Luminate In The News

Bad Bunny is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2022

Fouth album Un Verano Sin Ti is the platform's most streamed album of 2022

Tracks from Taylor Swift’s Midnights just claimed the entire Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100

Anti-Hero was the biggest track from the album in its first week

Robert Kyncl’s to-do list.

The new Warner Music Group boss may have these queries on his mind when he joins the music company in January

Pink Floyd’s $500m catalog auction delayed due to band ‘infighting’ (report)

Catalog auction process is reportedly in limbo

Two thirds of TikTok’s viral hits are sparked by organic content, with no spend on advertising or influencers (report)

Creative consulting agency ContraBrand publishes report on How Artists are Going Viral on TikTok in 2022

Steve Cooper: Warner Music is becoming less financially dependent on superstar artists – and wants to see ‘regular’ streaming price rises

Outgoing Warner boss tackled streaming price rises and more at Goldman Sachs event this week

Live concert interest in the US nearing pre-Covid levels, new study shows

Of those surveyed in February, 36% of US consumers said they planned on attending a concert in the following year, versus 15% who said they attended one concert in the previous year, Luminate said.

Half of APAC listeners use social media for music discovery, a win for TikTok and its music-streaming foray

APAC music discovery stats revealed in new report from US market monitor Luminate