A new report from the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) finds that record labels spend $4.5 billion annually on A&R and marketing, continuing to invest in new music and new artists, despite the economic downturn. According to the IFPI, record labels spent $2.7 billion in 2011 on A&R, only marginally down on 2008 ($2.8 billion), despite an overall decline of 16 percent in the trade value of the industry globally over the same period. Revenues invested in A&R increased from 15 to 16 percent of industry turnover between 2008 and 2011.
The report found that music companies invest a...
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The report found that music companies invest a...
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