Music Discovery Archives

How are global consumers finding new music?

21/01/2022

How are global consumers finding new music? was the question posed by YouGov as part of its ongoing research into the music industry. The study which surveyed 17 countries found that music apps such as Spotify are the most popular way to discover new tunes (36%) as more consumers migrate to streaming apps. Radio is still a popular source of music discovery with a third of global consumers still finding recent music on terrestrial or satellite radio […]

Half of us lie about the music we like

04/08/2019

Half of us lie about the music we like according to a survey conducted by Deezer which found that 42% tell ‘musical mistruths’ about the songs and artists they’ve listened to. In a global study of 8,000 adults, Deezer research uncovered why people are hiding their true music preferences. It found that small white lies lead to musical discovery, with over two thirds (70%) listening to the song they claimed to know. The study looked […]

Spotify releases new music for playlist consideration feature

20/07/2018

Spotify releases new music for playlist consideration feature to give artists, labels and teams an easy way to submit unreleased music directly to Spotify’s editorial team for playlist consideration. Released in beta, the feature is part of Spotify for Artists and Spotify Analytics designed to make it easier for artists and labels to share unreleased music with Spotify’s editors so they can create better playlists and artists have a better shot at landing on one. […]