According to the latest RIAA statistics, streaming claimed 34% of the total value of the US market in 2015. The overall retail income of the US recorded music market increased 0.9% to $7bn. The total value of digitally distributed formats was up 6% to $4.8bn. That was partially due to the impressive growth of streaming services, in particular of paid-for streaming services. Premium subscription streaming income jumped 52.3% to $1.22bn. Meanwhile, vinyl albums grew 32.2% to $416.2m.
