Can big data predict the most popular songs of the summer of 2018? The streaming services think so.
June 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you’re into this whole “song of the summer” thing–this idea that a single song can represent everything about the
Browsing the "Big Data" Tag
How Your Listening Data is Shaping the Future of Music
December 1st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Every time you stream a song on any platform–Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, YouTube, Tidal, Deezer and all the rest
Live Nation’s Concert Finder Chatbot is Sneakily Brilliant
September 15th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
As we go about our daily lives, we leave a trail of data smog, petabytes and exabytes of zeroes and
The Music Industry is Using Your Social Media Data to Predict The Next Big Thing
August 14th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The amount of data we generate online every day is staggering. There’s an estimate that we create more information every
The Music Industry Has Been Collecting Data on You for Years. Here’s What They Want.
March 28th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
From the moment we first signed online, we’ve all been leaving a trail of digital smog behind us. Corporations and
Spotify’s Algorithmic Battle Against Artists Like Taylor Swift and Kanye
June 7th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
So many artists hate Spotify and the idea of freemium streaming. The company, however, plans to fight back against boycotts
Digitizing the Music Industry’s Data
June 6th, 2016 | by Amber Healy
There’s never been more data available within the music industry for collecting, analyzing and reporting. Album sales and downloads, streaming
Using Big Data to Discover the Next Big Pop Star
March 24th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
I received a note about the upcoming Juno Awards this week that parsed streaming data into predictions who might win.
And Now, Spotify Canada’s Predictions for Which Artists Will be Big in 2016
December 4th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Here’s another Big Data analysis to go with the one released by Google and Pandora. Using all the analytics and
Google Tries to Predict the Biggest New Artists of 2016 Using Big Data
December 1st, 2015 | by Alan Cross
It’s that time of year again where we’re inundated with year-end best-of lists as well as predictions of which new
Spotify Has Opened Up Its Data Sluice to Everyone
November 19th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
One of the cool things about Spotify is how it collects all kinds of Big Data to determine who is
Why Musicians Need to Pay Attention to Big Data
November 1st, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Amber Healy represented sister site Geeks&Beats at The Future of Music Conference in Washington DC last week. Here’s one of
What Are The Most Timeless Songs Ever?
August 26th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
There’s so much cool data that can be culled from analyzing the behaviors and preferences of people who use streaming
How Big is Social Streaming of Music? Big. And It’s Getting Bigger.
August 13th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Next Big Sound is a data company owned by Pandora. Its job is to look at how people are consuming
Random Music News for Wednesday, May 20, 2015
May 20th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
On this day 95 years ago, a Montreal station that went by the name XWA began broadcasting the first ever
The Music Industry is Feasting on Big Data That You Generate
April 21st, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Data is the new currency. The more that can be learned about and your habits, the more companies know what
Random Music News for Thursday, February 19, 2015
February 19th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1878, Thomas Edison received a patent (no, 200,521) for his new talking machine called “the phonograph.”
Here’s How Bands Can Use Big Data to Further Their Careers
December 29th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
MTV was struggling. The channel had signed on in August 1981 in the midst of a brutal recession, one that
How Big Data Can Change the Music Industry
December 20th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Data is the new currency. If one can divine knowledge from the trillions of data points that are being generated
PBS Looks at How the Music Industry is Using Big Data
November 29th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Think that streaming music services and download stores is only about delivering music to consumers? Think again. Big data is
Here’s a Good Timesuck: YouGov’s Music Fan Profiler
November 23rd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
YouGuv–a site that has absolutely nothing to do with any government or government organization–offers a tool that (allegedly) mines Big
Streaming Music Services and the Big Data It Creates
September 12th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Do you subscribe to a streaming music service yet? If you do, you should know that every time you log
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