At SiriusXM and Pandora, we’ve always believed that the energy and passion that creators put into making music should be matched by our efforts to deliver their music to our listeners, whether they be long-time fans or recent converts. Beginning with our unique programs, stations, and playlists aimed at driving listener discovery, our mission has…
I’m Pandora Music Analyst Hannah Glass, and This Is How I Work
Lifehacker
Nick Douglas
Pandora’s musical curation is a big reason the site still stands out among competition from Spotify, Google, Apple, and YouTube. Professional music analysts listen to tracks and identify common elements, building the Music Genome Project that powers Pandora’s customized user stations. As a Senior Music Analyst, Hannah Glass is deciding what you listen to next. We talked…
Pandora’s Podcast Genome Project goes live for all
TechCrunch
Sarah Perez
Last month, Pandora announced it would soon be bringing its “Genome” technology to a new space outside of music: it would leverage a similar classification system to make podcast recommendations, too. Initially, the feature was only available to select users on mobile devices, ahead of a broader public launch. Today, Pandora says its Podcast Genome Project has gone live for…
Pandora’s Podcast Genome Project Wants to Find Your Next Favorite Show
Wired
Brian Barrett
There are well over 500,000 podcasts in the world, covering everything from ABBA to zoology. They’ve reached such a saturation point, in fact, that there’s almost certainly a podcast out there that’s perfectly attuned to your interests—and no great way to find it. Streaming radio veteran Pandora thinks it has a solution in—what else, in 2018—an algorithm. Its Podcast Genome Project, first announced nearly…
Pandora will use its music discovery skills to recommend podcasts
Engadget
Mallory Locklear
For years, Pandora has been breaking down songs into all sorts of different characteristics in order to personalize listening experiences to each user, and now it’s applying that treatment to podcasts.
Pandora Predicts 2017’s Songs of the Summer
Variety
Roy Trakin
In the increasingly high-stakes game of attracting the ears of the listening public during the summer season, Pandora is the latest to weigh in with its picks.