Streaming now accounts for 80 percent of the US music market It made up just seven percent in 2010, according to RIAA stats December 31, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/31/music-streaming-market-share-us-spotify-apple-music/
Coronavirus lockdown isn’t stopping U.S. spending on streaming music services April 14, 2020 https://www.cultofmac.com/701701/co...ing-u-s-spending-on-streaming-music-services/
COVID-19 boredom boosts streaming music for 2020 July 18, 2020 https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/07/18/covid-19-boredom-boosts-streaming-music-for-2020
Streaming now accounts for 85 percent of recorded music revenue, the RIAA says Vinyl outsold CDs for the first time since the '80s September 11, 2020 https://www.engadget.com/riaa-streaming-vinyl-cds-mid-year-report-153215821.html RIAA: RIAA releases 2020 mid-year data on U.S. consumer listening and recorded music revenues
I don't like the whole streaming thing. It requires an internet connection and if they pull what I wanted to listen too then too bad I guess.
I think that Spotify Premium has feature to download music and podcasts to listen offline later. Stitcher (podcast app) has this feature for sure. On the other hand knowing that streaming service may pull out content at every given time is not funny at all. In addition streaming is not privacy friendly.
I've had that experience with Netflix. I would be half way through a series and it would disappear. It is a major reason why I cancelled.