t is remarkable how music consumption behavior has changed in the last two decades: from the free offering of music via net labels and self-distribution to legal downloads and crowdfunding to streaming. As a survey by the Bitkom industry association has shown, every second internet user now uses streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music or Deezer. Of these, one in three has a paid subscription. Since 2013, the number of users of streaming services has more than quintupled and the trend is rising. And the number of users is still growing rapidly worldwide: according to MIDiA Research, in 2024 revenue from
