How Music Charts

Part 2 of Terry Tompkins, Ulf Oesterle, and Charles Alexander's Trigger Cities study highlights the importance of Trigger Cities for developing Indie Folk and Americana artists.

Part 1 of Terry Tompkins, Ulf Oesterle, and Charles Alexander's Trigger Cities study highlights the importance of different types of Spotify playlists for Indie Folk and Americana artists.

In this joint research project with Popakademie, we measure and analyze the correlation between the TikTok charts and the German charts, from radio to streaming and more.

BTS' highest engaged fans comprise ARMY, a fandom that has been both maligned and praised by Western media. Here, ARMY member Ami Patel gets to the bottom of the question: What is BTS ARMY?

Our new 6MO report and artist pronoun database are our first steps toward creating a platform for gender equity and gender equality in the music industry.

Components' Andrew Thompson explores the relationship between an artist's Spotify followers and their Spotify monthly listeners to determine how instructive Spotify follower ratio can be for monitoring artist growth and fan engagement.

Your audience isn't always in your own backyard. Learn how to promote your music in the Southeast Asian Trigger Cities that have helped launch the music careers of stars.

Juice WRLD, Lil Peep, and Mac Miller's untimely deaths — and a growing "Under 27 Club" — prove it's high time we pay attention to music and mental health.