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# MusicWatch Inc.

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## Posts

- [US Recorded Music Buyers Grow For Fourth Consecutive Year; At A 20 Year High. Spend On Music Rises 8% In 2025](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/us-recorded-music-buyers-grow-for-fourth-consecutive-year-at-a-20-year-high-spend-on-music-rises-8-in-2025/)
- [Ten Years of Music Listening;        What Have We Learned](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/ten-years-of-music-listening-what-have-we-learned/)
- [US Music Streaming Subscriber Base Hits a New Record In 2025](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/us-music-streaming-subscriber-base-hits-a-new-record-in-2025/)
- [Thanks YouTube, But There’s Still a Value Gap](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/thanks-youtube-but-theres-still-a-value-gap/)
- [No Slowdown Here- the US Music Fan Is the Healthiest They Have Been in a Generation](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/no-slowdown-for-the-us-music-fan/)
- [Is TikTok Losing Its Shorts?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/is-tiktok-losing-its-shorts/)
- [The Decline in TikTok Users Is Wishful Thinking for Music](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/the-decline-in-tiktok-users-is-wishful-thinking-for-music/)
- [MusicWatch Reports Results of 2023 Annual Music Study:  Record Numbers of Music Streamers and Paid Subscribers](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/musicwatch-reports-results-of-2023-annual-music-study/)
- [Monetizing Music Fans: Billion Dollar Opportunity or Superfantasy?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/superfans/)
- [Boomers Aren't Saving Music Subscriptions Anytime Soon](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/boomers-arent-saving-music-subscriptions-anytime-soon/)
- [Does Sirius Deserve More Respect?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/does-sirius-deserve-more-respect/)
- [Generation Audio: A Different Way to Look At Audio Listeners](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/generation-audio-a-different-way-to-look-at-audio-listeners/)
- [MusicWatch First Half 2022 Consumer Surveys Show Record Number of US Music Subscribers and Strong Growth in Music Listening Across Streaming and Social Platforms](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/1st-half-2022/)
- ["Talking 'Bout My Generation": the New Era of Vinyl Record Buyers](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/talking-bout-my-generation-the-new-era-of-vinyl-record-buyers/)
- [Landmark MusicWatch research provides an in-depth look at the needs and desires of today’s vinyl music customers.](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/landmark-musicwatch-research-provides-an-in-depth-look-at-the-needs-and-desires-of-todays-vinyl-music-customers/)
- [Vinyl Records and the Art of Analog Passion](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/vinyl-records-and-the-art-of-analog-passion/)
- [Who Was Your First?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/who-was-your-first/)
- [US Sees Record 209 Million Music Streamers In 2020](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/us-sees-record-209-million-music-streamers-in-2020/)
- [Joe Biden Bests Donald Trump Among Audio Enthusiasts](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/joe-biden-bests-donald-trump-among-audio-enthusiasts/) - In a survey conducted by MusicWatch between October 15th and 19th former Vice President Joe Biden topped President Donald Trump as audio users’ choice for US President in the 2020 election.
- [It’s Still Rock ‘N’ Roll To Me](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/its-still-rock-n-roll-to-me/)
- [Music Account Sharing: Benign or Battleground?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/music-account-sharing-benign-or-battleground/)
- [Ten Years After: Music Consumers and the Decade of the Teens](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/ten-years-after-music-consumers-and-the-decade-of-the-teens/)
- [Who is Really Listening to Radio? Part Two](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/who-is-really-listening-to-radio-part-two/) - Using new research from MusicWatch’s Monitor study, we concluded that 72 percent of Americans listen to broadcast radio in an average month.
- [Who is Really Listening to Radio?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/who-is-really-listening-to-radio/) - In the world of audio, the question about who actually still listens to broadcast radio is oddly controversial.
- [Thanks to Stream-Ripping, Music Piracy Still a Scourge](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/thanks-to-stream-ripping-music-piracy-still-a-scourge/)
- [It Was A Good Year To Be Spotify](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/it-was-a-good-year-to-be-spotify/) - A breakdown of the habits of Spotify’s US listeners in 2018.
- [Can Radio Survive Without Passion? A Cautionary Tale](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/can-radio-survive-without-passion/)
- [Music Scores A Gold Record on The Social Media Charts](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/music-scores-a-gold-record-on-the-social-media-charts/)
- [While World Awaits iPhone 8, Apple Music Gains Traction With iOS Users](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/while-world-awaits-iphone-8-apple-music-gains-traction-with-ios-users/)
