Latin Is the Fastest-Growing Music Genre in the U.S.
Youth and Mexican music artists like Peso Pluma and Fuerza Regida are fueling growth.
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5 More Takeaways from Luminate’s Midyear Report: The Album Lives, Catalog vs. Current, Latin’s Disadvantage & More
Read more: 5 More Takeaways from Luminate’s Midyear Report: The Album Lives, Catalog vs. Current, Latin’s Disadvantage & MoreStreaming, album sales and Taylor Swift led the U.S. market to growth in the first half of 2024. Here are a few more insights worth considering.
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From Taylor Swift to Benson Boone, Why 2024’s Midyear Charts Are the Most Unusual In a Decade
Read more: From Taylor Swift to Benson Boone, Why 2024’s Midyear Charts Are the Most Unusual In a DecadeFrom Taylor’s dominance to Benson’s quirky Hot 100 feat to Warner Records and Republic Records’ top-three sweeps, some unusual things have happened this year.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ & Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ Lead Luminate’s 2024 Midyear Charts
Read more: Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ & Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ Lead Luminate’s 2024 Midyear ChartsThe Tortured Poets Department and “Beautiful Things” were the U.S.’ most popular album and most-streamed song in the first half of 2024.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ & Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ Lead Luminate’s 2024 Midyear Charts
Read more: Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ & Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ Lead Luminate’s 2024 Midyear ChartsThe Tortured Poets Department and “Beautiful Things” were the U.S.’ most popular album and most-streamed song in the first half of 2024.
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2024 Midyear Market Share: Taylor Swift Helps Republic Beat WMG; Interscope, Warner Records Stay Hot
Read more: 2024 Midyear Market Share: Taylor Swift Helps Republic Beat WMG; Interscope, Warner Records Stay HotLed by Swift, Republic was also boosted by hit singles on Mercury, Big Loud and Island Records, while Warner Records and Interscope maintained their momentum from Q1.
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Luminate & Japan’s Hanshin Contents Link Sign New Partnership Agreement
Read more: Luminate & Japan’s Hanshin Contents Link Sign New Partnership AgreementThe new agreement provides HCL with an exclusive license to sell and distribute Luminate’s global streaming and engagement data.
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Luminate Expands How It Counts Indie Retail Sales for Billboard Charts Via New Partnership
Read more: Luminate Expands How It Counts Indie Retail Sales for Billboard Charts Via New PartnershipThe data firm will now collect indie physical music sales data from StreetPulse as Billboard’s Tastemakers Albums chart is rebranded Indie Store Album Sales.
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Vinyl Sales Keep Growing — So Why Does It Look Like They’ve Dropped?
Read more: Vinyl Sales Keep Growing — So Why Does It Look Like They’ve Dropped?Luminate changed the way it tracks physical sales, and some stores stopped reporting them. Here’s the story behind the numbers.
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Luminate Acquires Music Data Firm Quansic
Read more: Luminate Acquires Music Data Firm QuansicThe arrangement is another step in Luminate’s efforts to unify data for the entertainment industry.
