EQUITY RESEARCH | October 4, 2016 MUSIC IN THE AIR STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Streaming grows up and puts music back on path to growth after decades of disruption The music industry is on the cusp of a new era of growth after nearly two decades of disruption. The rising popularity and sophistication of streaming platforms like Spotify and Pandora is ushering in a second digital music revolution – one that is creating value rather than destroying it like the piracy and unbundling that came before. In this first of a “double album“ on the nascent industry turnaround, we lay DOUBLE out the converging trends that we expect to almost double ALBUM global music revenues over the next 15 years to $104bn, spreading benefits across the ecosystem. Lisa Yang Heath P. Terry, CFA Masaru Sugiyama Simona Jankowski, CFA Heather Bellini, CFA +44(20)7552-3713 (212) 357-1849 +81(3)6437-4691 (415) 249-7437 (212) 357-7710
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