Methodology 101
Activity Types: Tracking music consumption methods
Luminate tracks four categories of music consumption, called Activity Types: Streams, Product Sales, Song Sales and Airplay. We segment or “break out” some activities into subcategories (on-demand or programmed streaming, physical or digital sales, ...
Equivalent weighting: Measuring music consumption
CONNECT tracks music consumption activity: all the ways people listen to recorded music, from streams to purchases to radio airplay. But these activity types are unequal measures of listener engagement and economic value. So we use equivalent ...
About Genres: How Luminate classifies music
Genre is a crucial piece of metadata. It’s not the only way to label musical entities, but it’s a useful and broadly applicable classification system. Defining "genre" Genre is a descriptive category for music based on a combination of style, ...
Methodology FAQs: Our formulas, data sources and eligibility criteria
We take pride in our methodology, data collection procedures and analytical approach. See below for FAQs and additional clarification on what we do and how we do it. Jump to a topic: Methodology Data sources and providers Worldwide and country-level ...
Methodology 101: How Luminate collects, models and measures music data
Luminate tracks music consumption activity. We do this by ingesting reported activity from thousands of data sources. We use that data to construct and maintain a musical entity database. This allows us to attach metadata and activity to artists, ...