Welcome to Luminate Insights.

Welcome to Luminate Insights.

Our mission is to uncover global market intelligence related to consumer behaviors and preferences at the intersection of brands and entertainment. We conduct original research and large-scale audience studies related to music, TV, film and more. 


Read on for an overview of our services—including our flagship recurring studies and quarterly global market surveys—and how to access them. 





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What we do

Luminate Insights offers custom research and consulting as well as access to our syndicated studies and market reports. Our ongoing recurring studies are available via interactive Research Dashboards. 


Studies 

Insights Studies are comprehensive, regularly-updated analyses that cover entire entertainment categories: music fandom, brand affinity, generational trends, etc. To create these studies, we field large-scale surveys on consumer preferences and fan behavior throughout the year. We publish the data in quarterly, biannual or annual releases; survey results are also available to subscribers via Displayr Dashboards (see below). 



Research Dashboards 

Studies can be viewed in interactive Research Dashboard format with Displayr, a secure portal for viewing and manipulating data in real time. Dashboard access is available by subscription only. Contact your Luminate representative to subscribe to one or more dashboards.



Consulting 

Ask us anything: we’ll leverage our data, research acumen and industry expertise to find the answer or develop the solution. We’ll come back with concrete recommendations, an action plan and final deliverables in the format of your choice. Contact us to learn more.



Intelligence Reports 

Luminate Intelligence Reports are focused, topical primers on audiences, demographics and market trends. Our clients and partners often request topics for us to delve into; we publish the resulting reports as we complete them. 


We leverage proprietary data and perform original research to answer the entertainment industry’s most pressing questions with our expert analysis. Intelligence Reports on various topics are available in PDF format. Contact us to see available reports or request new topics.







Our studies 

We release syndicated studies throughout the year that flow into our interactive Research Dashboards, all hosted on Displayr. Dashboard subscribers can use Displayr tools to view the data, apply filters and export audience breakouts. 


Studies available in Research Dashboard format are listed below. 



Artist + Genre Tracker 

Cadence: Quarterly

Latest release: March 2025

Next release: June 2025 


The Luminate Artist + Genre Tracker is a multilayered research tool that offers access to survey results on fan behavior, preferences and attitudes towards over 500 artists and over 100 musical genres.




Entertainment 365 

Cadence: Quarterly

Latest release: March 2025

Next release: June 2025 


Entertainment 365 gives visibility into consumer behaviors, preferences and attitudes related to how they spend their leisure time and (especially) engage with different entertainment verticals like gaming, podcasts, movies and TV. 




U.S. Music 360

Cadence: Quarterly

Latest release: March 2025 

Next release: June 2025 


Music 360 is a comprehensive study of the U.S. music landscape that covers all key topics of music fan engagement. It examines modes of discovery, genres, streaming platforms and formats, social media, live performance and more. The U.S. Music 360 Dashboard includes consistent, trended data from 2021. 




Global Music 360

Cadence: Quarterly 

Latest release: March 2025 (U.K, Germany, Italy, France)

Next releases: June 2025 (Japan, China, Australia, India)

September 2025 (Mexico, Brazil, KSA and UAE)


We field the Music 360 survey in the U.S. as well as 30+ countries around the world. Questionnaire consistency allows for market-to-market comparisons, though we also include some regionally-adapted topics that differ from country to country for a nuanced, local perspective.  








Contact and support 


Get started with Insights 

For consultative services, Research Dashboard subscriptions or anything else on this page, submit a contact form! We’ll be in touch shortly to discuss your needs. (If you already subscribe to a different Luminate product, you can also talk to your account representative).



Find an answer

For help with account setup, Displayr tools or unfamiliar terminology, try looking up your question in the Knowledge Base (that’s where we are now). 



Contact us

If you still have a question or need help with an Insights product, email lchicles@luminatedata.com. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible. 












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