and synchs, Billboard estimates.
In this week’s The Contenders, DMB goes for its eighth straight No. 1 albums, while new sets from Lewis Capaldi and Summer Walker also get in the game.
Newly delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, the radio giant's problems also stem from debt taken on following its 2017 merger with CBS Radio.
In this week’s The Contenders, some big names release big albums. Do any of them have a chance at toppling One Thing at a Time?
The digital collections society expects double-digit revenue growth this year.