- [Saturday Night’s All Right For Buying: Celebrating Record Store Day](https://musicwatchinc.com/russ-crupnick/saturday-nights-all-right-for-buying-celebrating-record-store-day/) - Saturday April 22 begins the second decade of Record Store Day, an event celebrating the independent record store. In a world of streaming, digital files and music discovery apps, Record Store Day takes me back to days of hopping on a bike for a trek to the record shop on Merrick Avenue (our Main Street).
- [US Recorded Music Grows Customers; Spend Up 11%](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/us-recorded-music-grows-customers-spend-up-11-percent/) - The US Recorded Music industry is showing signs of recovery following a decade of mostly disappointing economic news. As reported by the RIAA, US retail revenues grew 11% and streaming revenues accounted for just over half of the $7.7B pie.
- [Thanks Alexa: “Friends With Benefits”](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/thanks-alexa-friends-with-benefits/) - Based on the 15th edition of MusicWatch’s Annual Music Survey we were able to estimate that more than 14 million US consumers reported using an Echo device, including Tap and Dot. That’s users, not necessarily buyers.
- [Pandora Wins Music Streaming Wars (for 2016 anyway)](https://musicwatchinc.com/russ-crupnick/pandora-wins-music-streaming-wars-for-2016-anyway/)
- [Will iHeart’s Audience Pay? You bet, maybe!](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/will-ihearts-audience-pay-you-bet-maybe/) - As iHeartRadio rolls out the beta of its PLUS paid streaming service, it’s fair to ask if anyone will pay for it come the live launch in January.
- [Orderly Transition: As Paid Music Streaming Escalates No Paying Downloader Can Be Left Behind](https://musicwatchinc.com/russ-crupnick/orderly-transition-as-paid-music-streaming-escalates-no-paying-downloader-can-be-left-behind/) - As rapidly as the music business is moving to paid streaming subscriptions from paid downloads there’s an argument to be made that it needs to move even faster.
- [Pandora Tops Rapidly Changing  US Music Streaming Market](https://musicwatchinc.com/russ-crupnick/pandora-tops-rapidly-changing-us-music-streaming-market/)
- [For Music Streamers, Playlists Becoming The New Radio](https://musicwatchinc.com/russ-crupnick/for-music-streamers-playlists-becoming-the-new-radio/)
- [A Mid-Year Look At Vinyl](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/a-mid-year-look-at-vinyl/)
- [Bad Company, You Can't Deny](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/bad-company-you-cant-deny/)
- [Millennials and Music](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/millennials-and-music/)
- [Who Buys Music?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/who-buys-music/)
- [Taylor Swift Sends Spotify a Big Holiday Kiss](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/taylor-swift-sends-spotify-a-big-holiday-kiss/)
- [For Music Discovery, Consumers Turning to YouTube and VEVO, According to MusicWatch Research Study](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/for-music-discovery-consumers-turning-to-youtube-and-vevo-according-to-musicwatch-research-study/)
- [The True Story of How Vinyl Spun Its Way Back From Near-Extinction](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/the-true-story-of-how-vinyl-spun-its-way-back-from-near-extinction/)
- [Hacking the Music Pirate](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/hacking-the-music-pirate/)
- [One Third of US Consumers Still Buy Music Downloads, Even as Streaming Gains Momentum](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/one-third-of-us-consumers-still-buy-music-downloads-even-as-streaming-gains-momentum/)
- [As Record Store Day Approaches, Millions of Americans Purchase Music the Old-Fashioned Way](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/record-store-day-2015/)
- [It’s About Belief](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/its-about-belief/)
- [With a Possible Relaunch of iTunes Radio Streaming Service, Apple Has Some Catching Up to Do](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/with-a-possible-relaunch-of-itunes-radio-streaming-service-apple-has-some-catching-up-to-do/)
- [The State of Physical Music Retail](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/the-state-of-physical-music-retail/)
- [College Students Willing To Pay for Music Streaming Services](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/college-students-willing-to-pay-for-music-streaming-services/)
- [From Stream to Ticket: Mapping the Value of Music Discovery](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/from-stream-to-ticket-mapping-the-value-of-music-discovery/)
- [One in Ten iOS Users Listens to Apple Music](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/one-in-ten-ios-users-listens-to-apple-music/)
- [Tweety Tumbls over the Vine: OMG, Music & Social Go Mainstream](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/tweety-tumbls-over-the-vine-omg-music-social-go-mainstream/)
- [Four Things That Happened in the Last "Year of Adele"](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/four-things-that-happened-in-the-last-year-of-adele/)
- [Many U.S. Music Streaming Consumers Willing to Pay More for Better Sound Quality](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/many-u-s-music-streaming-consumers-willing-to-pay-more-for-better-sound-quality/)
- [Is It Live Or Is It Streaming?](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/is-it-live-or-is-it-streaming/)

