Teens are listening to less music than before
By Brad Bennett, MobileSyrup.com AUG 8, 2019
Despite the rise of emerging media, radio (online radio) and podcasts still stay as the leading music sources for Canadian listeners, says data analytics company Neilsen.
Let’s jump straight into numbers. According to Nielsen’s fifth annual Canada Music 360 report, 58 percent of Canadian listeners rely on radio for music needs.
Compared to traditional radio that uses wireless broadcast, the company claims that online radio has gained its foothold in the younger audiences. More specifically, around 67 percent of teens and 73 percent of millennials tune into online radio on a weekly basis. For the general population, the percentage drops to 50.
With the advent of software algorithms that curate listening experience using user data, around 58 percent of teens and 68 percent of millennials find new music through online streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. Despite that, more than half of the general population still rely on traditional radio to discover new music.
As for podcasts, around one-third of Canadian consumers say that they have spent more time listening to podcast content than they do a year ago. Within the population sample, millennials and paying streamers account for a higher 47 and 41 percent respectively.
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