According to digitalmusicenews.com streaming gets you exposure but vinyl makes you money, which makes complete sense.
The article states that in 2015 Vinyl LP/EP sales amounted to $433.3 million and free streaming services that include ad-supported spotify, soundcloud, youtube music, vevo made a combined revenue of $385.1 million.
The significance of this information is based on the fact the vinyl is really a niche market. As exciting as this sounds, vinyl will not become the saving grace of music lovers who enjoy the feeling of owning a plastic disc. Vinyl may have trumped free streaming services in sales revenue but according to the RIAA, paid for streaming services produced a total revenue of $1.22 billion.
