Yahoo

“The algorithm is destroying the music industry”: Lizzo claims it’s the reason you don’t know about her new album

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Lizzo has a new album, ...
Mashable

New algorithm generates every possible melody to curb copyright lawsuits

Two musician-programmers have teamed up to create an algorithm to generate every possible music melody in order to stop copyright lawsuits. Credit: Getty Images/EyeEm It’s become a regular occurence ...
Salon

Music recommendation algorithms are unfair to female artists, but we can change that

These days, more and more people listen to music on streaming apps – in early 2020, 400 million people were subscribed to one. These platforms use algorithms to recommend music based on listening ...
New York Post

Streaming music algorithm more likely to play male artists

Is your algorithm feminist enough? Streaming music platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and iHeartRadio may be giving male artists more airtime, according to a new study that discovered a “widely ...
The Verge

In 2018, I want to find new music without using algorithms

In the December issue of The Baffler, journalist Liz Pelly wrote a fascinating, widely discussed dissection of how the algorithms employed by major streaming services — particularly Spotify — are ...
The Next Web

Music recommendation algorithms are unfair to women artists — but we can fix that

These days, more and more people listen to music on streaming apps – in early 2020, 400 million people were subscribed to one. These platforms use algorithms to recommend music based on listening ...
Phys.org

Engineers use song-annotating algorithms to study music playlists (w/ Video)

Electrical engineers recently pitted Genius - the music recommendation system in Apple's iTunes - against two experimental music recommender systems. Genius appears to capture acoustic similarities ...
Rolling Stone

Bursting the Filter Bubble: Rethinking Music Algorithms

Advanced algorithms drive how music is discovered and consumed. Streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music rely on data-driven recommendations to generate playlists from every ...
The New York Times

Music in the Algorithm Age

EPISODE 3 Music in the Algorithm Age Can an algorithm write a hit song? Hosts Corey S. Powell and Kristen Meinzer discuss how artificial intelligence and other new technologies promise to upend the ...
Yardbarker

Lizzo declares social media algorithms are 'destroying the music industry'

Lizzo has slammed social media algorithms for "destroying the music industry". The 38-year-old singer-and-rapper said the way different platforms function is causing problems when it comes to ...

BET Awards Ultimate Icon Sylvia Rhone On Protecting Creativity Amid Tech Disruption: "We Make The Algorithm, The Algorithm Doesn't Make Us"

Sylvia Rhone was recognized as the Ultimate Icon at the 2026 BET Awards and delivered a powerful message about protecting ...