Introducing Connect, Luminate's Next Generation Music Consumption Platform

Introducing Connect, Luminate's Next Generation Music Consumption Platform

We are excited to announce that Connect, the Luminate Next Generation Music Platform for music consumption data, is now available! 

The new user-friendly platform, which processes trillions of data sources, allows you to uncover invaluable trends and behaviors in consumer engagement, view in-depth artist metadata like country of origin, languages, label information, and for the first time access country-level data and aggregated global insights.  

If you experience any anomalies, please contact Client Support, or click the “?” button in the bottom left corner of any screen in the Next Generation Music Platform.  We encourage and welcome feedback, positive or negative!

What's Currently Available in the Luminate Next Gen Music Platform:

  • 49 viewable countries including US and Canada

  • Global aggregate

  • Physical for U.S. / Canada

  • Market Level Breakouts

  • ATD totals calculated from 1-1-2020 (Streams, Song Sales, Product Sales)

  • Audio/Video breakout is available for US and CA.

  • Weekly data from Week 1, 2015 (For US and CA)

  • Updated daily

  • Custom Date range for Release Age up to 72 months in Analysis module (former Legacy Music Connect Industry Report)

  • Ability to see YTD when YTD is selected in the calendar

  • Luminate / Billboard genre options

  • Top 25 country level charts (“Global Hits in Music Connect”) included

  • Option to view / download trends from dashboard (from Week 1, 2020)

  • Analysis (formerly Industry Report in Legacy Music Connect) - 

    • All countries week over week trend

    • Genre trend on country level (from Week 1, 2020)

  • Ranked List options now available via Report Builder

What's Coming:

 August 2024
 Product Sales breakouts

 Store Strata


 September 2024
 Historical Data from 2018 onwards

 API Market Level breakouts

 Streetpulse Historical Data from Week 1, 2024 (New modeling applied)


 October 2024
 Historical Modeled Product Sales from Legacy Music Connect

 Historical Data from 2015 onwards (For US and CA)


 November 2024
 Data Share for Musical Recording, Song, Artist, Musical Product, Musical Release Group


 TBD
 YouTube UGC Breakouts

 Trend Reports

 Airplay

 Metro Radio Streaming Reports (Including Airplay Charts)

 Market Share

 Charts

 Report Scheduler 

 Billboard Import (e.g. Hot 100)



New Data provided that was unavailable in Music Connect:

  • Country level (47 additional countries)

  • Album/Release grouping data for each country 

    • No pure phys/dig album sales ex-US

  • Premium / Ad-Supported breakout at country level

  • External IDs (Apple, Spotify, YouTube, GN) available (permissioned)

  • Artist country of origin

  • Artist language / Artist Alternate Name / Artist relationship data 

  • Artist genre

  • Analysis: market analysis, trend, genre at country level

  • Data Available for multi-track Singles




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