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title: "Royalty Trends"
slug: "royalty-trends"
updated: 2026-06-22T20:02:07Z
published: 2026-06-25T17:30:10Z
canonical: "help.tritondigital.com/royalty-trends"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.tritondigital.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Royalty Trends

> [!WARNING]
> Royalty Trends is a new feature in beta release
> 
> We’re working on getting it ready for you. In the meantime, expect changes to this features before its final release.

Use **Royalty Trends** to see historical views of royalty performance and play frequency data:

- Identify unusual spikes or dips in activity.
- Detect potential data gaps.
- Compare current reporting activity against historical trends.
- Further investigate potential anomalies in **Anomaly Detection** in **Royalty Explore**.

**Royalty Trends** does not modify royalty reports. All dates and times displayed in **Trends** use UTC.

## Trend Charts

**Royalty Trends** shows historic charts for **Play Frequency** and **Performances**. The dates for these charts are fixed, showing the last month and 13 months.

These charts measure different aspects of royalty reporting:

- **Play frequency**: How many times tracks were played.
- **Performances**: How many listeners received those plays.

Trends gives you more more context for understanding [potential anomalies](/user/docs/anomalies-in-royalty-reports). Because **Performances** is influenced by both playback activity and audience size, changes in one metric do not always result in changes to the other. Reviewing both charts together often provides the best context for understanding results.

Examples:

- If **Play Frequency** remains stable but **Performances** increases, audience growth may be the cause.
- If **Play Frequency** decreases, **Performances** may also decrease because fewer tracks were played.
- If both metrics change unexpectedly, additional investigation may be needed. For details, see [Anomalies in Royalty Reports](/user/docs/anomalies-in-royalty-reports).

| Trends chart | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Total Performances — Last Month** | Sum of all royalty performances per day for the last complete calendar month. Last complete calendar month (day by day). |
| **Play Frequency — Last Month** | Sum of all royalty performances per day for the last complete calendar month. |
| **Total Performances — Last 13 Months** | Sum of all royalty performances per month for the last 13 complete months. |
| **Play Frequency — Last 13 Months** | Sum of total song plays per month for the last 13 complete months. |

## Review Trends

![Steps to see royalty trends](https://cdn.document360.io/7124b381-0a94-401a-abbd-9df9c4ea5dff/Images/Documentation/Royalty-Trends(1).png)

1. Go to **Royalty Reporting > Trends**.
2. Select a content provider from the **Publisher**, **Market**, or **Station** filter.
3. Select **Run**.
4. Hover over yellow, orange, or red bars to see what kind of potential anomaly was detected. You can further investigate with **Anomaly Detection**. See [Anomalies in Royalty Reports](/user/docs/anomalies-in-royalty-reports).
5. When you’re ready, export or submit your report. See [xref].