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 […]
Streaming’s New Frontiers
With streaming growth maturing in the U.S., International adoption of the format is a higher priority than ever.
Only One Day Left until Luminate’s 2024 Year-End Music Report
While still commanding the lion’s share of global activity and exhibiting year-over-year growth, the U.S. music streaming market is reaching a more mature state as emerging markets start to grow at a faster rate.
Can You Guess the Top Global Song of 2024?
Happy New Year! Welcome to Luminate’s first Tuesday Takeaway of 2025. To kick things off, here are the Top 5 Global On-Demand Audio songs of 2024.
Happy Holidays!
As we close out the year, we’re excited to announce that our 2024 Year-End Music Report focusing on music’s biggest trends will be released on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
Laying in Wait: The “Monster Mash” and the Power of Seasonal Hits
Call it kitsch or call it niche, but the rise of Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “Monster Mash” is a fascinating study of how iconic, heritage tracks with a seasonal component can drive significant activity within the U.S. music market.
The Global Exchange: Exporting Culture Through Streaming
As we inch closer to the end of 2024, one trend we’ve continued to track at Luminate is the growth of non-English music and the export power of ex-U.S. territories.
Music Market Trends Revealed – APAC & ANZ
While local cultures strongly influence music consumption, global trends and music border-crossing are becoming more prominent.
Short-Form Gains New Heights
For those who had a holiday yesterday, welcome back from the long weekend! Did you happen to scroll your For You Page or post a short-form video about a new trend?
Breaking Through: How Independent Artists Are Moving Upstream
When we published our Global and U.S. Audio Track Streaming Pyramids for the first time in 2023, one of the questions we received was, “This is fascinating, but can you tell us what’s happening inside these different rank thresholds?”