In February 2013, the international recording industry body IFPI released its annual Digital Music Report. The statistics in this report sent a buzz around the music world: bucking a global trend of gradual decline, the Japanese music business had actually posted growth figures for 2012. ###>En février 2013, la Fédération internationale de l’industrie phonographique (IFPI) a publié son rapport annuel sur la musique numérique (Digital Music Report).