former world champion ken doherty is on the brink of exiting the betfred world snooker championships in the final qualifying round . doherty , who lifted the title in 1997 , trails mark davis 8-1 after the first session of their third-round qualifier at ponds forge in sheffield . the 45-year-old faces an uphill battle to avoid becoming the third crucible winner to crash out this week , with peter ebdon and steve davis having lost in the second round . 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 . the singer also posted a supportive message to embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson . she recently caused a stir when she unveiled her new perfume ad , starring herself , naked , with only ` tiny men ' crawling over her to protect her modesty . but it appears lady gaga has n't tired of baring flesh for her fans . the 26-year-old tweeted a snap of herself apparently fully naked , sitting in an armchair , hugging her legs to her chest . baring all ? lady gaga tweeted this extremely revealing picture of herself sitting in an armchair . ken doherty is just two frames away from going out of world championships qualifying in sheffield . doherty enjoys a pint of guinness after winning the world championships in 1997 . graeme dott , another former champion , must come from behind on wednesday to book his place in the main draw as he trails world number 52 yu delu 5-4 . elsewhere , former world championship runner-up matthew stevens leads joe swail 5-4 as he bids for a first crucible appearance since 2013 . 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 . up with physical formats , with each accounting for about 46 . graeme dott is a former world champion , winning the showpiece event at the crucible in 2006 . 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 . 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 . despite her penchant for stepping out in little more than underwear -lrb- embellished with a variety of eye-catching accessories , naturally -rrb- , this is potentially the most skin gaga has ever shown in public . at the risk of looking too closely , gaga appears to be wearing a deceptively flesh-coloured thong . she seems to be wearing almost no make-up in the picture , wearing her long blonde hair loose . the singer has also found time to show her support for embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson . ` 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 . performer ' . hardly a break from the norm : gaga has made a habit of performing in little more than underwear . the couple have dominated headlines since news emerged that kirsten cheated on her twilight co-star with snow white and the huntsman director rupert sanders , 41 . gaga tweeted : ` geez this kirstew rob stuff is brutal . makes me sad the way press acts . hope they 're ok ' . meanwhile gaga is continuing on her quest for world domination by landing her silver screen debut role . the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . 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 . 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 , . multi-talented : the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . in the first picture of her embodying the role of la chameleón , gaga can be seen holding a pistol still steaming with smoke , as she seductively poses with a dead white wolf draped around her . with a shadow cast across her face , the grammy-winner strikes a pose while dripping with jewels and smouldering in suspenders and marilyn monroe-inspired hairstyling . the excited 26-year-old tweeted : ` yes its true , i will be making my debut as an actress ln the amazing machete kills by @rodriguez im -lrb- sic -rrb- so excited !!! ah ! filming was insane . ' she delivered her message after the 44-year-old filmmaker broke the news : ' i just finished working with @ladygaga on @machetekills , she kicked so much ass ! holy smokes . blown away ! ' promoting do n't belong in the ` safe harbours ' , ' ifpi chief . 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 . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
the singer also posted a supportive message to embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson .
former world champion ken doherty is on the brink of exiting the betfred world snooker championships in the final qualifying round . doherty , who lifted the title in 1997 , trails mark davis 8-1 after the first session of their third-round qualifier at ponds forge in sheffield . the 45-year-old faces an uphill battle to avoid becoming the third crucible winner to crash out this week , with peter ebdon and steve davis having lost in the second round . 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 . the singer also posted a supportive message to embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson . she recently caused a stir when she unveiled her new perfume ad , starring herself , naked , with only ` tiny men ' crawling over her to protect her modesty . but it appears lady gaga has n't tired of baring flesh for her fans . the 26-year-old tweeted a snap of herself apparently fully naked , sitting in an armchair , hugging her legs to her chest . baring all ? lady gaga tweeted this extremely revealing picture of herself sitting in an armchair . ken doherty is just two frames away from going out of world championships qualifying in sheffield . doherty enjoys a pint of guinness after winning the world championships in 1997 . graeme dott , another former champion , must come from format has had a renaissance and now accounts for 2 percent of revenues . performance rights and film and related . 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 . despite her penchant for stepping out in little more than underwear -lrb- embellished with a variety of eye-catching accessories , naturally -rrb- , this is potentially the most skin gaga has ever shown in public . at the risk of looking too closely , gaga appears to be wearing a deceptively flesh-coloured thong . she seems to be wearing almost no make-up in the picture , wearing her long blonde hair loose . the singer has also found time to show her support for embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson . ` 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 . performer ' . hardly a break from the norm : gaga has made a habit of performing in little more than underwear . the couple have dominated headlines since news emerged that kirsten cheated on her twilight co-star with snow white and the huntsman director rupert sanders , 41 . gaga tweeted : ` geez this kirstew rob stuff is brutal . makes me sad the way press acts . hope they 're ok ' . meanwhile gaga is continuing on her quest for world domination by landing her silver screen debut role . the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . 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 . 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 , . multi-talented : the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . in the first picture of her embodying the role of la chameleón , gaga can be seen holding a pistol still steaming with smoke , as she seductively poses with a dead white wolf draped around her . with a shadow cast across her face , the grammy-winner strikes a pose while dripping with jewels and smouldering in suspenders and marilyn monroe-inspired hairstyling . the excited 26-year-old tweeted : ` yes its true , i will be making my debut as an actress ln the amazing machete kills by @rodriguez im -lrb- sic -rrb- so excited !!! ah ! filming was insane . ' she delivered her message after the 44-year-old filmmaker broke the news : ' i just finished working with @ladygaga on @machetekills , she kicked so much ass ! holy smokes . blown away ! ' promoting do n't belong in the ` safe harbours ' , ' ifpi chief . 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 . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
