digital delivery of music . caught up with physical formats like cds as a money stream for . the first time last year , the trade association ifpi said on . tuesday . it came , however , as overall global sales of $ 14.97 billion . fell marginally from 2013 . the report also named the year 's top-selling album - the ` frozen ' soundtrack , which sold 10 million copies , while pharrell williams ' ` happy ' was the top single , selling 13.9 million copies . taylor swift famously removed her music from spotify . digital formats have now caught up with physical sales of music for the first time . piracy and free internet sites remain a huge problem for anindustry still reeling from the impact of turning music intodigital form , which encouraged copying , bootlegs and free musicsites , and led to a collapse in sales from $ 40 billion in 1999 . ifpi , the international federation of the phonographic . industry , said in an annual report , that while revenues were . down 0.4 percent in 2014 from the previous year , digital . formats , including streaming and downloads , had finally caught . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- margot fonteyn , one of only two british dancers appointed prima ballerina assoluta , is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . rickie fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater who accused his girlfriend of being a ` gold digger . ' breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . up with physical formats , with each accounting for about 46 . percent of the market . the vinyl format has had a renaissance and now accounts for 2 percent of revenues . performance rights and film and related . the golfer 's girlfriend , bikini model alexis randock , had posted a photo on her instagram account of her and sister nicole on the beach last week . the photo was shared with her 25,000 followers , which included an abusive commenter known as ` fatalsplash ' who was quick to judge and accused alexis of being a ` gold digger . ' rickie fowler 's girlfriend and bikini model alexis randock poses for a picture with her sister nicole . randock -lrb- centre -rrb- was criticised by an online troll for not working due to her relationship with fowler -lrb- right -rrb- . revenues made up the balance . ` we have overall a positive picture , with the biggest . market , the u.s. , growing and the third biggest market in the . world , germany , growing as well , ' edgar berger , chairman and . ceo international of sony music entertainment , said at a news . conference . ` if we keep the current trajectory the industry will . inevitably grow , ' he said , adding his view that paid . subscriptions to streaming services ` will be the predominant . fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater . a troll called ` fatalsplash ' then accused alexis of being a ` gold digger ' who did n't have to work . ` must be nice getting s *** free in life and not have to work for it , ' he posted . it was n't long before fowler came to his girlfriend 's defence and responded to the troll that he ` might want to get your facts straight before you talk to my girl friend like that ' , reports the golf channel . performer ' . but the ifpi also noted some dark clouds ahead for the . industry , including the impact of free delivery of music over . internet sites such as youtube and dailymotion.com , and the . desire of chinese consumers to get their music for free . alexis also was n't shy about standing up for herself . ` that 's hilarious . i work my butt off to be able to fully support myself in nyc , i 'm out here grinding to live a nice life , ' she posted . fowler received a number of positive comments from other posters who commended him on standing up for his girlfriend . the industry group said it was pushing for legal changes to . be made in europe , and eventually elsewhere , so that youtube , . dailymotion and others could no longer contend they are ` safe . harbours ' , immune from copyright violation because users post . music and other content themselves . jay-z and a host of celebrities recently launched tidal in a bid to make more money from streaming services . ` companies that play the role of distributing , monetising , . ` fatalsplash ' - who has since changed his user name to - ' @dont_hava_usename ' - was roundly criticised , being called a moron and accused of working at mcdonald 's . the troll even attempted to backtrack by offering alexis congratulations for supporting herself . promoting do n't belong in the ` safe harbours ' , ' ifpi chief . fowler told the hater to ` get your facts straight ' , while alexis informed him that she worked her ` butt off ' executive frances moore said . she noted that streaming sites such as spotify and deezer . which pay the industry for music rights had contributed some . $ 1.6 billion in revenues on the basis of having about 140 . million users while the free internet sites , with a billion . users , paid something over $ 641 million . berger said there was a ' a piracy issue that needs to be . fought in china ' , adding without piracy instead of ranking in . 19th place globally for music revenues , it would be in the top . five . fowler received a number of comments from posters who commended him on standing up for his girlfriend . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
rickie fowler responded to online troll who abused his girlfriend . bikini model alexis randock had posted a photo on her instagram account . randock was pictured on the beach alongside her sister nicole . a troll called ` fatalsplash ' then accused alexis of being a ` gold digger ' fowler told the hater to ` get your facts straight ' following comment .
