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I was surprised to see that my tracks on Pandora received more plays than the same tracks on Spotify. I think there are a couple reasons that this may be, and it likely has something to do with how the algorithms differ. I will use the track “Wherever You Go” as an example. It seems…

Listen to Inspiration, Love, and Forgiveness on Spotify The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. – Mahatma Gandhi

Getting your music onto a popular Spotify playlist is the modern-day equivalent of having a hit song in a local radio market – Kevin Brunner https://podcast.cdbaby.com/2017/02/how-to-get-your-music-on-spotify-pt1/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=how.to.get.your.music.on.spotify.playlists.part.one&utm_campaign=editorialcalendar

An unexpected, and beautiful sense of calm, and clarity came over me tonight when I disconnected completely from the Internet. The data on my phone is off, and I don’t know the WiFi password where I’m staying the night.  I have my Spotify sleep playlist download, and one of my Audible books. Listening to my…

Streaming service algorithms gather data about user behavior, preferences, and perform many other tasks that as a songwriter, I know little about. To better understand algorithms used by services like Spotify, Pandora, and countless others, I decided to launch a social experiment that incorporates all of the things that I think may influence the algorithmic…