Analysis News Latin Music generated $685m in US recorded music revenues in the first half of 2024 – up 7% YoY The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has published its mid-year 2024 Latin Music Revenue Report
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Analysis News Latin music generated $1.4 billion in US recorded music revenues last year – up 16% YoY The RIAA has published its Year-end Latin Music Report
Analysis Universal Music Group’s recent batch of international deals highlight 5 global trends to watch in 2024 From Latin Music to a booming Chinese market, these are the trends to watch out for in 2024.
Analysis News The number of Latin music listeners on Spotify worldwide soared 986% from 2014 to 2023 Spotify reports steady double-digit growth in demand for Latin music over the past decade
News Reservoir acquires catalog of Latin Music hitmaker Rudy Perez Agreement also includes a publishing deal for his future works
News Latin music superfans spend over 30% more on music-related activities than other music superfans in the US (report) US market monitor Luminate has published its new Latin Music Report
Analysis News Latin music generated $627m in US recorded music revenues in H1 2023 – up 14.8% YoY Latin music’s share of overall US recorded music revenues reached 7.5% in the first half of 2023, according to RIAA's Mid-Year 2023 Latin Music Report
News Esteban Geller appointed General Manager of Sony Music US Latin Most recently, Geller served as Senior Vice President, Artist Relations & Marketing
News Latin music label The Wave Music Group inks long-term distribution deal with Capitol Music Group Deal follows the news that Latin music officially generated more than $1bn in US recorded music revenue in 2022.
News Jamar Chess launches investment group to buy Latin Music rights The firm's first deal, via Wahoo Music Fund One, is a 50% stake in the publishing and recording catalogs of Oro Solido
Analysis News With revenues of $510m in H1, Latin Music is still on course to generate $1 billion in the US this year According to new mid-year data released by the RIAA, on a retail basis, Latin Music revenues grew 23% in the US in H1 2022
Interviews ‘Latin music artists are not getting the recognition they deserve.’ MTW Agency CEO Diana Dotel discusses the challenges that come with working with Latin music and biggest lessons learned across her career
Analysis News Latin music will generate close to $500m from streaming in the US this year – but it’s losing (a bit of) market share Across all formats, genre claimed 4.31% share in the first half of 2019
News Apple is hiring for a Global Head of Latin Music to grow ‘multi-million dollar business programs’ Company is hiring for a Global Head of Latin Music Business in Miami