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ChartmetricIndustryMusic and Activism: What Happens After Artists Speak Out Some of the most iconic moments in music history are also acts of activism. Jimi Hendrix played his untamed rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock during the height of the Vietnam War.
ChartmetricIndustryWhat Makes an Arena Artist in 2026? If you had asked a Slayyyter fan in 2025 whether the Missouri pop star would be able to sell out Madison Square Garden, they probably would’ve laughed in your face.
ChartmetricIndustryListeners vs. Fans: How to Build a Fanbase That Sticks Around in 2026 If you’re building a career as an artist in 2026, the path to finding a community of fans that stays invested in your work for the long haul might seem vaguely daunting in the best of moments, and…
ChartmetricIndustryChartmetric x Base for Music: Identifying Growth Levers Through Data to Drive Fan Acquisition We're excited to share our latest report, Identifying Growth Levers Through Data to Drive Fan Acquisition , developed in collaboration with Base for Music , exploring how artists, labels, and music…
ChartmetricIndustryWhy BTS Is Skipping the 2027 Grammys: The Asian Pop Category Debate Earlier this year, BTS made headlines by announcing they would not submit their music to the 2027 Grammys for consideration.
ChartmetricIndustryHow Much Does Being a Nepo Baby Actually Help in Pop Music? While the nepo baby discourse kickstarted by New York Magazine in 2022 initially focused on Hollywood actors, several well-connected musicians are also proving this year that it's not what you know…
ChartmetricIndustryInside K-Pop's Turn Toward Electronic Dance Music As KATSEYE ’s arena-rave world tour storms its way across America, having already hit the UK and Europe, a bubbling trend has reached boiling point: the K-pop universe – once synonymous with trap…
ChartmetricIndustryAlbums Are Breaking Out Months After Release — Here's Why Depending on who you ask, the success or failure of an album can be completely determined by the first twenty four hours of its release.
ChartmetricIndustryHow Is Germany Becoming A New Hub For Afro House Music Germany's clubs have absorbed foreign sounds before and made them their own. A new data report suggests it may be happening again — this time with afro house — at the same moment techno, the genre…
ChartmetricIndustryThe New Sound of Global Music: How Music Is Crossing Borders in 2026 We’re excited to share our latest report, The New Sound of Global Music , exploring how five major music markets— Mexico, Japan, Brazil, India, and Nigeria —are growing beyond their borders.
ChartmetricIndustryIntroducing the Chartmetric Top 50: A New Cross-Platform Music Chart What’s making an impact in music right now? The Chartmetric Top 50 offers a new way to find out. The Chartmetric Top 50 is a new public chart highlighting the top 50 artists and tracks globally…
ChartmetricIndustryIntroducing Chartmetric Flow: AI Built for the Music Industry Turn complex music industry questions into data-driven analysis and actionable insights in minutes with Chartmetric Flow. The music industry has access to more data than ever before.
ChartmetricIndustryChaotic Good, Explained: Inside Music's TikTok Marketing Debate Brooklyn alternative rock band Geese has been making headlines since the release of their lauded fourth LP, Getting Killed (2025). But an unwelcome headline came from Wired this past April.
ChartmetricIndustryHow Madonna Became a Gen Z icon in 2026. The '80s are back and Madonna's catalog fits right in. The catchy beats and addictive hooks are soundtracking TikTok edits, almost like it was made for it.
ChartmetricIndustryThe Future of Folk Music: How the Genre Is Being Redefined Scrolling through Rolling Stone’s list of all-time best folk albums, one notices they have something in common: they’re old.
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