The study on heavy metal was conducted by the TuneCore platform.
Heavy metal was the fastest-growing music genre in 2018, according to a statement released by the digital music distribution service TuneCore.
The service used its data to understand the growth of each genre. Heavy metal grew by 154%, surpassing J-Pop and R&B/Soul.
Check out the numbers below:
Heavy metal – 154%
J-Pop – 133%
R&B/Soul – 68%
K-Pop – 58%
World music – 57%
Instrumental – 42%