From gatekeepers to feeds: Social media and streaming platforms bypass traditional media, allowing artists to connect directly with audiences and drive trends organically. Virality fuels discovery: ...

What's changing: Some YouTube users with watch history paused are losing homepage recommendations, prompting frustration and speculation about data tracking motives. Tuning your feed: YouTube Music ...

This summer, digital music culture was dominated by club classics and sapphic bops. But what if you’re looking for something a little off the beaten path? Finding songs and musicians you love requires ...

2026 approaches with our bright-eyed resolutions in tow. If you spend any significant part of your day streaming music, 2025 may have left you rethinking those listening habits, especially if Spotify ...

Google’s list of developments to YouTube Music in February and March is here and includes some notable additions (like to the radio algorithm) that weren’t already spotted. The YouTube Music team says ...

Apple Music users hoping for more algorithmic discovery options akin to Spotify now have a new personal radio station called Discovery Station. Finding new music can be a challenge, especially on a ...

Listeners of high-energy music such as hard rock and hip-hop may be given less accurate music recommendations by music recommender systems than listeners of other non-mainstream music, according to ...