How Americans Spend on Music

A slight majority (52%) of Americans’ spending on music goes to live events, says Nielsen [download page] in reporting the results of a recent survey. Admission to live music concerts represents the largest share of music-related expenditures; at almost one-third (32%) of all spending, concert admissions alone are on par with combined spending on physical forms of music (13%), digital tracks/albums (11%) and music gift cards (7%). (more…)