U.S. Music Streaming Growth Usually Softens in Q3 — Why This Year Was Different
This year, Q3 year-over-year domestic streaming growth has outpaced both Q1 and Q2, providing a welcome late-year boost amid an overall slower 2025.
Japan Is the Growth Story to Watch in Global Premium Streaming Music

While APAC overall trails the global average in Premium streaming adoption, Japan has emerged as the clear leader.
Only One Day Left Until Luminate’s ‘2025 Midyear Music Report’
The Luminate 2025 Midyear Music Report will be released tomorrow, featuring some of the most impactful trends from the first half of this year along with the comprehensive music metric analysis you’ve come to expect from us each summer.
What R&B, Hard Rock and Christian Music Tell Us About Fan Growth in 2025
Our audience intelligence shows three subgenres have become standout stories in U.S. music streaming this year: R&B, Hard Rock and Christian.
Price Sensitivity Easing for Music Festivals in Key Global Markets

Ticket prices continue to be the biggest barrier to consumers attending music festivals.
How R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Share Could Get Its Groove Back
For the first time in three years, R&B has finished among the five subgenres that experienced the most share growth in Q1 2025.
Latin Music Grows the Most Among Genres in Q1
Latin music grew the most among genres in the first quarter of 2025, according to Luminate’s Music Connect data concluding on April 3, and in the process it reclaimed the top spot in share growth of U.S. audio streaming.
What Top Music Streamers Can Do to Maximize Subscriber Engagement
In today’s streaming landscape, understanding what features your audience values most isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s a competitive advantage.
Supercharge Your Super-Fan Strategy: What HYBExGeffen, Weverse, Tidal Experts Shared at SXSW

The rise of super fans marks an evolving shift in how artists build careers and generate revenue.
Music with a Mission: The GRAMMYs Raises $9 Million+ for LA Fire Relief
The 67th annual GRAMMY Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 2, 2025, in the wake of wildfires that decimated several of the city’s neighborhoods in mid-January. The rebuilding process for Los Angeles will no doubt be lengthy, but the GRAMMY Awards telecast offered a bit of hope: the GRAMMYs drove fundraising for charities and […]