Hanshin Contents Backlink Company, the find out licensee of the Billboard manufacturer in Japan, has signed a new partnership arrangement with Luminate Details, the U.S.-primarily based enterprise which aggregates new music information (streaming, electronic and bodily solution sales) from hundreds of sources and delivers information and facts reflecting tendencies in 49 different international marketplaces. 

The new arrangement presents HCL with an particular license to market and distribute Luminate’s international streaming and engagement information, shopper insights and enhanced metadata options by making use of Luminate’s all-new audio program in Japan.

Today’s announcement comes in advance of Luminate’s VP, World-wide Helena Kosinski’s presentation at the New music Ally Japan Digital Summit 2024: Tokyo later this 7 days. Using Luminate’s international streaming information, along with its organization-key shopper investigation insights, Kosinski’s presentation will provide a metrics-driven overview of Japan’s songs sector, with each other with a J-Pop style usage evaluation and trends on language in tunes.

“We have been contributing to the improvement of Japanese songs for additional than 15 decades by the publication of the Billboard Japan charts,” stated HCL’s Seiji Isozaki, Director of the Billboard Japan Charts. The charts are operated by Hanshin Contents Url by way of their licensing arrangement of the Billboard brand in Japan. “The huge quantity of knowledge aggregated by Luminate permits us to keep track of downloads and streaming volume all over the world, as nicely as assess streaming volume by artist, tune, and place. We are pleased to announce that we are now providing the world’s leading information support in Japan. This software will accelerate the enlargement of Japanese music abroad and provide a new foothold for the progress of Japanese new music. Billboard Japan is fully commited to advertising this assistance, and this partnership will lead to this purpose.”