{
  "id": 9771374,
  "title": "Latin Music Revenue Grows 8.6% to $542M at Mid-Year, Outpacing Overall U.S. Market: RIAA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/latin-music-revenue-grows-8-6-to-542m-at-mid-year-outpacing-overall-u",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/latin-music-riaa-mid-year-report-revenue-rises/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported that Latin music revenue in the U.S. grew 8.6% to reach $542.2 million in the first half of 2026, surpassing overall U.S. recorded music market expansion of 6.9%. Latin music has achieved 13 consecutive mid-year growths, comprising 9.1% of total U.S. recorded music revenue, an increase from 8.8% at mid-year 2025. Streaming platforms drove 96% of Latin music revenue, with paid subscriptions growing 12.4% to $308.4 million, accounting for 56.9% of the genre's total earnings. Physical formats like vinyl experienced significant gains, with revenue more than tripling to $14 million, driven by vinyl sales rising 245.8%. Synchronization revenue more than doubled, up 104.2% to $3.3 million from placements in various media. RIAA senior vp Rafael Fernandez Jr. attributed Latin music's success to fans' growing connection with the genre, citing high-profile examples such as Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance and Shakira and Burna Boy's FIFA World Cup hit \"Dai Dai,\" which topped Billboard Global charts.",
  "summary": "This marks the genre's 13th consecutive mid-year gain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Latin Music Revenue Is Booming — And Outpacing the Overall U.S. Market (Again)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/latin-music-revenue-is-booming-and-outpacing-the-overall-u-s-market",
        "published": "2026-09-25T13:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}