Fat beats: The RIAA’s mid-year report on the U.S. music market is out, and it has label execs breaking into song. Revenue was up 18% YoY, to $5.4 billion, 80% of that coming from streaming. At that pace, Music Business Worldwide notes, revenue should top $10 billion for the year, a threshold the industry hasn’t cleared since 2007. The dark cloud in the silver lining? According to
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Fat beats: The RIAA’s mid-year report on the U.S. music market is out, and it has label execs breaking into song. Revenue was up 18% YoY, to $5.4 billion, 80% of that coming from streaming. At that pace, Music Business Worldwide notes, revenue should top $10 billion for the year, a threshold the industry hasn’t cleared since 2007. The dark cloud in the silver lining? According to