former world champion ken doherty is on the brink of exiting the betfred world snooker championships in the final qualifying round . doherty , who lifted the title in 1997 , trails mark davis 8-1 after the first session of their third-round qualifier at ponds forge in sheffield . the 45-year-old faces an uphill battle to avoid becoming the third crucible winner to crash out this week , with peter ebdon and steve davis having lost in the second round . 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 . the singer also posted a supportive message to embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson . . 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 . up with physical formats , with each accounting for about 46 . graeme dott is a former world champion , winning the showpiece event at the crucible in 2006 . 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 . 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 . despite her penchant for stepping out in little more than underwear -lrb- embellished with a variety of eye-catching accessories , naturally -rrb- , this is potentially the most skin gaga has ever shown in public . at the risk of looking too closely , gaga appears to be wearing a deceptively flesh-coloured thong . she seems to be wearing almost no make-up in the picture , wearing her long blonde hair loose . the singer has also found time to show her support for embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson . ` 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 . performer ' . hardly a break from the norm : gaga has made a habit of performing in little more than underwear . the couple have dominated headlines since news emerged that kirsten cheated on her twilight co-star with snow white and the huntsman director rupert sanders , 41 . gaga tweeted : ` geez this kirstew rob stuff is brutal . makes me sad the way press acts . hope they 're ok ' . meanwhile gaga is continuing on her quest for world domination by landing her silver screen debut role . the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . 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 . 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 , . multi-talented : the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . in the first picture of her embodying the role of la chameleón , gaga can be seen holding a pistol still steaming with smoke , as she seductively poses with a dead white wolf draped around her . with a shadow cast across her face , the grammy-winner strikes a pose while dripping with jewels and smouldering in suspenders and marilyn monroe-inspired hairstyling . the excited 26-year-old tweeted : ` yes its true , i will be making my debut as an actress ln the amazing machete kills by @rodriguez im -lrb- sic -rrb- so excited !!! ah ! filming was insane . ' she delivered her message after the 44-year-old filmmaker broke the news : ' i just finished working with @ladygaga on @machetekills , she kicked so much ass ! holy smokes . blown away ! ' promoting do n't belong in the ` safe harbours ' , ' ifpi chief . 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 . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
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format has had a renaissance and now accounts for 2 percent of revenues . performance rights and film and related . 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 . despite her penchant for stepping out in little more than underwear -lrb- embellished with a variety of eye-catching accessories , naturally -rrb- , this is potentially the most skin gaga has ever shown in public . at the risk of looking too closely , gaga appears to be wearing a deceptively flesh-coloured thong . she seems to be wearing almost no make-up in the picture , wearing her long blonde hair loose . the singer has also found time to show her support for embattled stars kirsten stewart and robert pattinson . ` 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 . performer ' . hardly a break from the norm : gaga has made a habit of performing in little more than underwear . the couple have dominated headlines since news emerged that kirsten cheated on her twilight co-star with snow white and the huntsman director rupert sanders , 41 . gaga tweeted : ` geez this kirstew rob stuff is brutal . makes me sad the way press acts . hope they 're ok ' . meanwhile gaga is continuing on her quest for world domination by landing her silver screen debut role . the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . 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 . 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 , . multi-talented : the telephone singer has been cast in machete kills , the sequel to robert rodriquez film machete . in the first picture of her embodying the role of la chameleón , gaga can be seen holding a pistol still steaming with smoke , as she seductively poses with a dead white wolf draped around her . with a shadow cast across her face , the grammy-winner strikes a pose while dripping with jewels and smouldering in suspenders and marilyn monroe-inspired hairstyling . the excited 26-year-old tweeted : ` yes its true , i will be making my debut as an actress ln the amazing machete kills by @rodriguez im -lrb- sic -rrb- so excited !!! ah ! filming was insane . ' she delivered her message after the 44-year-old filmmaker broke the news : ' i just finished working with @ladygaga on @machetekills , she kicked so much ass ! holy smokes . blown away ! ' promoting do n't belong in the ` safe harbours ' , ' ifpi chief . 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 . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
 The article discusses the growth of Sony Music Entertainment's revenue, with a focus on streaming services. Despite challenges in the music industry, Sony has seen an increase in revenue due to its strong performance in streaming and subscription-based models. The company's CEO, Edgar Berger, attributes this success to the shift towards digital music consumption and the popularity of artists such as Lady Gaga and Kristen Stewart. The article also mentions that Sony has made significant investments in emerging markets, including China, where it sees potential for growth. Additionally, the company is exploring new business opportunities, including the development of virtual events and experiences. Overall, Sony Music Entertainment is optimistic about its future prospects, citing the growing demand for digital music and the increasing popularity of its artists.