digital delivery of music . caught up with physical formats like cds as a money stream for . the first time last year , the trade association ifpi said on . tuesday . it came , however , as overall global sales of $ 14.97 billion . fell marginally from 2013 . the report also named the year 's top-selling album - the ` frozen ' soundtrack , which sold 10 million copies , while pharrell williams ' ` happy ' was the top single , selling 13.9 million copies . taylor swift famously removed her music from spotify . digital formats have now caught up with physical sales of music for the first time . piracy and free internet sites remain a huge problem for anindustry still reeling from the impact of turning music intodigital form , which encouraged copying , bootlegs and free musicsites , and led to a collapse in sales from $ 40 billion in 1999 . ifpi , the international federation of the phonographic . industry , said in an annual report , that while revenues were . down 0.4 percent in 2014 from the previous year , digital . formats , including streaming and downloads , had finally caught . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- margot fonteyn , one of only two british dancers appointed prima ballerina assoluta , is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . rickie fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater who accused his girlfriend of being a ` gold digger . ' breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . up with physical formats , with each accounting for about 46 . percent of the market . the vinyl format has had a renaissance and now accounts for 2 percent of revenues . performance rights and film and related . the golfer 's girlfriend , bikini model alexis randock , had posted a photo on her instagram account of her and sister nicole on the beach last week . the photo was shared with her 25,000 followers , which included an abusive commenter known as ` fatalsplash ' who was quick to judge and accused alexis of being a ` gold digger . ' rickie fowler 's girlfriend and bikini model alexis randock poses for a picture with her sister nicole . randock -lrb- centre -rrb- was criticised by an online troll for not working due to her relationship with fowler -lrb- right -rrb- . revenues made up the balance . ` we have overall a positive picture , with the biggest . market , the u.s. , growing and the third biggest market in the . world , germany , growing as well , ' edgar berger , chairman and . ceo international of sony music entertainment , said at a news . conference . ` if we keep the current trajectory the industry will . inevitably grow , ' he said , adding his view that paid . subscriptions to streaming services ` will be the predominant . fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater . a troll called ` fatalsplash ' then accused alexis of being a ` gold digger ' who did n't have to work . ` must be nice getting s *** free in life and not have to work for it , ' he posted . it was n't long before fowler came to his girlfriend 's defence and responded to the troll that he ` might want to get your facts straight before you talk to my girl friend like that ' , reports the golf channel . performer ' . but the ifpi also noted some dark clouds ahead for the . industry , including the impact of free delivery of music over . internet sites such as youtube and dailymotion.com , and the . desire of chinese consumers to get their music for free . alexis also was n't shy about standing up for herself . ` that 's hilarious . i work my butt off to be able to fully support myself in nyc , i 'm out here grinding to live a nice life , ' she posted . fowler received a number of positive comments from other posters who commended him on standing up for his girlfriend . the industry group said it was pushing for legal changes to . be made in europe , and eventually elsewhere , so that youtube , . dailymotion and others could no longer contend they are ` safe . harbours ' , immune from copyright violation because users post . music and other content themselves . jay-z and a host of celebrities recently launched tidal in a bid to make more money from streaming services . ` companies that play the role of distributing , monetising , . ` fatalsplash ' - who has since changed his user name to - ' @dont_hava_usename ' - was roundly criticised , being called a moron and accused of working at mcdonald 's . the troll even attempted to backtrack by offering alexis congratulations for supporting herself . promoting do n't belong in the ` safe harbours '
reeling from the impact of turning music intodigital form , which encouraged copying , bootlegs and free musicsites , and led to a collapse in sales from $ 40 billion in 1999 . ifpi , the international federation of the phonographic . industry , said in an annual report , that while revenues were . down 0.4 percent in 2014 from the previous year , digital . formats , including streaming and downloads , had finally caught . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- margot fonteyn , one of only two british dancers appointed prima ballerina assoluta , is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . rickie fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater who accused his girlfriend of being a ` gold digger . ' breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . up with physical formats , with each accounting for about 46 . percent of the market . the vinyl format has had a renaissance and now accounts for 2 percent of revenues . performance rights and film and related . the golfer 's girlfriend , bikini model alexis randock , had posted a photo on her instagram account of her and sister nicole on the beach last week . the photo was shared with her 25,000 followers , which included an abusive commenter known as ` fatalsplash ' who was quick to judge and accused alexis of being a ` gold digger . ' rickie fowler 's girlfriend and bikini model alexis randock poses for a picture with her sister nicole . randock -lrb- centre -rrb- was criticised by an online troll for not working due to her relationship with fowler -lrb- right -rrb- . revenues made up the balance . ` we have overall a positive picture , with the biggest . market , the u.s. , growing and the third biggest market in the . world , germany , growing as well , ' edgar berger , chairman and . ceo international of sony music entertainment , said at a news . conference . ` if we keep the current trajectory the industry will . inevitably grow , ' he said , adding his view that paid . subscriptions to streaming services ` will be the predominant . fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater . a troll called ` fatalsplash ' then accused alexis of being a ` gold digger ' who did n't have to work . ` must be nice getting s *** free in life and not have to work for it , ' he posted . it was n't long before fowler came to his girlfriend 's defence and responded to the troll that he ` might want to get your facts straight before you talk to my girl friend like that ' , reports the golf channel . performer ' . but the ifpi also noted some dark clouds ahead for the . industry , including the impact of free delivery of music over . internet sites such as youtube and dailymotion.com , and the . desire of chinese consumers to get their music for free . alexis also was n't shy about standing up for herself . ` that 's hilarious . i work my butt off to be able to fully support myself in nyc , i 'm out here grinding to live a nice life , ' she posted . fowler received a number of positive comments from other posters who commended him on standing up for his girlfriend . the industry group said it was pushing for legal changes to . be made in europe , and eventually elsewhere , so that youtube , . dailymotion and others could no longer contend they are ` safe . harbours ' , immune from copyright violation because users post . music and other content themselves . jay-z and a host of celebrities recently launched tidal in a bid to make more money from streaming services . ` companies that play the role of distributing , monetising , . ` fatalsplash ' - who has since changed his user name to - ' @dont_hava_usename ' - was roundly criticised , being called a moron and accused of working at mcdonald 's . the troll even attempted to backtrack by offering alexis congratulations for supporting herself . promoting do n't belong in the ` safe harbours ' the top . five . fowler received a number of comments from posters who commended him on standing up for his girlfriend . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
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digital delivery of music . caught up with physical formats like cds as a money stream for . the first time last year , the trade association ifpi said on . tuesday . it came , however , as overall global sales of $ 14.97 billion . fell marginally from 2013 . the report also named the year 's top-selling album - the ` frozen ' soundtrack , which sold 10 million copies , while pharrell williams ' ` happy ' was the top single , selling 13.9 million copies . taylor swift famously removed her music from spotify . digital formats have now caught up with physical sales of music for the first time . piracy and free internet sites remain a huge problem for anindustry still reeling from the impact of turning music intodigital form , which encouraged copying , bootlegs and free musicsites , and led to a collapse in sales from $ 40 billion in 1999 . ifpi , the international federation of the phonographic . industry , said in an annual report , that while revenues were . down 0.4 percent in 2014 from the previous year , digital . formats , including streaming and downloads , had finally caught . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- margot fonteyn , one of only two british dancers appointed prima ballerina assoluta , is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . rickie fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater who accused his girlfriend of being a ` gold digger . ' breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . up with physical formats , with each accounting for about 46 . percent of the market . the vinyl format has had a renaissance and now accounts for 2 percent of revenues . performance rights and film and related . the golfer 's girlfriend , bikini model alexis randock , had posted a photo on her instagram account of her and sister nicole on the beach last week . the photo was shared with her 25,000 followers , which included an abusive commenter known as ` fatalsplash ' who was quick to judge and accused alexis of being a ` gold digger . ' rickie fowler 's girlfriend and bikini model alexis randock poses for a picture with her sister nicole . randock -lrb- centre -rrb- was criticised by an online troll for not working due to her relationship with fowler -lrb- right -rrb- . revenues made up the balance . ` we have overall a positive picture , with the biggest . market , the u.s. , growing and the third biggest market in the . world , germany , growing as well , ' edgar berger , chairman and . ceo international of sony music entertainment , said at a news . conference . ` if we keep the current trajectory the industry will . inevitably grow , ' he said , adding his view that paid . subscriptions to streaming services ` will be the predominant . fowler has earned extra brownie points with his growing legion of fans after calling out an online hater . a troll called ` fatalsplash ' then accused alexis of being a ` gold digger ' who did n't have to work . ` must be nice getting s *** free in life and not have to work for it , ' he posted . it was n't long before fowler came to his girlfriend 's defence and responded to the troll that he ` might want to get your facts straight before you talk to my girl friend like that ' , reports the golf channel . performer ' .
 The text discusses the music industry and its evolution over time. It mentions how digital formats have changed the way people consume music, with streaming services like Spotify becoming popular. The article also talks about the rise of independent artists and labels, as well as the impact of piracy and free music sites on the industry's revenue. Additionally, it touches on the topic of physical album sales declining and the shift towards vinyl records. The conversation then turns to the topic of iconic dancers and choreographers in the music industry, mentioning names like Rudolf Nureyev and Martha Graham. Finally, it concludes by discussing the importance of understanding the current state of the music industry and adapting to changes in order to succeed.