How people learn about music they may want to buy

Ages 18-35 Ages 36-50 Age 51+
Hearing a song on the radio, on
TV, or in a movie
90% 85% 76%
From friends, family members, or
co-workers
72 70 51
Getting copies of songs from
friends
53 33 23
Visiting an offline music store 43 36 26
Going to a concert given by an
artist
35 29 37
Number of cases (all
respondents)
148 186 286
Source: Pew Internet Project