‘A talent scout can’t go to 100 shows a night’ – how big data is choosing the next pop stars

Faced with so much new music, major labels are using algorithms to hunt down tomorrow’s hits. Is this great news for rising stars – or the recipe for a bland new future?One lunchtime about three years ago, Hazel Savage and Aron Pettersson set a new piece of software running … Read entire story.

Source: Music | The Guardian