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08/26/2019

Next Big Sound Introduces: Pandora Programming Notifications

Today we’re making it easier for artists and their teams to be informed when they get added to a new playlist or station on Pandora. We’re excited to introduce you to our new Pandora Programming Notifications.

https://blog.nextbigsound.com/introducing-pandora-programming-notifications-6e8813ee0ea3

Today we’re making it easier for artists and their teams to be informed when they get added to a new playlist or station on Pandora.

03/26/2018

Next Big Sound Introduces: Weekly Performance

How can artists know if they're doing well on Pandora, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook? It’s all about context. And now you can get access to that context. We’re excited to introduce you to Weekly Performance.
https://blog.nextbigsound.com/weekly-performance-insights-e2a9e149d91

09/06/2017

Introducing Notifications, our new emails alerting you of social & streaming spikes for the artists you care about: https://blog.nextbigsound.com/next-big-sound-introduces-notifications-17a1ee033517

08/24/2017

Learn how data science empowers artists to grow their audience and careers. Vote for our #SXSW proposal! http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/73643

04/11/2017

For Artists Who Don't Fit In Pop Radio, 'Big Little Lies' Standout Michael Kiwanuka Suggests TV

Having trouble getting your music on the radio? After the success of "Big Little Lies," Pandora Trendsetter Michael Kiwanuka suggests TV instead: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyblake1/2017/04/10/big-little-lies-standout-michael-kiwanuka-tv-is-perfect-for-artists-who-dont-fit-into-radio-mold/#ff1deb61a8cd

After his song "Cold Little Heart" was featured on the opening credits to HBO's "Big Little Lies," Michael Kiwanuka talks about why television is the perfect place for artists who don't fit into the radio "mold."

03/15/2017

For 'Location' Singer Khalid, El Paso Helps Drive Nationwide Success

For Pandora Trendsetter Khalid, it's all about location, location, "Location."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyblake1/2017/03/14/khalid-location-american-teen-el-paso/#610ae274ca6d

The Texas border town of El Paso plays a big part on Khalid's debut album 'American Teen,' and the city has played a big part in the R&B singer's success.

02/22/2017

Pandora Trendsetters Chart: Julia Michaels, Songwriter Behind Justin Bieber’s ‘Sorry,’ Steps Into…

Julia Michaels, the songwriter behind Justin Bieber's "Sorry," steps into the spotlight on this week's Pandora Trendsetters Chart

https://blog.nextbigsound.com/pandora-trendsetters-pop-songwriter-julia-michaels-debuts-khalid-reigns-2e9330c41e2#.grikfymtq

On this week’s Pandora Trendsetters Chart, we’ve got the songwriter behind “Sorry” stepping into the spotlight, an up-and-coming rapper…

08/01/2016

The Numbers Behind Dagny, A Probable Pop Sensation

The message in the data is plain and clear: Dagny is a new rising pop star out of Scandinavia.

She’s one of Republic’s latest bets, and if you run the numbers odds are in their favor. Her name is Dagny, and she is a tiny blond Norwegian with a big pop talent, and a lot of traction.

03/15/2016

Pandora Data is Here

Exciting news for artists and managers! As of today, you can connect any verified Pandora AMP account in Next Big Sound to add its demographic and geographic analytics to your existing data from all other social and streaming sources.

Next Big Sound is incredibly excited to surface the #1 most requested data source: Pandora.

03/01/2016

10 Reasons Why Dua Lipa Could Become The Next Big Pop Star

A Promising artist with Mainstream numbers? We're calling it now: Dua Lipa is the next big pop star.

VideoLOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 15: Singer Dua Lipa arrives at the Warner Music Group's celebration for the 58th annual Grammy Awards at Milk Studios on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) 1. I don't immediately know how to pronounce her name. Is i…

02/23/2016

The Taxonomy of Artists

Call it taxonomy, classification, even organization — it is what we use to make sense of almost everything around us. We build systems and put things in logical, labeled boxes that help us comprehend the world.

Why shouldn’t the same be true for the artist?

Check out our hot-off-the-press State of the Industry report:

FKA twigs is about to hit Mainstream and is right on benchmark. Find out where your artists stand.

01/14/2016

Here's Who Would Win A Grammy If Fans Had Their Say

Taylor vs Wiz? Fetty vs The Weeknd? Here's our data journalist Liv on how different @TheGRAMMYs might look if the fans, not the Academy, chose the winners.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 12: (Editors Note: This image has been modified using digital filters.) Recording artist Meghan Trainor attends the inaugural Image Maker Awards hosted by Marie Claire at Chateau Marmont on January 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Trainor is nominated for Best New Artis…

10/08/2015

We're all so excited to welcome our new brothers and sisters from Ticketfly to the Pandora family.

09/25/2015

Can Someone Please Tell Me Why We Still Care About Song Of The Summer?

We celebrate the song of the summer well into the cool days of fall, but what about the artists that keep bringing the heat?

