Sunday, 26 January 2014

Battle of the (broad)bands: Online music's Grammy picks

he Grammys are awarded Sunday starting at 5 p.m. PT. Can online music services' data predict the winners?
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The debate over man versus machine has existed as long as machines have. So how well does raw data hold up for something as human as musical expression?
Online music services, which use data to figure out what you like, would say: very well, thanks. And for the Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy's yearly Employees of the Year ceremony, they're putting their data to the test.

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