After seven years at Billboard, a columnist offers reasons to be optimistic, and worried, about the future of the music business.
When I came to Billboard in January 2019, the U.S. recorded music business had just gone through its third year in a row of growth. After hitting a low point of about $7 billion in 2014 and 2015 — about half of its 1999 peak — U.S. recorded music rev… [7337 chars]
Source: Billboard | Published: 2026-02-27T19:37:54Z
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