Do people really first 'hear' music via downloading? I'd never download a song either way until I've heard it first.

 

Arguably for album tracks if you download an album without streaming it first.

I'm surprised streaming is so low, given how popular it seems to be here.

But if "new music" means music that's newly released, then streaming is at a disadvantage because music is virtually never available on streaming before commercial release so people will have had the opportunity to hear most songs on the radio, TV or YouTube before that happens.

Traditionally and predominantly radio, still the most important format, but these days Buzzjack at least as important (via youtube) along with checking out forthcoming releases on youtube.

 

Occasionally other bloggers, clubs, TV, movies, adverts, word of mouth.....

YouTube mostly for me, sometimes Spotify.

I never listen to the radio, the chart show (occasionally) aside.

For me, it's more exciting to hear something new on the radio when it's unexpected, as opposed to searching for it myself. Despite following the charts every week, part of me still clings to discovering music the way I did growing up, before songs were so easy to find online. So radio first and foremost, but I also answered Youtube.

But if "new music" means music that's newly released, then streaming is at a disadvantage because music is virtually never available on streaming before commercial release so people will have had the opportunity to hear most songs on the radio, TV or YouTube before that happens.

 

It depends. If you're talking Spotify kind of streaming, then yes. But when a new song gets its radio premiere it's usually ripped by someone and put on Youtube or Soundcloud or somewhere like that straight away, so in those cases it's streaming where you first hear the song.

 

I have seen some songs that were on Spotify before they were released for download (especially a lot of dance songs, for example Jack by Breach. I think they end up on there thanks to compilation albums).

I was assuming for the purposes of this thread that the term "streaming" didn't include YouTube (as they're separate options on the poll).

Fair point about dance compilations though.

Almost always through blogs, so Youtube or Soundcloud links primarily. I don't listen to the radio apart from the chart, and even then I don't listen every week.

I was assuming for the purposes of this thread that the term "streaming" didn't include YouTube (as they're separate options on the poll).

Fair point about dance compilations though.

 

Though they would be covered by the 'legal downloads/physical formats' category...

Edited March 17, 201411 yr by Vidcapper

Though they would be covered by the 'legal downloads/physical formats' category...

 

But the original poster was suggesting that some tracks were available early on streaming sites as they were included on certain compilations which were available to stream, so they wouldn't be a legal download or physical format.

Samples on iTunes or music websites.

But the original poster was suggesting that some tracks were available early on streaming sites as they were included on certain compilations which were available to stream, so they wouldn't be a legal download or physical format.

 

Then they would have to count as 'other' then...

It used to be music video channels for me when they used to have text request for videos. Now, it's either on Youtube, Spotify/Deezer or forums like Buzzjack, Digital Spy or ChartsinFrance.

I'm surprised Youtube is so dominant on this poll - mind you, if UK record companies didn't take so bloody long releasing songs, I dare say we wouldn't need to use it as much... :rolleyes: