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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 Beverly Hills, Calif., show in partnership with T-Mobile; KISS broke two Guinness World Records by se...

(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, you've probably only seen your favorite artists via your smartphone screen or listened to their music on streaming services recently. For those who need something a bit more immersive...

Platinum vinyl record for Pandora's 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 musical attributes.  Remarkably, music analysts are still listening to songs today. Many aspects of how...

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. they've 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 way and the rest of your forecast. after the break. (vo) what's your dog food's