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2020 Amplified Editorial Playlists for Three Black Female Jazz Artists

In recognition of Jazz Appreciation Month and Black Lives Matter, we're highlighting legendary Black female Jazz artists and the editorial playlist growth amplifying their voices on streaming services.

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Playlisting and Digital Strategies for Artists With Songular’s Sam Lee

How Music Charts talks with Sam Lee, Founder and Director of London-based firm Songular. We discuss playlisting and digital strategies for growing your streaming audience, why TikTok may not be for every artist, and how music data may be important, but it's always better if #ArtistsBeArtists.

Data Dives

The Rise of Regional Latin Music, Part 3: Latin Music Genres Evolution

In the final part of our regional Latin music series, we cover Latin music genres like Trap Corrido, which evolved through migration and cross-cultural influence.

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The Social and Streaming Power of Black Female Artists and Fans

To wrap up Women's History Month in the US, we highlight the Black female artists and fans helping to close the gender gap in the music industry with their social and streaming "votes."

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Hip-Hop Business Strategy With Trapital Founder Dan Runcie

On this episode of How Music Charts, Trapital Founder Dan Runcie breaks down the Hip-Hop business.

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El Ascenso Mundial de la Música Latinoamericana, Parte 2: Música Colombiana

Descubra cómo las plataformas globales de streaming están impulsando los géneros musicales colombianos como el Vallenato, Música Popular Colombiana, Cumbia y la Champeta en todo el mundo.

Data Dives

The Rise of Regional Latin Music, Part 2: Colombian Music Genres

Discover how global music streaming platforms are driving the consumption of Colombian music genres like Vallenato, Colombian Popular Music, Cumbia, and Champeta worldwide.

Data Bytes

The Music of Black History Month: A Data Journey Through Detroit, Memphis, and Baltimore

Chartmetric celebrates Black History Month with the music data of historically Black cities. Discover Detroit music, Memphis music, Baltimore music, and the histories of each.

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Data-Driven Digital Music Distribution and Neighboring Rights With InnerCat's Paris Cabezas

On this episode of How Music Charts, InnerCat Music Group founder Paris Cabezas explains how a tech-oriented, data-driven mindset helps optimize digital music distribution and collect neighboring rights royalties.

Industry Resources

Boomplay, the Biggest Sub-Saharan African Music Platform You've Never Heard Of

As Nigerian artists rise, West African-based music platform Boomplay aims beyond emerging music markets. By tracking your Boomplay streams on Chartmetric, you could be a part of it.

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How to Be a Successful Independent Artist With Cullah

New year, new tier: In honor of our new artist tier, we're talking music analytics strategies for becoming a successful independent artist with genre-bending indie artist Cullah.

Data Dives

The Rise of Regional Latin Music, Part 1: Mexican Music Genres

Discover how global music streaming platforms like Deezer, YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify are driving Mexican music genres like Mariachi, Banda, and Corrido worldwide.

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El Ascenso Mundial de la Música Latinoamericana, Parte 1: Música Regional Mexicana

Descubra cómo las plataformas globales de streaming musical como Deezer, YouTube, Pandora y Spotify están impulsando los géneros musicales regionales mexicanos como Mariachi, Banda y Corridos en todo el mundo.

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Black Gospel Music: Singing Praise in the Streaming Era

In Chartmetric's December 2020 Black Lives Matter piece, we use music analytics to examine how Black Gospel music’s nearly century-old tradition thrives today.

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Building Music Tech Solutions With The Orchard CTO Jacob Fowler

On this episode of How Music Charts, we talk with Jacob Fowler, Chief Technology Officer at The Orchard, about music tech, mobile apps, and signals that artists and their teams should look out for in their streaming and social media data.

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Becoming a Music Industry Leader in Asian Music Markets With Priya Dewan

Priya Dewan, VP of South Korea & Southeast Asia at The Orchard and CEO of Gig Life Pro, talks Asian music markets and music industry leadership on How Music Charts.

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The State of Music Synchronization With Synchtank Founder Joel T. Jordan, Part 2

In the second part of our conversation with Synchtank Founder Joel T. Jordan, the music licensing entrepreneur talks data efficiency and artistic integrity.

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The State of Music Synchronization With Synchtank Founder Joel T. Jordan, Part 1

Synchtank Founder Joel T. Jordan is a punk rock music entrepreneur connecting movies, TV, and video games with music through music synchronization tech.

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Understanding Your Pandora Data With Dan Wissinger and Jay Troop

On this episode of How Music Charts, we chat with Pandora's Dan Wissinger and Jay Troop about what Pandora is, why it matters, and how you can leverage your Pandora data.

Data Bytes

Legacies Never Die: Remembering Pop Smoke, Juice WRLD, and Nipsey Hussle

Pop Smoke, Juice WRLD, and Nipsey Hussle were all trailblazers in their own right and each turned to music as a way to lift themselves — and others — to greater heights. Though their deaths came too soon, data shows that only the forgotten are truly dead.

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The UK Music Diversity Report 2020 With Christine Osazuwa, Paulette Long OBE & Ammo Talwar MBE

In honor of Black History Month in the United Kingdom, Warner Music Group's Christine Osazuwa discusses equality and diversity in the music industry with UK Music's Paulette Long OBE and Ammo Talwar MBE.

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Predicting the Future of the Music Business With Cherie Hu, Part 2

Award-winning music journalist Cherie Hu discusses the TikTok ban, Kanye West's tweetstorm, and future music business headlines.

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Predicting the Future of the Music Business With Cherie Hu, Part 1

Cherie Hu explains what streaming technology will look like in 2040 and what role "fake" artists have in the future of the music business. Plus, we dive into the future impact of gaming and film on music.

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BTS, Fortnite, and the Future of Concerts With Sophie Chivanova

Moscow-based K-Pop concert promoter Sophie Chivanova returns to How Music Charts to talk BTS, Fortnite, and the future of concerts in a post-COVID world.

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The Russian Music Industry and Concert Promotion in Asia & Europe With Sophie Chivanova

Sophie Chivanova: from Russia with love for data-driven concert promotion. The Moscow-based concert promoter speaks to How Music Charts about the Russian music industry, why streams don't necessarily translate to ticket sales, and the state of live music in Asia and Europe.