<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While music listening has fallen “by about 550 million streams a week (3.4%) for the last 10 weeks” as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/pop-star-ranking/2020-june/this-is-one-genre-of-music-that-isn-t-hurting-right-now.html?curator=MusicREDEF" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BLOOMBERG reports</a> that two genres, Country and Children’s music, have not been impacted as hard as other genres have been, especially Dance, Latin, and Hip-Hop/R&;B.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Two genres have been spared the COVID crunch: Children’s music and Country,” BLOOMBERG reports, citing BILLBOARD/MRC data. “Country in particular has thrived. U.S. residents have listened to an average of 11.1% <strong>more </strong>Country since mid-MARCH — an <strong>increase </strong>of 127 million streams a week. And while growth in kids’ music has subsided as more people return to work, <strong>Country has only accelerated</strong>. Country music streaming climbed 22.4% in the final full week of MAY.” The article cites new releases from <a title="KENNY CHESNEY" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSChesney/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkenny-chesney-tickets%2F">KENNY CHESNEY</a>, <a title="SAM HUNT" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSSamHunt/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fsam-hunt-tickets%2F">SAM HUNT</a> and <a title="KELSEA BALLERINI" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSKBallerini/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fkelsea-ballerini-tickets%2F">KELSEA BALLERINI</a> as helping the format’s numbers.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Music executives and fans have cooked up all sorts of hypotheses for Country’s durability during the CORONAVIRUS,” the article continues. “Some have argued it is comfort food at a time when people are craving any form of succor. An executive at PANDORA, the online radio service, noted Country music is a perfect complement to drinking. (Alcohol sales have also soared during the pandemic.) The simplest explanation may be the most boring: Country fans are learning to stream.” Read more <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/pop-star-ranking/2020-june/this-is-one-genre-of-music-that-isn-t-hurting-right-now.html?curator=MusicREDEF" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>
Country Music Thriving During Pandemic: A Special Report from Bloomberg
