Analysis and commentary on the wider music distribution landscape.
Sub-Saharan Africa grew recorded music revenue 15.2% in 2025, per the IFPI. Treating it as one market is the most expensive assumption a catalogue can make.
El África subsahariana creció un 15.2% en ingresos de música grabada en 2025, según la IFPI. Tratarla como un solo mercado es el error más costoso que puede cometer un catálogo.
L'Afrique subsaharienne a vu ses revenus de musique enregistrée croître de 15,2 % en 2025, selon l'IFPI. La traiter comme un seul marché est l'erreur la plus coûteuse qu'un catalogue puisse commettre.
Doanh thu âm nhạc thu âm của châu Phi cận Sahara tăng 15,2% trong năm 2025, theo IFPI. Coi đây là một thị trường duy nhất là giả định tốn kém nhất mà một catalogue có thể mắc phải.
Distribution platforms measure themselves on delivery. Artists judge them on release week. The gap between those two things is usually a video, and it is the least instrumented churn moment in the business.
Sweden reached streaming maturity before anyone else. What happens to a music market when subscription growth stops being the story is already visible there.
O Brasil entrou no top 10 mundial. E continua recebendo catálogo com metadados em espanhol, sem entrega doméstica e com o território agrupado no pacote latino-americano.
Comparten el idioma y casi nada más. Agrupar España dentro de un paquete latinoamericano es uno de los errores de configuración más caros que comete un catálogo.
The fastest-growing music region in the world is also the one most distribution stacks are configured worst for. Four things to change.
India is not one music market. It is a dozen language industries sharing a set of platforms, and the field that decides which one you reach is usually left blank.
Asia grew 10.9% in 2025, ahead of every region except Latin America. Treating it as a single territory is the most expensive assumption a catalogue can make.
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