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Category archives: Music Recommendation & Discovery
Pandora Overhauls Its Basic ‘Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down’ Recommendation Algorithms
Pandora’s newly debuted ‘Modes’ feature is aimed at offering more options and better control over recommendations. A departure from the traditional ‘Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down’ recommendation system, the six new listening ‘modes’ still take user preference…
Musiio Raises $1 Million to Package AI Curation Services to Music Services
Musiio has raised $1 million from several investors. Wavemaker Partners, Exponential Creativity Ventures were the two biggest names to jump into this initial round. Several other undisclosed angel investors took part in the financing. Musiio is a musi…
T.I. Teams Up With Beat Fever to Launch Dime Trap Virtual Listening Party
Launching an album, garnering streams and engaging music fans is a feat in today’s day and age. Especially when you’re competing with dozens of other album launches, radio time and the coveted banners on streaming services. The following article comes …
Shazam Is Now Completely Ad-Free (Thanks to Apple)
Apple announced today that it has finished its $400 million acquisition of the music identification app Shazam. As part of that effort, Shazam will become an ad-free product from this point forward. Shazam has been downloaded more than 1 billion times…
European Commission Granting ‘Unconditional Approval’ to Apple’s Shazam Acquisition, Report Says
Apple + Shazam: It’s a deal that’s getting ‘recognized’ by European authorities! The European Commission (EC) is set to approve a $400 million buyout of Shazam, according to a Reuters report surfacing this evening (August 22nd)….
Breaking: Apple Buying Shazam In $400 Million Fire-Sale, Sources Say
Apple is rumored to be acquiring Shazam in a $400 million bargain. Here’s what we know so far. Apple is reportedly acquiring Shazam in a fire-sale deal, according to details breaking Friday afternoon. According to TechCrunch, the acquisition is…