(3 March 2017) The group “Believe” along with Tunecore (acquired in April 2015) is the fourth digital distributor in the American streaming market. The prestigious journal, Music Business Worldwide which monitors market trends in the sector, confirms this in an interesting article. Starting from research results conducted by BuzzAngle, Music Business Worldwide defined an updated framework of digital distribution for music in the United States in 2016. The two brands, “Believe” and “Tunecore” are in 9th and 5th place respectively in the audio and visual Streaming Distributors rankings. After their merger, they ranked 4th following Sony, Warner and Universal. Believe-Tunecore is now the major independent music distributor on the global and US market. This success has afforded Believe-Tunecore the potential to support artists and labels with the authority of a major – a strong sign of change in the international music industry. In Italy, more artists and labels of any dimension and musical genre turn to Believe who offers visibility, presence, international support thank to their global reach which is the result of a strong collaboration between subsidiaries in the whole world. According BuzzAngle, Believe’s ‘total consumption’ (the total consumption calculated via parametrising streamings versus downloads), places it as the top independent distributor tailgating the other major companies and their affiliates in the sector. (red)
