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According to Luminate’s 2025 midyear report, rock experienced the highest growth, while Becoming Led Zeppelin<\/em> is the top music documentary<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n\tLuminate\u2019s 2025 midyear report has arrived, and it has some surprising data: Rock<\/a> is back.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to the report, rock came in second in the top U.S. core genre, ranked by on-demand audio streaming. It sits with 123.3 billion, behind hip-hop and R&B at 171.1 billion. But that\u2019s not all: Rock experienced the highest growth compared to the same timeframe as 2024, with Latin, country, and Christian\/gospel following. The <\/em>Sinners <\/em>soundtrack<\/a> \u2014 and the adjacent activity of featured artists \u2014 caused a spike in the blues.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Becoming Led Zeppelin<\/a><\/em> landed at No. 1 in the Top Music Documentaries So Far in 2025, with 329.8 million minutes watched. The documentary caused a bump in Led Zeppelin<\/a>\u2018s global on-demand audio streams, experiencing a peak at 40.4 million during the week of Feb. 27. Since then, streams have averaged 39 million per week through July 3. <\/p>\n \n\tThe authorized film, directed by Bernard MacMahon<\/a>, focuses on the band\u2019s early years. While not a biopic, it\u2019s similar to films like A Complete Unknown<\/em>, Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, and Elvis<\/em> in that it\u2019s introducing the band \u2014 and rock as a genre \u2014 to younger generations. <\/p>\n