YouTube is now the biggest music discovery engine, and understanding its algorithm can transform your reach. From playlists to watch time strategies, artists who work with the system—not against ...

Spotify playlists—both editorial and algorithmic—are now the most powerful way for independent artists to grow streams and fans. With the right pitch, timing, and early engagement, even newcomers can ...

Spotify's 600 million users are facing one of the streaming service’s most anticipated, yet dreaded, events: Spotify Wrapped. The annual user listening report provides each Spotify user with a ...

For years, Spotify's recommendation engine has felt like a mind reader. It quietly tracks what you play, skip, save, and replay, then serves up Discover Weekly, Release Radar, and an endless stream of ...

When Spotify unveiled its "Discover Weekly" feature, a playlist curated based on the music you listen to, almost everybody loved it. Tech blogs raved about its genius after it debuted in 2015.

Justin Fowler is the co-founder of Audio Press – a way to consume news and content through audio. When Pandora Radio launched in January of 2000, it didn’t seem to catch on until that half of the ...