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Behind the music: The music industry roars back, or does it? | Helienne Lindvall

Figures out this week seemed to suggest the industry is in rude health, yet artists claim to be struggling. Who's telling the truth?"Music industry up 5% in 2009", "Music piracy crisis 'over' as industry revenues rise to £3.9bn", "Consumer spend on live music hit a record breaking £1.5bn", screamed headlines the other day. Great news! So what have all these artists and record labels been going on about, complaining about what a dire state the music industry is in? Who's telling the truth? Actu...

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15:44 on August 6 2010

Behind the music: The music industry roars back, or does it? | Helienne Lindvall

Guardian Music — Figures out this week seemed to suggest the industry is in rude health, yet artists claim to be struggling. Who's telling the truth?"Music industry up 5% in 2009", "Music... more info