Music streamer Pandora launched “Pandora Stories” on Tuesday morning, as a way to bring artists closer to their fans through storytelling and music. The feature kick-off with top talent including Daddy Yankee, John Legend, Perry Farrell, Lauren Alaina, Wes Anderson’s music supervisor Randall Poster and Amy Winehouse collaborator and Dap-Kings guitarist Tommy Brenneck, telling stories…
I’m Pandora Music Analyst Hannah Glass, and This Is How I Work
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…
You can now control Pandora with voice commands
US-based internet radio company Pandora has announced that it is introducing Voice Mode for mobile, a smart assistant feature similar to Amazon’s Alexa that will allow you to navigate around the app. Using the wake phrase “Hey Pandora” triggers Pandora to listen for a command, so you can use the app hands-free.
Total Album Equivalent Consumption In the U.S. Increased 23% in 2018: International Acts Go Mainstream and Female Artists Lead the Way
Amid an array of choice when it comes to platforms and devices for media consumption, one thing remains constant: Americans’ unwavering love for music. According to Nielsen, the music industry experienced significant overall growth in 2018, with total album equivalent audio consumption up 23% over 2017, driven by a 49% increase in on-demand audio song…
More Explosive Data: Total On-Demand Music Streams Rose 49% in 2018
According to Nielsen’s just-published data, the music industry experienced significant overall growth in 2018. Total album equivalent audio consumption grew 23% over 2017. This was driven by a 49% increase in on-demand audio song streams last year.
Artists to Watch 2019
Who will be 2019’s breakout artists? By checking in with our curators, analyzing music industry trends and poring over data from Pandora and Next Big Sound, we’ve selected the singers, rappers, DJs and bands we believe are poised for greatness in the coming year. Whether you’re into hip-hop or R&B, country or K-pop, rock or Latin, there’s a new face…
Pandora Plans to Invade Your Holiday Travel With the Launch of ‘Sound On’
The holiday season can make you feel all kinds of emotions—happy, excited, an impending sense of doom. Who’s to say? But no matter what you feel this holiday season, Pandora wants to remind you that things are always just a little bit better with music.
Paid music streaming subs 235m by year end
Music streaming continues its ascendance, with the number of paid streaming subscriptions on track to reach 235 million worldwide by the end of 2018, according to a new music market report from Futuresource Consulting.
Halfway Through 2018, Streaming’s Continued Growth Defies Mathematical Trends
In the first half of 2018, overall on-demand streaming increased 41.7 percent to reach 403.5 billion U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Music. That growth defies mathematical trends, which dictate that, as a base enlarges, it becomes harder to achieve a bigger percentage growth than in preceding time periods.
Pandora teams up with Snapchat to share music
Pandora is partnering with Snapchat to stream music on the app via its new developer tool, Snap Kit.