The verdict is in. As flip flops are solemnly stowed away, fall flannels and rain coats make their debuts, every music rag in the nation anoints one track or another the Song of the Summer – most of them settling on OMI’s sleeper smash “Cheerleader.” But frankly... so what? LOS ANGELES, [...]

09/09/2015

We're loving our first month here in the Pandora offices in NYC, and so excited to be celebrating 10 years of music with our new colleagues.

09/04/2015

Three Young Women Who Are Set To Conquer The Music Industry

From the desk of our esteemed data journalist Liv Buli: the three young women set to take over the music biz. Keep an eye out for Halsey, Alessia Cara and AURORA in 2015.

Watch out Adele, Emeli Sande, and the like - a new generation of young female singer-songwriters are charging into the public eye. Here are three emerging artists you should already be listening to. Halsey Fresh off the release of her debut album Badlands, Halsey's numbers are soaring. Making ripple…

08/11/2015

DATA TO DATE: THE RAPID RISE OF SOCIAL AND STREAMING

We're so excited to share our mid-year update on the State of the Industry. Milestone, guys: we tracked more than a trillion streams in just the first six month of the year! #datatodate

I stream, you stream, we all stream some Trap Queen. Read more on @nextbigsound’s Data to Date report #datatodate

08/04/2015

Music lovers and industry folks, if you love our annual #SOTI report... watch this space for an exciting mid-year update.

07/09/2015

The “Amy” Effect: When Artists See A Lift In Activity Posthumously

The new documentary about Amy Winehouse caused a spike in her social and streaming activity, something we often see for legacy artists.

The new documentary about Amy Winehouse causes a spike in social and streaming activity.

07/01/2015

A great party at Blade Helicopters last week for the NBS team with our pals from Master & Dynamic.

06/09/2015

Here's five of the hottest up-and-coming acts to watch out for at Bonnaroo this weekend.

05/19/2015

Today marks a major milestone for Next Big Sound, we are so excited to begin this next chapter.

https://www.nextbigsound.com/pandora

05/18/2015

The first ever #nextbigblockparty is going down tonight with our friends from the neighborhood and @thejanedoze on the ones and twos.

05/13/2015

Timeline Photos

05/13/2015

How to predict chart-topping artists a YEAR in advance

A nice piece from the MailOnline today illustrating what we do and how we do it.

New York-based Next Big Sound collects public social data for thousands of artists and correlates this with sales and streaming numbers to track who is popular - and who will be a future success.

05/07/2015

A co-branded promotion for Britney Spears's new single "Pretty Girls" was a smash hit for Uber this year. #brandsandbands

05/01/2015

Jekyll + Hyde: Zac Brown Band Releases First Album With John Varvatos Records

Country crossover megastars Zac Brown Band's "Jekyll + Hyde" is the first album to be released on famed menswear designer John Varvatos's new record label. #Bandsandbrands

Brands and bands get even more intimate with the latest record from the Zac Brown Band. This week saw the release of the Zac Brown Band’s fourth studio album in strategic partnership with Brown’s own Southern Ground Artists, Big Machine Records, Republic Records, and the newly formed John Varvatos R…

04/29/2015

The X Ambassadors collaborated with Jeep to promote "Renegade", both the SUV and the hit song. #bandsandbrands

04/29/2015

Instagram Debuts @Music, Its First Content Vertical

Some big news for artists and the music biz at large from social media behemoth Instagram today. Check it out on Billboard.

Instagram has unveiled @music, the Facebook-owned company’s first-ever content vertical and dedicated portal for highlighting artists and their activities.

04/23/2015

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04/22/2015

How Next Big Sound Is Using Data to Help Bands and Brands

We're really excited to have been named to the Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30 Class of 2015 alongside so many game-changing and innovative entrepreneurs.

Picking hits used to be an art. These three co-founders turned it into a science.

04/20/2015

Bob Marley's social numbers are on fire today. They are smokin'. They're really high, is what we're saying.

04/14/2015

EDGE CASE DESIGN

Here's our NBS Intelligence Architect, Sam Pucci, on the theory of Edge Case Design - building smarter software that expects the unexpected.

https://medium.com/next-big-sound/edge-case-design-ddff1265d620

I’m obsessed with edge cases.

04/13/2015

Certified Gold, Though Fetty Wap Has More To Offer Than “Trap Queen”

With a killer debut performance at the MTV Movie Awards and "Trap Queen" racing up the the charts, Fetty Wap is on fire.

https://medium.com/next-big-sound/certified-gold-though-fetty-wap-has-more-to-offer-than-trap-queen-9266e42908b1

It was about a year ago when a young rapper from Paterson, N.J. uploaded a track to SoundCloud that would start a chain-…

04/10/2015

Adhering to a trend we have recently seen with hotel groups increasingly curating music programs, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has made some strategic artist picks for its upcoming "Hear the Music, See the World" concert series.

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