## Pages

- [Home](https://musicwatchinc.com/) - MusicWatch covers the spectrum of fan engagement with music from how it is purchased to where it is listened to, and everything in between.
- [Contact](https://musicwatchinc.com/contact/) - Contact MusicWatch, Inc. a company dedicated to marketing research and industry analysis for the music and entertainment industry.
- [Check Out "Revelations About the Vinyl Revolution"](https://musicwatchinc.com/revelations-about-the-vinyl-revolution-tas/)
- [Purchase "Revelations About the Vinyl Revolution"](https://musicwatchinc.com/revelations-about-the-vinyl-revolution-stereophile/)
- [About](https://musicwatchinc.com/about/) - MusicWatch, Inc., led by Russ Crupnick provides marketing research and industry analysis for the music and entertainment industry.
- [Research Manager](https://musicwatchinc.com/research-manager/)
- [Music Listening](https://musicwatchinc.com/research-studies/music-listening/) - MusicWatch's Music Listening & Share of Hours Report tracks how consumers are shifting from owning music to accessing music.
- [Research Studies](https://musicwatchinc.com/research-studies/) - MusicWatch Inc provides research studies on Music Acquisition, Music Listening & Share of Ear, Fan Base Profiling and Music Share Retail Reports
- [Blog](https://musicwatchinc.com/blog/) - Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch Inc provides insights about consumer behavior in the music & entertainment industry.
- [Services](https://musicwatchinc.com/services/) - MusicWatch is not just about consumer research and reports. We work very closely with our clients to translate our research into actionable insights.
- [Strategic Studies](https://musicwatchinc.com/research-studies/strategic-studies/) - MusicWatch Inc. provides custom strategic studies for the music industry on music & motion, music discovery, fan segmentation and more.
- [Music Retail Share Reports](https://musicwatchinc.com/research-studies/music-retail-share-reports/) - The Music Retail Share Report from MusicWatch tracks estimated unit and dollar shares for music retailers in the physical and digital music space.
- [Fan Base Profiling](https://musicwatchinc.com/research-studies/fan-base-profiling/) - The MusicWatch Fan Base Profiling Study helps record labels, artist managers and music agencies better understand the profile of an artist’s fan base.
- [Music Acquisition](https://musicwatchinc.com/research-studies/music-acquisition/) - The Music Acquisition Research Report from MusicWatch offers a comprehensive overview of how and where Americans consume music.

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- [Vinyl](https://musicwatchinc.com/category/vinyl/)
- [Streaming](https://musicwatchinc.com/category/streaming/)
- [Downloading](https://musicwatchinc.com/category/downloading/)
- [Music Subscription](https://musicwatchinc.com/category/music-subscription/)
- [YouTube](https://musicwatchinc.com/category/youtube/)
- [Amazon](https://musicwatchinc.com/category/amazon/)

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