Crying out for a-more: Italy market report
With domestic acts dominating the landscape, Italy’s live music market is in rude health as local talent fills arena and stadiums. IQ reports
Feature By Adam Woods | 13 March 2025
Musical patriotism is on the rise in many markets, but Italy still makes for a remarkable case study. Last year, according to FIMI, the local recorded music industry association, Italian releases claimed 84% of the country’s Top 100 album chart.
That included, not for the first time, all top ten albums and all top ten singles, where big-selling stars of the moment included double Sanremo Music Festival winner Mahmood, Roman rapper Tony Effe, Neapolitan rapper Geolier and, among a general increase in female representation, female rappers Rose Villain and Anna.
Inevitably, the live industry has prospered in kind, with summers full of stadium shows and victory-lap tours from a seemingly inexhaustible supply of young Italian talent. Prominent stars including Ultimo, Lazza, Sfera Ebbasta, Elodie, and Gazzelle…
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