'Old Music' on TikTok; Inside Spotify’s Recommender System; Reddit & Music Promotion

Check out the most complete and up-to-date guide to Spotify recommendation algorithm, sourced by years of experience working in music RecSys.

New Chartmetric report shines a light on relevant data within much-discussed industry issue.

More and more artists are flocking to Reddit to promote their music. Here are some of the reasons why this platform is attracting artists.

In honor of the Days Between, stream a Spotify Playlist made up of the Jerry Garcia Band’s extended jams.

Introducing Chartmetric's new Compare Tracks feature, reflecting the music industry's renewed focus on tracks.

YouTube continues its all-in push for its TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts, with a new tool that makes it even easier to convert up to 60 seconds from an existing long-form YouTube video into Shorts.

Streaming is transforming the music industry: It has removed gatekeepers, opened doors for artists to connect with bigger audiences, and given fans access to a vast array of songs at attractive prices.

Jessica Powell from AudioShake talks about why artists need to have their stems and instrumentals to open up music discoverability and sync.

This was a case study based on Spotify, a popular music streaming service. My main goal was to understand more about the problems that Spotify users are having right now.

I have noticed a kind of fascinating phenomenon going on among record collectors and in the back of my head it has raised some questions worth exploring and

Schaffer discusses Spotify’s strategy for growing the country, Christian/gospel, and Americana genres.

Google Fitbit will stop supporting music streaming from PCs. Users will now need a paid subscription to Pandora or Deezer

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