Music Data Reports

Original research and data analysis from Music Tomorrow team, exploring gender representation, genre trends, live industry dynamics and the cultural impact of digital streaming platforms

Algorithmic Discoverability and Cultural Fairness on Music Streaming Platforms: A Case Study

January 14, 2026

As streaming platforms increasingly mediate cultural exposure, understanding their impact on local music has become a policy concern. This case study examines how recommendation systems influence the visibility of francophone repertoire in France and Canada, revealing how language and market context shape algorithmic fairness and cultural representation.

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Fairness & Transparency in Music Recommender Systems: 2026 Review

November 3, 2025

A deep dive into how fairness and transparency are reshaping music recommender systems — and how Music Tomorrow helps make algorithms more explainable.

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Is the Spotify Editorial Playlist Landscape Fair to Emerging Artists?

April 27, 2022

Today, editorial playlists across major streaming services like Spotify are some of the most valuable real estate in the music business. But how fair is the editorial landscape when it comes to showcasing independent, emerging artists? We run the analysis of the biggest playlists on Spotify to try and answer that question

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Fairness in Question: Do Music Recommendation Algorithms Value Diversity?

September 21, 2021

How fair music recommendation algorithms actually are? And what we could do to build more diverse music recommender systems? Let's find out!

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Why Go to Live Shows? Music Tomorrow's Report on 17 Factors of Attendance in the Live Industry

September 8, 2021

We've summarized the existing academic literature at the intersection of live music, psychology, and consumer behavior to compile an exhaustive list of attendance factors that drive people to go out to live shows — get your free PDF report now

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What the genre distribution of viral songs tells us about TikTok, globalization and cultural influence

May 11, 2021

In this piece, we wanted to research and understand which new trends are influencing music consumption today. We analyzed genres among both global and local charts to picture current dynamics within the music industry.

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Data Cheat Sheet: A summary of data ownership in the live events industry

December 15, 2020

Data flows in the live industry are extremely complex. Ticketing platforms, promoters, venues, festivals, agents, bookers, and artist managers all collect and use data. That's why we've summed it all up in a to help you navigate this dataverse of the live industry

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“A&R has always been about data”: a deep dive into the role of data in A&R with Chaz Jenkins, CCO at Chartmetric

November 10, 2020

An exclusive interview with Chaz Jenkins, Chief Commercial Officer at Chartmetric, discussing the role of data in A&R and how it evolved over the years as the analytics tools advanced.

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