Big Data Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver