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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar Top Midyear Album, Song Sales
Morgan Wallen's I'm The Problem was the biggest album in the U.S. through the first half of 2025, and Kendrick Lamar and SZA had the biggest song with 'Luther,' Luminate reported in its 2025 Midyear Report published Wednesday morning. Since its release in May, I'm The Problem has already amassed 2.562 million equivalent units, per Luminate, buoyed most directly by over 2.9 billion streams, while also amassing about 200,000 album sales and another 250,000 song sales. SZA's SOS, which has enjoyed a significant boost since she released her deluxe Lana reissue of the album at the end of last year, was the second-biggest album in the U.S. at the midyear with about 1.711 million equivalent units. Kendrick Lamar's GNX came in third with just over 1.7 million, Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos took fourth with 1.65 million, and Sabrina Carpenter's 2024 Short n' Sweet rounded out the Top Five with over 1.3 million. More from The Hollywood Reporter Amazon Music to Exclusively Stream KCON L.A. 2025 For Songwriters to Earn a Living Wage, Spotify Must Step In 'American Idol' Family Mourns Death of Show's Music Supervisor, Robin Kaye On the U.S. songs side, Lamar has three of the top five. 'Luther' is the undisputed Number One, racking up over 3.9 million units on over 530 million streams, and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' took second with 3.1 million units. Lamar's 'Not Like Us' and 'TV Off' took third and fourth, and Wallen's 'I'm The Problem' rounded out the top five with 2.5 million units. Globally, 'Die With a Smile' came in first with 1.9 billion streams, Rosé and Mars' 'APT' with over 1.6 billion streams, Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather' is number three with over 1.3 billion streams, 'Luther' took fourth with over 1.2 billion streams and Bad Bunny's 'DtMF' was in fifth with over 1.1 billion. Overall, global streams rose about 10 percent at the midyear 2025 compared to last year, up to about 2.5 trillion streams. Streaming accounted for 92 percent of all music consumption in the U.S., Luminate said. Physical album sales fell slightly by 3 percent in the first half of the year, though excluding Swift's massive sales from last year, album sales grew 5.5 percent. In order, the top 10 most-popular genres in the U.S. are as follows: R&B/Hip-Hop, rock, pop, country, Latin, dance/electronic, Christian/gospel, world music, children, and classical. Per Luminate, the highest-growth Genres in the first half of the year were rock, latin, country, Christian/gospel and Blues, the latter of which saw a bump because of the soundtrack to Sinners. Groups like Sleep Token and Ghost, who both managed to top Billboard's 200 Albums Chart this year, reflect growth in hard rock in particular. According to Luminate, 69 percent of hard rock listeners are men and 35 percent of them are millenial. Hard rock progenitors Led Zeppelin had the top music documentary in the first half of the year with Becoming Led Zeppelin, which Luminate said helped drive a 23 percent bump in their streaming numbers. 'This report identifies numerous opportunities for continued diversification and growth across the industry. For example, the evolving interplay of generations, genres and growth is clearly demonstrated by the resurgence of the Christian/Gospel genre,' Luminate CEO Rob Jonas said in a statement. 'This multifaceted trend is fueled by its artistic evolution, enhanced accessibility through digital platforms, influence of modern worship movements, rise of powerful subgenres such as Christian Hip-Hop and a growing consumer demand for authentic content.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter From 'Party in the U.S.A.' to 'Born in the U.S.A.': 20 of America's Most Patriotic (and Un-Patriotic) Musical Offerings Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
4 days ago
- Business
'Recession pop' and new Christian music surge in the US as streaming growth slows
NEW YORK -- Halfway through 2025, a few music trends have become clear, according to Luminate's 2025 Midyear Report, which was released Wednesday: — In the U.S. and globally, more music is being streamed than ever before... — But growth has slowed. — And in the U.S. specifically, there's been a resurgence in Christian music and 'recession pop.' In its midyear report, Luminate, an industry data and analytics company, provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership. Music streams continued to grow globally and stateside in the first half of 2025. Global on-demand audio streams reached 2.5 trillion in the first half of 2025 — up from 2.29 trillion in the same period last year. And in the U.S., on-demand audio streams grew to 696.6 billion in 2025, compared to 665.8 billion in 2024. But even though more music is being streamed than ever before, compared to past years, the rate of growth is slowing down. In 2024, U.S. and global on-demand audio streams grew 8% and 15.1%, respectively. In 2025, those numbers have dropped to 4.6% and 10.3%. In the U.S., streaming accounts for 92% of all music consumption. On-demand streams were up in 2025 as physical and digital album sales dropped. R&B/hip-hop remains the most popular genre in terms of on-demand audio streaming volume, followed by rock, pop, country and Latin. The same was true in 2024. What's interesting are the highest-growth genres: Rock leads stateside, followed by Latin, country, and Christian/gospel music. Though streams of new music — music released in the last 18 months — are slightly down from the same time last year, new Christian/gospel music has defied that trend, said Jaime Marconette, Luminate's vice president of music insights and industry relations. It is led by acts like Forrest Frank, Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship. He attributed the genre's growth to 'younger, streaming-forward fanbase,' which is 60% female and 30% millennial. 'Recession pop' — the term for upbeat hits like Kesha's 'Tik Tok,' Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A.' and other carefree pop music that emerged in 2007-2012 around the time of the Great Recession — has also seen a jump this year. Luminate found that U.S. on-demand audio streams of pop music from that era have increased 6.4% in 2025. Songs from Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and Rihanna lead the shift. 'We're actually seeing pop music from those years outpace the growth of the industry at-large,' adds Marconette. "When looking at performance of all genres from that period, listeners are gravitating toward pop in particular, highlighting a sense of nostalgia and potentially bigger themes of escapism.'
