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 ...

Although the problem of gender discrimination is already found in the music industry, music recommendation algorithms would be increasing the gender gap. Andrés Ferraro and Xavier Serra, researchers ...

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 ...

A team of researchers from Graz University of Technology, Know-Center GmbH, Johannes Kepler University Linz, University of Innsbruck, Austria and University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, compared how ...

This summer, digital music culture was dominated by club classics and Sapphic bops. But what if you’re looking for something a little off the beaten path? Finding songs and musicians you love requires ...

Ever felt like your playlist just gets you? That’s not random—music algorithms shaping taste is now part of everyday listening, even if most people don’t notice it. This article breaks down how ...