Mid year market share figures published Nielson Music and Billboard indicate that US independents controlled 34.5% of the US market in H1 2015.
The performance of the combined independent sector was a slight improvement on 2014's overall 35.1%.
The sector outperformed majors Universal, Sony and Warner in H1 15, which achieved a 27.6%, 20.9% and 15.2% share of the market respectively.
"Indies continue to be No.1 based on copyright ownership, the only appropriate market share definition," said independent body A2IM ...
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