How did Trippie Redd go from a virtual unknown to stardom? What took Logic from cult success to an artist who fills arenas? How do labels identify the superstars of tomorrow?
The answers to questions like these have traditionally involved factors like touring, endless promo runs, and lucky breaks. But now, artists and the labels that build their careers are finding a new way to move up the ranks: data.
Numbers and analysis have long been powerful tools in the music business (think of album sales, BDS counts of radio spins, and the Billboard charts that crunch those numbers). But with more of music consumption becoming digital, there is an ever-increasing amount of information available. Increasingly, numbers are being used to discover potential breakout songs, help advance artists’ careers, and even to determine the sound of the music itself.
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But those artist you mentioned are fucking played out…lol the industry just needs to change its fucking taste of music and make it broader
It's all mathematics
lol well this makes sense
Old fashion way big time 💯💯
I thought 'Data' was a rap artist. Thought there was new talent
Drake and the Weeknd is the Hart Foundation while Post Malone and Travis Scott are Texas own Stone Cold Steve Austin and HBK
She looks like Britney Spears from the early 2000s lmfao
Why it sound like she started rappin wit the beat in the background @4:11!!!😂😂 Somebody need to loop that one bar 😂 #ArtistsGetTheirNumbersUp
WACK WACK WAKC WACK PAY TO PLAY ITS LIKE RADIO STATIONS ALL OVER
Yo did she break up with sean? Asking for a friend
I didn’t catch anything she said, I was lost in her face. Great to see her again
Every Wednesday is every record label's biggest struggle. Iykyk.
I’m about to hit 100k on Spotify check it out
https://open.spotify.com/track/4FPaPWJgfeSaObWoDKyuj7?si=crce8IdMQFSZdkTxE20UYQ
Data is stupid way of figuring an artist worth. All you need is $1,000 to buy the data that's needed to get the attention you want. Music is already over saturated by the same sounding people so it doesn't work for original organic sounding artist
Data won’t hold out for long… Talent will be the primary focus again.
So all these companies do is watch follower counts? Lmaooo we can do the same shit
LOGIC, TRIPPIE RED HITMAKERS WHRE
#MastermindPuppeteering
It's always nice to see Natasha 😊
Data gay
It's shady when corporations call you a consumer
Data doesnt mean talent. Alot of stories about that.
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Data doesnt mean talent. Alot of stories about that.
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Lol very interesting how things are changing in the music industry 🤔🤔
com on this isn't new. How do you think so much trash has been getting on the charts for years. Stream farms. The music industry is not about the music anymore…
Imagine playing your own music video all day just to get your views up.
This whole “following data” thing is what killed pop music
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I wanna give her the nastiest facial
#1?