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How LISA Leveraged ‘White Lotus,’ Oscars and Coachella en Route to Stardom

With May marking Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month in the U.S., we’re celebrating the achievements of Thailand’s own LISA….

Kids TV’s Unlikely Dominant Duo: Ms. Rachel & Mickey Mouse

She’s a 42-year-old new mom and he’s a 96-year-old animated rodent. As pairings go, they couldn’t be more different….

State of the Video Game Industry

Analysis of the trends that defined the year in video gaming, from M&A to layoffs
Extensive data gauging gaming IP’s value to Hollywood (and vice…

SXSW London 2025

Luminate and Epic Games Enter New Partnership As More Artists Look Towards Gaming Activations to Connect with Fans

New Agreement Adds Music Streaming Metrics from Fortnite Jam Tracks to Luminate’s Industry-Leading Music Data Platform CONNECT…

Record Store Day 2025: Get To Know Its Vinyl-Buying U.S. Audience

In its 18th year of celebrating independent record stores and vinyl music, Record Store Day continued to draw enthusiastic crowds the week of April 12….

“Severance” Surge Resets Bar for Second-Season Audience Growth

In the brutally competitive world of streaming originals, growing the audience of a series in its second season can be difficult….

Music Biz 2025

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….

Global Entertainment Data Company Luminate and Korea’s KreatorsNetwork Sign New Partnership Agreement

KreatorsNetwork has acquired exclusive licensing rights to Luminate’s global music streaming data in Korea…

Sabrina Carpenter Is Music’s Fastest-Rising Star on Luminate Index. Here’s the Math

One particular GRAMMY-winning singer has emerged as the fastest-growing artist of the whole group: Sabrina Carpenter….

Landman: The 2024 Streaming Hit So Huge It’s Dominating 2025

Using SV(M)’s new Ranking Report functionality enables subscribers to compare cohorts of original and acquired streaming content across customizable timeframes….

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…

Streaming’s Unlikeliest Success Is a 60-Year-Old Soap Opera

In a streaming world filled with original series consisting of just 10 to 13 episodes per season, one show is making its mark with a higher-volume…

Sports Rights: Streamers vs. TV Networks

Exhaustive data points charting all of the current major U.S. sports rights deals
An analysis of key content trends, from streaming bundles to docs and…

Podcasts Offer VIP Access To Some of Music’s Most Valuable Fans

Podcasts haven’t just hit the big leagues, they’ve become a pervasive part of the average American’s entertainment diet….

Oscar’s Search For Streaming Gold

The impact of awards season on TV series is transparent, since episodic series are indigenous to 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….

The Luck of “The Irishman”

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….

The Rise and Reign of Women in Pop

In honor of March being Women’s History Month and with International Women’s Day having been this past Saturday, we reflect on the growing influence of female…

Do Streamers Heart Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day isn’t just a time to celebrate our significant others (or lack thereof). According to the National Retail Federation, it’s a holiday that drives over…

SXSW 2025 Streaming Viewership (M) Free Trial

How Gamers’ Music Tastes Break the Mold

Music and gaming are highly intertwined. In fact, gamers over-index in consumption for all top 10 U.S. music genres, compared to general population benchmarks, reinforcing their…

AI Training: Consent & Content

Two complete tables of opt-out solutions and opt-in data marketplaces for rights holders
Technical breakdown of types of opt-out mechanisms that apply to web domains…

When the Big Game Becomes the Backdrop for a True Cultural Moment

In what can best be described as a lackluster Super Bowl from a football perspective, most chatter coming out of the big game centered around Kendrick…

Unscripted Series Spotlight

This week, we’re leveraging Ranking Reports in Luminate’s Streaming Viewership (M) to spotlight high-performing unscripted series titles across all digital platforms….

Music with a Mission: The GRAMMYs Raises $9 Million+ for LA Fire Relief

The Golden Globe Surge

With the 2025 Golden Globes more than a month behind us, it’s time to use Luminate’s Streaming Viewership (M) to see how the ceremony impacted winning…

Identifying Unclaimed Streaming Activities for Major Financial Firms

In today’s complex music streaming ecosystem, ensuring artists are properly paid is an ongoing challenge for platforms, artists, managers, labels and publishers. Luminate addresses this by…

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