How Music Charts: The Chartmetric Blog & Music Business Podcast

Howard University Pilots Chartmetric Certification Program

We're proud to announce our partnership with Howard University, who piloted our first-ever Chartmetric certification program.

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Tracking Key Fan Interactions Leading Up to the 2022 Billboard Music Awards

We examine the effect of the Billboard Music Awards on the ceremony's performing and non-performing artists.

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Back and Bigger Than Ever: Chartmetric Goes Platinum at Music Biz 2022

Key takeaways, insights, and memories from our talks, panels, and parties at Music Business Association's Music Biz 2022.

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The Heardle Effect: How the Wordle for Music App Impacts Music

If you haven't played Heardle yet, the premise of the app is to listen to a snippet of a track before trying to guess what track it is. With millions of people playing every day, this must have some effect on the music, right?

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Does a Coachella Performance Affect Social and Streaming Stats for Coachella Artists?

Here's how performing at Coachella may or may not help Coachella artists' social and streaming stats.

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Introducing New Music Artist Genres in Chartmetric

Here's how Chartmetric's new music artist genre tagging system works.

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How Bandsintown Helps Artists Get Seen With Fabrice Sergent

With the help of tools like Bandsintown for Artists and a new Shazam integration, Bandsintown Co-Founder and Managing Partner Fabrice Sergent is helping artists get seen.

How This Year's Grammys Affected Grammys Music

The 64th annual Grammy Awards ceremony on April 3, 2022, appeared to have a bigger effect on tracks than artists — especially on Shazam and Soundcloud. Could this be a trend?

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The State of Country Music: Country Music Stats From CRS 2022

What is the state of US Country music today? Chartmetric examines Country music stats for Country Radio Seminar 2022, using data from Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and Pandora, as well as Instagram and radio airplay.

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How to Invest in Music: What the Music Industry Can Learn From Finance

As the worlds of music and finance converge, there are a number of lessons the music industry stands to learn from finance, including how to invest in music.

Navigating the Music Business With The Outlaw Ocean Project's Ian Urbina

On this episode, we talk to Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ian Urbina about the course he's charting for The Outlaw Ocean Music Project as he navigates the choppy waters of the music business.

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6MO Report: Breakthrough Music Artists and Tracks

Stars are bright enough already. In our 6th edition of 6MO, we turn up the brightness on the artists and tracks who had the most momentum going into 2022. From breakthrough artists to the most viral moments in music, dive in below.

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The Power of Music Metadata With Byta Founder Marc Brown

On this episode of How Music Charts, Byta Founder Marc Brown explains how the right music metadata helps artists get discovered, get played, and get paid.

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A Fireside Chat With Chartmetric Founder Sung Cho

On this special episode of the How Music Charts podcast, Chartmetric Founder and CEO Sung Cho shares wisdom, entrepreneurial advice, and predictions on the future of music data analytics.

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Disrupting Live Music With DICE President Russ Tannen

On this episode, we chat with DICE President Russ Tannen about how the DICE platform is helping independent music venues, artists, and fans as live music comes back to many major cities.

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Lessons for Artists and Leaders With Stem CEO Milana Lewis

Milana Lewis, Co-Founder and CEO of Stem Disintermedia, shares lessons for artists and leaders looking to realize their visions.

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How to Distribute and Monetize Your Music With Dave Melhado

We sit down with Dave Melhado, UnitedMasters’ Head of Marketing, to talk mobile music distribution, monetization, and how UnitedMasters is changing the game for independent artists.

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From Playlists to Mailing Lists With Aileen Crowley

Aileen Crowley, Former VP of Global Streaming Marketing at Universal Music Group, discusses playlist promotion, fan conversion, and why artists need a holistic approach to their music marketing strategies.

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Spotify Playlists and Trigger Cities for Indie Folk and Americana Artists: Part 2

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.

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Spotify Playlists and Trigger Cities for Indie Folk and Americana Artists: Part 1

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.

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The Influence of TikTok Charts on German Charts: Comeback of the Catalog

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.

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How to Think Like an Artist Manager With RAC Manager Zael Ellenhorn

On this episode of How Music Charts, Zael Ellenhorn, a YMU Group artist manager whose roster includes RAC, Kina, and Ryan Caraveo, walks us through his thought processes when it comes to managing artist relationships, developing social media strategies, and building super fandoms.

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BTS ARMY and the Fandom Dilemma: What Defines 'Popularity'?

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?

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Why K-Pop Is so Popular Worldwide: A Geographical Breakdown of K-Pop Fans

Explore the worldwide phenomenon of K-Pop as we answer the question: Why is K-Pop so popular worldwide? Uncover where K-Pop has made its mark globally and where its biggest audience lies.

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'Make Music Equal' Is Our Data-Driven Initiative to Advance Gender Equity in the Music Industry

On Women's Equality Day, we made our artist pronoun and gender database free for commercial and academic use, because we envision an accessible music industry that values a level playing field and strives to give an equal voice to all people.