San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
'Recession pop' and new Christian music surge in the US as streaming growth slows
NEW YORK (AP) — Halfway through 2025, a few music trends have become clear, according to Luminate's 2025 Midyear Report, which was released Wednesday: — In the U.S. and globally, more music is being streamed than ever before... — But growth has slowed. — And in the U.S. specifically, there's been a resurgence in Christian music and 'recession pop.' In its midyear report, Luminate, an industry data and analytics company, provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership. A decrease in growth, an increase in volume Music streams continued to grow globally and stateside in the first half of 2025. Global on-demand audio streams reached 2.5 trillion in the first half of 2025 — up from 2.29 trillion in the same period last year. And in the U.S., on-demand audio streams grew to 696.6 billion in 2025, compared to 665.8 billion in 2024. But even though more music is being streamed than ever before, compared to past years, the rate of growth is slowing down. In 2024, U.S. and global on-demand audio streams grew 8% and 15.1%, respectively. In 2025, those numbers have dropped to 4.6% and 10.3%. In the US, Christian music and recession pop are making a comeba ck In the U.S., streaming accounts for 92% of all music consumption. On-demand streams were up in 2025 as physical and digital album sales dropped. R&B/hip-hop remains the most popular genre in terms of on-demand audio streaming volume, followed by rock, pop, country and Latin. The same was true in 2024. What's interesting are the highest-growth genres: Rock leads stateside, followed by Latin, country, and Christian/gospel music. Though streams of new music — music released in the last 18 months — are slightly down from the same time last year, new Christian/gospel music has defied that trend, said Jaime Marconette, Luminate's vice president of music insights and industry relations. It is led by acts like Forrest Frank, Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship. He attributed the genre's growth to 'younger, streaming-forward fanbase,' which is 60% female and 30% millennial. 'Recession pop' — the term for upbeat hits like Kesha's 'Tik Tok,' Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A.' and other carefree pop music that emerged in 2007-2012 around the time of the Great Recession — has also seen a jump this year. Luminate found that U.S. on-demand audio streams of pop music from that era have increased 6.4% in 2025. Songs from Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and Rihanna lead the shift. 'We're actually seeing pop music from those years outpace the growth of the industry at-large,' adds Marconette. "When looking at performance of all genres from that period, listeners are gravitating toward pop in particular, highlighting a sense of nostalgia and potentially bigger themes of escapism.'
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘Recession pop' and new Christian music surge in the US as streaming growth slows
NEW YORK (AP) — Halfway through 2025, a few music trends have become clear, according to Luminate's 2025 Midyear Report, which was released Wednesday: — In the U.S. and globally, more music is being streamed than ever before… — But growth has slowed. — And in the U.S. specifically, there's been a resurgence in Christian music and 'recession pop.' In its midyear report, Luminate, an industry data and analytics company, provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership. A decrease in growth, an increase in volume Music streams continued to grow globally and stateside in the first half of 2025. Global on-demand audio streams reached 2.5 trillion in the first half of 2025 — up from 2.29 trillion in the same period last year. And in the U.S., on-demand audio streams grew to 696.6 billion in 2025, compared to 665.8 billion in 2024. But even though more music is being streamed than ever before, compared to past years, the rate of growth is slowing down. In 2024, U.S. and global on-demand audio streams grew 8% and 15.1%, respectively. In 2025, those numbers have dropped to 4.6% and 10.3%. In the US, Christian music and recession pop are making a comeba ck In the U.S., streaming accounts for 92% of all music consumption. On-demand streams were up in 2025 as physical and digital album sales dropped. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. R&B/hip-hop remains the most popular genre in terms of on-demand audio streaming volume, followed by rock, pop, country and Latin. The same was true in 2024. What's interesting are the highest-growth genres: Rock leads stateside, followed by Latin, country, and Christian/gospel music. Though streams of new music — music released in the last 18 months — are slightly down from the same time last year, new Christian/gospel music has defied that trend, said Jaime Marconette, Luminate's vice president of music insights and industry relations. It is led by acts like Forrest Frank, Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship. He attributed the genre's growth to 'younger, streaming-forward fanbase,' which is 60% female and 30% millennial. 'Recession pop' — the term for upbeat hits like Kesha's 'Tik Tok,' Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A.' and other carefree pop music that emerged in 2007-2012 around the time of the Great Recession — has also seen a jump this year. Luminate found that U.S. on-demand audio streams of pop music from that era have increased 6.4% in 2025. Songs from Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and Rihanna lead the shift. 'We're actually seeing pop music from those years outpace the growth of the industry at-large,' adds Marconette. 'When looking at performance of all genres from that period, listeners are gravitating toward pop in particular, highlighting a sense of nostalgia and potentially bigger themes of escapism.'
