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Luminate\u2019s midyear report also records continued gains for streaming, CDs, and Spanish-language music.<\/h2>\n

Photo credit: Abigail Lynn on Unsplash<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Electronic music<\/strong> is the fastest-growing genre in the United States<\/strong> during the first half of 2026, according to Luminate\u2019s<\/strong> latest midyear report.<\/p>\n

Dance music outpaced every other genre in growth, while R&B and hip-hop remained the country\u2019s largest streaming category, accounting for one in four online plays. John Summit<\/strong> and Disco Lines<\/strong> were among the artists associated with the increase.<\/p>\n

The report also identified renewed interest in electronic releases from 2015 to 2017, reflecting broader growth in nostalgia-driven listening and catalog discovery.<\/p>\n

On-demand audio consumption rose by 4.8% compared with the same period last year. Spanish-language music represented almost one in 10 US streams, while UK artists increased their market share to 7.8%.<\/p>\n

Physical sales also grew. Vinyl sales increased by 2.4%, while CD purchases rose by 16%, reaching 16.3 million units between January and June.<\/p>\n

The findings follow reports that the global electronic music industry reached a record valuation of $15.1 billion.<\/p>\n

Read the full report here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source electronicgroove.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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