Music streaming has overtaken music downloads in terms of music revenue in the United States, according to a report from the RIAA. Now the largest revenue generator for the US music business, it is claimed streaming brought in 34.3 percent of overall revenue for 2015, equalling $2.4 billion of the $7 billion revenue, narrowly beating the 34 percent share downloads have, with both well ahead of physical media sales at just 28.8 percent of the revenue total.
