World Tastes

How much each genre sells in each market. Record sales are multiplied by this - pick a genre that suits the markets you want to conquer.
Hip Hop is surging in Ireland
Everything Hip Hop sells & streams at ×1.40 there while the wave holds.
4 weeks left
Sells less Sells more · ×1.0 is neutral
Genre \ Market UK United Kingdom Market size×1.20 Streaming appetite×1.10 Unlock cost£1,200,000 Loves Indie & Punk · cold on Chanson IE Ireland Market size×0.40 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£350,000 Loves Folk & Hip Hop · cold on K-Pop US United States Market size×2.00 Streaming appetite×1.20 Unlock cost£2,000,000 Loves Country & Hip Hop · cold on Chanson CA Canada Market size×0.80 Streaming appetite×1.10 Unlock cost£800,000 Loves Country & Indie BR Brazil Market size×0.80 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£800,000 Loves Latin & Metal LATAM Latin America Market size×0.90 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£900,000 Loves Latin & K-Pop · cold on Country DE Germany Market size×1.10 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£1,100,000 Loves Metal & EDM · cold on Country FR France Market size×0.90 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£1,000,000 Loves Chanson & Hip Hop · cold on Country BNL Benelux Market size×0.60 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£600,000 Loves EDM & House · cold on Country SCAN Scandinavia Market size×0.70 Streaming appetite×1.10 Unlock cost£600,000 Loves Metal & Folk · cold on Latin EU Rest of Europe Market size×1.10 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£1,200,000 Loves House & EDM JP Japan Market size×1.50 Streaming appetite×0.90 Unlock cost£1,500,000 Loves J-Pop & K-Pop · cold on Country KR South Korea Market size×0.90 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£1,000,000 Loves K-Pop & J-Pop · cold on Metal AUNZ Australia & NZ Market size×0.70 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£700,000 Loves Rock & Indie · cold on Chanson ROW Rest of World Market size×1.00 Streaming appetite×1.00 Unlock cost£1,000,000 Loves Afrobeats & Reggae · cold on Folk
Pop 1.1 1.0 1.15 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.15 1.0 1.0
Rock 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.85 1.2 1.0
Indie 1.3 1.15 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.85 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.0
Hip Hop 1.15 1.4 1.35 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.85 1.0 0.85 1.0 1.0 1.15
R&B 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.85 1.0 1.0 0.85 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Soul 1.15 1.0 1.25 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.85 0.8 1.0 1.0
K-Pop 0.85 0.75 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.75 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.2
J-Pop 0.8 1.0 0.85 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.85 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.25 1.0 1.15
Latin 1.0 1.0 1.15 1.0 1.4 1.45 0.8 1.05 1.0 0.75 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
Afrobeats 1.2 1.0 1.05 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.85 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.75 0.75 1.0 1.45
Country 1.0 1.0 1.45 1.25 1.0 0.75 0.7 0.7 0.75 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.15 1.0
Metal 1.0 1.0 1.05 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.05 1.0 1.45 1.0 0.85 0.7 1.0 0.85
Punk 1.3 1.0 1.15 1.05 1.0 0.85 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.75 1.0 1.0
Folk 1.1 1.45 1.05 1.15 1.0 0.85 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.75 1.0 0.85
Chanson 0.8 1.0 0.75 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.45 1.2 1.0 1.05 0.85 0.75 0.8 1.0
Reggae 1.2 1.0 1.05 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.05 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.85 0.8 1.0 1.35
EDM 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.15 1.15 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
House 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.15 1.0 1.35 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.95 1.0 1.0
Jazz 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.15 0.9 1.0 0.9
Blues 1.15 1.0 1.25 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.05 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.85 0.8 1.0 0.9
Hover (or tap) a market code for its profile - size, streaming appetite, unlock cost and tastes. Values above ×1.0 mean that market buys more of that genre; below means less.
Recent waves
Live Hip Hop in Ireland ×1.40 4 wks 4 weeks left - who'll ride it hardest?
Passed Jazz in Rest of World ×1.30 4 wks Trio Cœur Brisé rode it hardest
Passed Pop in Scandinavia ×1.35 4 wks Lukas Dias rode it hardest
Passed Indie in Latin America ×1.30 3 wks Paper Foxes rode it hardest
Passed Folk in Rest of World ×1.35 4 wks Avery Lawrence rode it hardest
Passed Indie in Ireland ×1.40 3 wks Paper Foxes rode it hardest
Every wave gets a report when it passes - the band that gained the most records in the surging market takes the crown (and an achievement to prove it).