Here’s another Big Data analysis to go with the one released by Google and Pandora. Using all the analytics and listener tracking power at their disposal, Spotify Canada thinks we should watch out
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The music industry isn’t like a regular business. There’s no way to predict what the public might like in the future with 100% certainly, so label executives have to rely on their gut
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People are always asking me where music is headed. My answer is always the same: “I can give you a reasonably good 6-12 month forecast, but beyond that, I haven’t a clue. I
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Possibly. It’s all in the data, apparently. https://youtu.be/mcTPvxo8SXY
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Unless you’re into Ariana Grande and Sam Smith, you know that the Grammys will suck again this year. Getting upset is pointless. This is a made-for-TV awards show designed to appeal to the
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These (abridged) predictions come courtesy of JonMaples.com. That’s where you can find the full text of each bit of prognostication. Say Goodbye: At Least Two Services Will Consolidate We are moving quickly from a
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This comes from RAIN: Happy New Year! One easy prediction is this: 2015 will be an eventful year for all stakeholders in online audio. RAIN is pleased to present 43 predictions from 21
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If I knew the answer to that question, I wouldn’t be typing this: I’d be out making it happen so I could be very, very rich in five years. But since I have
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I very much wanted to go to a NXNE panel this week entitled The Future of the Internet which promised to tell everyone where things were headed in the next 18 months. This
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The Toronto Star’s John Sakamoto offered up these five predictions about how music will get worse in 2014. The full article can be found here, but this is your executive summary. 1. People
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RAIN (Radio And Internet Newsletter) gathered together some big brains in the music biz and asked them what we should expect from everything from radio to tech in 2014. Topic ranged from advertising,
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