Indie Genre Market AnalysisThe Rise of Indie Music

Quotes about the rise for indie music

Alison Wenham, WIN“With a 37.6% market share

based on rights ownership, the independent music community

is playing an increasingly important part within the

global music industry.”

Music Week Report

Indie labels contributed $5.6bn to the global music industry in

2015

These quotes explain the big impact indie music is having within the industry, it is continually growing and gaining more and more

financial backers, audiences and more market share. More artists are contributing to the rise of indie music everyday, however it will

always be filled with a background of independent artists.

Whale Report on Current Rising Music

‘Alternative’ music, otherwise known as Indie

music is on the rise, second from the top in the album genre. It is a popular genre that is on the rise but will never overtake pop due to the vast audience it holds. This chart backs ups the

previous figures about how much the genre inputs

financially and their market share hold. Indie music has grown as a whole and will continue to grow as it has

since it was first born.

“Rock bands in India are no longer about hummable choruses, head-banging and controversial avant-garde composers. There's a new

genre that's emerged: independent music. With it, a new breed of musicians is striking the right

chords.”

Economic Times Article"Indie can be progressive metal, pop, rock, disco,

pure metal, fusion, blues or even a classical raag done your own way. Do whatever

you want to. That's the essence of independent

music," 

"The indie music scenario is on an upswing in India. Consumption,

attention and investment have gone up in the last year and a half. Year-

on-year investment in the ecosystem has gone up by 35%,

with a lot of localisation of content," 

The growth of indie music is happening all over the world. As indie contains many subgenres

it appeals to such a wide audience. Artists are picking up

on the rise and trying to contribute where ever they can.