1、YEAR-ENDYEAR-ENDMUSICMUSICREPORTyear-end MUSIC REPORT/2025/2025b a d b u n n ys a b r i n a c a r p e n t e rA l e x W a r r e nmusicYEAR-END MUSIC REPORT BY Luminate 2025Consumption Metrics&Vital StatsPremium PricingTransmedia LandscapeEvolving FandomAI ArtistsYEAR-END CHARTS The Transmedia Ecosyst

2、emIn 2025,the streaming-only era was officially left behind.Discovery is no lon?Introduction LUMINATE YEAR-END MUSIC REPORT/2025INTRODUCTIONTo many,2025 might have looked like the year the music industry finally slowed its pace,but through the lens of our data at Luminate,we saw a year where the ind

3、ustry shifted into another gear.We are incredibly proud to share our 2025 Year-End Music Report,a project that represents far more than just a collection of statistics.Over the past 12 months,we watched our industry undergo a fundamental shift as we moved away from the decade-long“growth at all cost

4、s”mentality that marked the early streaming era.In its place,we witnessed the rise of a more sophisticated,intentional and data-driven era in which music is defined not just by a stream but by its deep integration into the total global entertainment experience.2025 in music was defined by a paradox:

5、While global On-Demand Audio(ODA)streaming continued to climb,reaching a+9.6%growth rate,the domestic U.S.market began to show unmistakable signs of a mature market slowdown.Early forecasts suggested the years metrics might struggle to match the historic peaks of Taylor Swifts The Tortured Poets Dep

6、artment 2024 rollout,and then the October release of her The Life of a Showgirl shattered those expectations.The album made history by earning over 4 million equivalent album units in its first week in the U.S.alone,surpassing the debut of Tortured Poets and becoming the biggest album release in mus