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  Article Contributed by MAGNUM PR | Published on Monday, February 22, 2021 Today, live-streaming music platform Sessions is excited to announce an intimate set with Grammy-nominated country music hitmaker Josh Turner. The beloved platinum-selling artist behind such hits as “Hometown Girl,” “Would You Go With Me,” “Your Man,” “Time Is Love,” “Why Don’t We Just Dance” and “Long Black Train” will perform his first ever intimate livestream concert in front of a li...

Two bestselling authors in one go: Fair Fight founder Stacey Abrams (left) will be in conversation with celebrated sci-fi/fantasy novelist N. K. Jemisin at SXSW Online this March. (Photo Credits: Abrams photo courtesy of Fair Fight. Jemisin photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.) The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author N. K. Jemisin is – I suspect – ve...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an X. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Pandora Modes let you get the most out of the music apps Music Genome Project. Lilly Roadstones/Getty Images Pandora Modes lets users customize their listening experience by exploring different versions of their channels, such as an artists latest tracks or their lesser-known songs.   Pandoras Modes are driven by the Musi...

What are Pandora Modes? Heres how to use the music streaming apps customized listening stations ennicajacob@gmail.com (Ennica Jacob) © Provided by Business Insider Pandora Modes let you get the most out of the music apps Music Genome Project. Lilly Roadstones/Getty Images Pandora Modes lets users customize their listening experience by exploring different versions of their channels, such as an artists latest tracks or their lesser-known songs.   Pandoras Modes are driven by...

Tim Peacock Startups raised the curtain for online concerts during the pandemic. Now Live Nation and other corporate giants want in — and touring is coming back. Not even Jennifer Lopez could liven up an empty Times Square this New Year’s Eve, when she headlined the annual ball drop for a handful of shivering crew members and front-line workers. The real party was online, where a parade of flashy pay-per-view livestream concerts rang in the new year around the world: Justin Bieber marked hi...

As Livestreaming Goes Mainstream, It Could Be Survival of the Biggest Billboard 1/29/2021 Tatiana Cirisano Not even Jennifer Lopez could liven up an empty Times Square this New Year’s Eve, when she headlined the annual ball drop for a handful of shivering crew members and front-line workers. The real party was online, where a parade of flashy pay-per-view livestream concerts rang in the new year around the world: Justin Bieber marked his first performance since 2017 with a B...

(Image: Getty) Last year was devastating for musicians and the live music industry. Many artists used the time to focus on recording new music instead of live performances, but the lack of festivals and small club shows was felt by music fans of all stripes in 2020. Artists and promoters tried workarounds, from drive-in concerts to outside shows with marked-off standing areas. But unless you live in New Zealand, youve probably only seen your favorite artists via your smartphone screen or listen...

Platinum vinyl record for Pandoras 10 billionth thumb in 2016 (Photo by Christoph Dernbach via Getty Images) Before Pandora’s personalized internet radio service launched in 2005, there was Savage Beast Technologies. From 2000 to 2004, the company focused on building out its music-recommendation technology, the Music Genome Project. Pioneered by founder Tim Westergren, the Music Genome Project had humans, in the form of skilled musicians, listening to songs to uncover and annotate their music...

Of pandora, tim westergren, he has announced that he is going to be stepping down to the job. he start the company seven years ago. theyve been struggling to attract advertisers, and as yet, no successor has been anointed. >> thank you for that. all right. still ahead, the top democrat in the senate takes a break from politics still. it was all caught on camera. >> awesome. plus, the southwestern u.s. looks for relief from the gripping heat. bill karins will say if cooler weather is on the w...