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Music News 

Can big data predict the most popular songs of the summer of 2018? The streaming services think so.

June 13, 2018June 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Big Data, Song of the Summer

If you’re into this whole “song of the summer” thing–this idea that a single song can represent everything about the

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Music Industry 

How Your Listening Data is Shaping the Future of Music

December 1, 2017November 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Streaming

Every time you stream a song on any platform–Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, YouTube, Tidal, Deezer and all the rest

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Music Industry 

Live Nation’s Concert Finder Chatbot is Sneakily Brilliant

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Chatbot, Live Nation, Ticketmaster

As we go about our daily lives, we leave a trail of data smog, petabytes and exabytes of zeroes and

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Music Industry 

The Music Industry is Using Your Social Media Data to Predict The Next Big Thing

August 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Streaming

The amount of data we generate online every day is staggering. There’s an estimate that we create more information every

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Music Industry 

The Music Industry Has Been Collecting Data on You for Years. Here’s What They Want.

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Data, Datamining

From the moment we first signed online, we’ve all been leaving a trail of digital smog behind us. Corporations and

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Music Industry 

Spotify’s Algorithmic Battle Against Artists Like Taylor Swift and Kanye

June 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Echo Nest, Spotify

So many artists hate Spotify and the idea of freemium streaming. The company, however, plans to fight back against boycotts

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Music Industry 

Digitizing the Music Industry’s Data

June 6, 2016June 5, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Big Data, Metadata, Music Industry, Royalties, Technology

There’s never been more data available within the music industry for collecting, analyzing and reporting. Album sales and downloads, streaming

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Music Industry 

Using Big Data to Discover the Next Big Pop Star

March 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Juno Awards

I received a note about the upcoming Juno Awards this week that parsed streaming data into predictions who might win.

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Recommended Music 

And Now, Spotify Canada’s Predictions for Which Artists Will be Big in 2016

December 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Analytics, Big Data, Predictions, Spotify

Here’s another Big Data analysis to go with the one released by Google and Pandora. Using all the analytics and

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Music News 

Google Tries to Predict the Biggest New Artists of 2016 Using Big Data

December 1, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2016, BBC, Big Data, Google, Google Play Music, Sound of 2016, YouTube

It’s that time of year again where we’re inundated with year-end best-of lists as well as predictions of which new

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Music History 

Spotify Has Opened Up Its Data Sluice to Everyone

November 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Spotify

One of the cool things about Spotify is how it collects all kinds of Big Data to determine who is

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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