Here is the obvious, one more time. I’ve seen other data indicating much the same thing this does. A couple years back, I read an account of an experiment Spotify…
Year: <span>2019</span>
History lesson about music research. First, what’s the point? Answer: To learn more about potential listeners like, then give it to them. The first research was jukebox spins. We already…
Here are three interesting reports about how Spotify’s charts can be used as a replacement for the way we used to have to get music consumption data; which was: Call…
Long ago, when I was a boy-PD, the whole idea of payola made me mad for all the expected reasons; It was dishonest. It was illegal. You had to be…
In a music radio advertising break, how many spots is too many? Four. I’ve seen the research. It’s old, yes; from the 90s came the data. That was a time…
A podcast group has partnered with UMG for music-in-podcasts. This should open the door for podcasting music shows for the first time. “Like, why can’t i download American Top 40…
Here’s an article from Rolling Stone 3/25/19 about an audience research report presented at last month’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Here’s one question: “Do you agree with this statement:…
The story came in early March ’19. So many people have been asking Alexa what song they just heard and who sang it that Amazon has added a new feature,…
In 2013, the average song on the Billboard Hot 100 was 3:50. IN 2018, the average 3:30. And six percent of those were 2:30 or less. When I began playing…