{"id":2337832,"date":"2026-03-20T00:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2337832"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:21:49","slug":"recorded-music-revenues-in-italy-grew-10-7-yoy-last-year-paid-streaming-revenues-in-the-market-jumped-14-1-yoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/recorded-music-revenues-in-italy-grew-10-7-yoy-last-year-paid-streaming-revenues-in-the-market-jumped-14-1-yoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Recorded music revenues in Italy grew +10.7% YoY last year; paid streaming revenues in the market jumped 14.1% YoY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Italy\u2019s recorded music market generated $579 million in trade revenues in 2025, up\u00a0+10.7% YoY<\/span>, largely driven by a double-digit jump in paid streaming revenue.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s according to new data from the\u00a0Federation of the Italian Music Industry<\/b>\u00a0(FIMI<\/b>) on <\/b>Wednesday (March 18).<\/p>\n

Revenues generated by paid subscription streaming in the market were the sharpest contributor, climbing +<\/span>14.1% YoY<\/span> <\/b>to EUR \u20ac234.4 million<\/b> ($269 million) and representing 69% <\/b>of Italy\u2019s total streaming revenues.<\/p>\n

Total streaming revenues in the country exceeded \u20ac340 million <\/b>($390m), growing +<\/strong>9.6%<\/b> YoY<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n

While premium streaming continued to gain momentum, ad-supported streaming declined -2.2% YoY<\/strong><\/span> to EUR \u20ac51.3 million <\/b>($59m).<\/p>\n

FIMI noted that Italy\u2019s headline recorded music market growth rate of +10.7% YoY<\/span><\/strong> for 2025 was \u201cdouble the European regional average\u201d of +5.6% YoY<\/strong><\/span> reported this week<\/a> by the IFPI<\/a> and \u201cwell above the global average\u201d of 6.4% YoY,<\/span><\/strong> also reported by IFPI this week.<\/p>\n

The trade body noted that the stats confirm Italy\u2019s status as the third-largest market in the European Union\u00a0and\u00a0the eleventh-largest internationally,<\/p>\n\n

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FIMI CEO Enzo Mazza said: \u201cThis success once again confirms the investments in research and development made by major and independent Italian labels, as well as their ability to make the most of different commercial channels to promote and distribute music content \u2013 from streaming to the return of the CD and the continued strength of vinyl \u2013 while new releases and catalogue titles meet the enthusiasm of superfans who fuel a positive cycle for the entire sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis success once again confirms the investments in research and development made by major and independent Italian labels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enzo Mazza, FIMI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He added: \u201cHowever, the future also presents new uncertainties and the sector still has room for growth: despite more than nine million Italians listening to music through streaming subscriptions, the market is still far from reaching full maturity. Gen AI, moreover, represents both a new opportunity and a challenge that requires adequate business models and legislative protections, paving the way for a 2026 of major transformations.<\/p>\n

Revenues generated by physical music in Italy, meanwhile, jumped +21.9% YoY<\/b><\/span> to \u20ac74.7 million<\/b> ($86m).<\/p>\n

Vinyl revenues grew 24.2% YoY,<\/b><\/span> while revenues generated by CD sales grew 15.1%.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

FIMI said this is \u201ca sign of a market driven by demand increasingly tied to the superfan phenomenon and the collectible nature of music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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The data also showed that performance rights revenue grew +9.8% YoY<\/b><\/span> to \u20ac82.1 million<\/b> ($94m), \u201cconfirming their position as the sector\u2019s Italian second-largest source of revenue.\u201d Synchronization declined -5.7% YoY<\/b><\/span> to \u20ac12.2 million<\/b> ($14m), tied to a slowdown in Italian film production.<\/p>\n

Streaming\u2019s reach is also extending Italy\u2019s music internationally. Export royalties rose +13.9% YoY<\/b><\/span> to over \u20ac32 million <\/b>($37m), with digital making up 88% <\/b>of that total. Over six years, those royalties have grown +180%<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s 2025 streaming and physical volume in numbers<\/h6>\n

Italians generated 99 billion<\/strong> streams in 2025, an average of 1.9 billion per week \u2014 up +5% YoY.<\/strong><\/span> Premium accounts generated 54% of that volume.<\/p>\n

New releases accounted for 16% of the streaming market. 82% of all streams came from songs released since 2010, with music from the past five years alone driving 57.3% of total streaming volume.<\/p>\n

In physical, 4.6 million<\/strong> units were sold. CDs accounted for 51%<\/strong> of that total volume, and vinyl accounted for 47%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Albums released between 2020 and 2025 accounted for 71%<\/strong> of physical units sold. The trend was even more pronounced in the broader physical market: 92%<\/strong> of units sold were albums released since 2010.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPhysical purchases \u2013 whether frontline or catalogue \u2013 tend to increase when a meaningful experience is created for the buyer, whether in a physical space or associated with an unmissable moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrea<\/b> Rosi<\/b>, Sony Music<\/a> Italy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Andrea<\/b> Rosi<\/b>, President & CEO, Sony Music Italy<\/b>, said in the report: \u201cPhysical purchases \u2013 whether frontline or catalogue \u2013 tend to increase when a meaningful experience is created for the buyer, whether in a physical space or associated with an unmissable moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor Warner Music Group<\/a>, export is not only a commercial strategy but also a cultural process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pico<\/b> Cibelli<\/b>, Warner Music Italia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pico<\/b> Cibelli<\/b>, President and CEO, Warner Music Italia<\/b>, said: \u201cFor Warner Music Group, export is not only a commercial strategy but also a cultural process. It means bringing the identity and distinctive characteristics of different territories to the global stage, enhancing local roots in order to build new growth trajectories for artists and repertoires in the international arena.\u201d<\/p>\n

Music Business Worldwide<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.musicbusinessworldwide.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italy\u2019s recorded music market generated $579 million in trade revenues in 2025, up\u00a0+10.7% YoY, largely driven by a double-digit jump in paid streaming revenue. That\u2019s according to new data from the\u00a0Federation of the Italian Music Industry\u00a0(FIMI) on Wednesday (March 18). Revenues generated by paid subscription streaming in the market were the sharpest contributor, climbing +14.1% […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2337833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2337832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Recorded-music-revenues-in-Italy-grew-107-YoY-last-year.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2337834,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337832\/revisions\/2337834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}