Paris (AFP)

The complete discography of Jean-Jacques Goldman is available since Friday on music platforms like Deezer or Spotify, we learned from these platforms.

It's official since this night at midnight (...) Jean-Jacques Goldman is available in streaming, "said a spokesman for Spotify AFP.

The popular composer and performer, very committed to the defense of copyright, was one of the diehards who had previously refused to appear on music streaming platforms.

Streaming continues to carry the music market in France. According to Snep, the main producer union, digital, and especially streaming, has brought music consumption in France, which rose by 12.7% in the first half of the year, with 277 million euros generated.

Streaming, for its part, saw sales increase by 28.3% compared to the first half of 2018, to reach € 175.3 million, or 93% of revenues from digital, compared to 89% over the same period. a year ago.

In terms of volumes, 33.3 billion shares were streamed in France in the first six months of the year, up 23% year-on-year.

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