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Streaming’s New Frontiers
With streaming growth maturing in the U.S., International adoption of the format is a higher priority than ever….
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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…
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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….
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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,…
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Empowering Live Music Through Data – Key Takeaways from the Billboard Live Music Summit
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A Case for Musical Serendipity!
Is music discovery becoming more challenging? Is there a decline in musical serendipity?…
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Metro-Level Streams: The Next Frontier
In 2011, Spotify was released in the United States, and the way that American audiences listened to music was turned upside-down….
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The Growth of Vinyl and the Impact of Independent Record Stores on Vinyl Sales
While many in our industry focus on streaming consumption and the billions of streams that occur weekly, there is another consumption format that has shown growth…
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Introducing the Luminate Index to Measure Artists’ Influence
In early October, Luminate officially launched the Luminate Index to provide labels, brands and agencies a single, comprehensive score designed to assess the depth, breadth and…
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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…
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