Music Market Focus: Japan [Latest Stats, Trends, & Analysis]
Dive deep into the Japanese market, a fascinating land of physical formats, life-long fans and pop-idols
Music Markets
February 3, 2025 • 13 min read
Music Markets
Cultural patterns, distribution channels and established business practices play a tremendous role on every national market. The articles below focus on the local markets, providing a detailed analysis of the given industry.
Music Market Focus: Sizing Up the US Music Industry
The U.S. market is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. It’s often tempting to judge the U.S. based on its global influence, yet the States is full of surprises when you get into details.
Music Markets
January 30, 2025 • 13 min read
Top lyrics of 2024: An AI lyrics analysis of Spotify's Top 50 Global songs
Discover key lyrical trends and insights from Spotify’s Top 50 Global songs of 2024 using Soundcharts' AI-powered lyrics analysis, and learn what makes a song resonate with listeners.
Music Markets
December 12, 2024 • 12 min read
Local Music Companies Knowledge Base: India
Following our Market Focus: India, here's the list of the India's most prominent music companies, from record labels and promoters to live venues and festival — targeted to international music community
Music Markets
December 31, 2023 • 3 min read
Indian Music Industry Analysis: Streaming, Live Industry, Bollywood, 2022 Trends, and More
With 550 million internet users, India is on the track to be the single biggest music audience in the world. Soundcharts explains what makes the local music business tick
Music Markets
March 16, 2022 • 24 min read
Local Music Companies Knowledge Base: Mainland China
Following our two-part series on the local market, here's the list of the China's most prominent music companies, from record labels and promoters to ferstivals and online media
Music Markets
March 6, 2022 • 4 min read
Music Market Focus: China Streaming and Recording Business (Part 1/2)
The Chinese Music industry is one of the hottest topics amongst music professionals across the globe. Find out what drives the fastest growing music market in the world.
Music Markets
December 30, 2019 • 20 min read
Music Market Focus: China (Part 2/2) Inside the Chinese Live Music Industry
The second part of out analysis of the Chinese market is here to take on the country's problematic, but vibrant live industry
Music Markets
February 28, 2019 • 19 min read