On July 10, it has been stated that music streams in the U.S. have increased by over 118 billion in the first 6 months of 2018. As reported by Nielsen Music’s new mid-year report on the U.S. market, music streams in the States reached 403.4 billion at the end of June (41.6% increase). 

Although, Nielsen Music didn’t comprehend between paid and ad-promoted streams on the report. CD sales downgraded to 14.6% yearly to 41.3 million, however vinyl LP sales increase again to 7.6 million (19.2%). 

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