Pandora

‘Pandora broke my heart’: Tim Westergren, digital radio pioneer, returns to break the music industrial complex

Disillusioned after leaving Pandora, Tim Westergren set out to create a better kind of streaming platform. Can he save struggling artists while redeeming himself?

Pandora’s “most ambitious” ad campaign ever may not be enough to get you to change the stream

The one-time undisputed leader of music streaming is now fighting to maintain its place.

The scariest song ever, according to Pandora, is not the one you think

Pandora’s algorithm has found what are technically the scariest songs of all time. Incredibly, and perhaps for the best, “Thriller” is not among them.

Pandora thinks Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran will be the kings of summer 2019 radio

The competition to be the Song of Summer 2019 is heating up faster than an Icee in a hot car.

Here’s how to create your personalized Women’s History Month playlist on Pandora

*lights a Virginia Slim* You’ve come a long way, playlists.

SiriusXM is buying Pandora for $3.5 billion

A big bet on streaming.

Why Spotify could be bigger than Pandora in the U.S. in less than 5 years

The battlelines have been drawn in your ears.

Feel like you’re living in a Wes Anderson movie with Pandora’s new playlists

Personalized Soundtracks use AI technology to make you the ideal playlist.

Pandora is laying off 5% of its workforce

The internet radio company laid off the employees in order to “prioritize its strategic growth initiatives and optimize overall business performance,” the company said in a federal filing. It’s not clear how many people that 5% will encompass, notes Business Insider. Pandora hasn’t disclosed an employee headcount since 2016 when it said it had 2,488 … Continue reading “Pandora is laying off 5% of its workforce”

Spotify is testing a new playlist-based app called Stations

Apple’s HomePod speaker gets a February 9 release date

Apple will join the smart speaker fray on February 9 with HomePod, a $349 answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home. The company will start taking pre-orders on January 29 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, and the speaker will arrive in France and Germany this spring. Similar to other smart speakers, … Continue reading “Apple’s HomePod speaker gets a February 9 release date”

Why 2017 Is The Year Of Reckoning For The Streaming Music Business

Can Spotify make a profit? Will Tidal and SoundCloud survive? Streaming music is on the verge of its moment of truth.

PayPal Alleges Pandora Ripped Off Its Logo

And not only that–PayPal says Pandora is actually benefiting from users who confuse the two logos.

What New Ads For Apple Music, Spotify, And Pandora Say About Our Streaming Options

If you had to choose one music platform based on its advertising, which would it be?

The Day The Online Music Died: How Popularity Doomed Streaming Darlings East Village Radio

Launched by a pair of neighborhood mavericks in 2003, EVR attracted some 1 million listeners to its Internet and app service over a raucous, rocking decade. That was a big problem.

Tackle Any Problem With These 3 Questions

Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question, collected the provocative questions top designers, tech innovators, and entrepreneurs ask themselves to spark creativity.

For Its Next Tune, Pandora Will Change The Music Industry

Ever since CD sales collapsed, many musicians have had a terrible time making a career in music. With yet-to-be-named audience engagement capabilities, Tim Westergren says Pandora’s soon going to change that.

How Pandora’s 40 Engineers Nabbed 70 Million Monthly Users

The Pandora Prioritization System brought users to their company in droves. How can their approach apply to your company?

How An “Evil Router” Can Help You Build Wi-Fi Devices That Actually Work

The creators of the streaming music device Beep had to get devilish to test the reliability of their new product.