Why Kids' Music Sales and Streaming Growth Appears To Be Declining (It’s Not)

By Cynthia Littleton

First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week.

While it’s debatable among zombie experts how long the undead can actually live, data from Billboard’s Kid Albums chart suggests they can stick around a very long time. Zombies and Zombies 2, the soundtracks to the Disney Channel’s latest original musicals, have

About two years ago, Ryan Ruden — father of two and head of touring and events at Columbia Records — had a realization: His young children, now ages 4 and 7, didn’t yet know how to read, but they did know how to request their favorite music (including Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”) on voice-activation devices like Amazon’s Alexa.

When it comes to live events in the family sector, vendors selling kids’ merchandise have issues to contend with — namely that parents might hesitate to buy an $30 t-shirt their child is likely to quickly outgrow. But they also have allies: The target demographic is on their side.  “If you go to a Rolling Stones show and have paid a significant amount

To kids around the world, Raffi needs no introduction beyond his memorable first name. A surviving — and still thriving — veteran of the children’s music industry, the singer-songwriter made his first big splash in 1980 with “Baby Beluga,” the sweet tale of a “l

For those who think that gauging the musical tastes of children today is simply a matter of consulting the world’s growing trove of data, consider this: Most kids don’t subscribe to streaming..

Voz de Mando lead vocalist Jorge Gaxiola has been named AfinArte Music's head of A&R, Billboard can confirm.Gaxiola also co-founded the independent regional Mexican music label whose roster includes chart-topping singer-songwriter El Fantasma, Los Dos Carnales, Los Dos De Tamaulipas, Voz de Mando and Kanales.AfinArte is also betting on fresh talent by signing up-and-coming singer-songwriter Ruben Salazar, who has written songs for Gerardo Ortiz, Julión Álvarez and Banda El Recodo, and rising

Investors eyeing media stocks battered during the coronavirus pandemic from a TV ad recession and cord-cutting should tune into the streaming opportunities of TV networks for potential earnings growth, Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne argued Tuesday.

This year, Cinco de Mayo is looking quite different for many Latin artists who typically spend the holiday onstage.

By Cynthia Littleton

By Jem Aswad

LONDON — Global music sales grew for the fifth consecutive year in 2019 with streaming accounting for more than half of all label revenue for the first time, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) "Global Music Report 2020."Total revenues climbed to $20.2 billion, a rise of 8.2% on the previous year.

Dan Smith talks to NME about the ongoing 'Distraction Tactics' event

The physical market has been struggling as a result of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown