Monday, April 16, 2007

New York Times Magazine: What Makes a Hit?

The New York Times Magazine yesterday had an article examining what it is that makes a hit song. They report on a study where listeners heard a batch of songs from artists they would have never heard of and had them rate, and if they wanted to download, the songs. Some people were given information about what other people had downloaded, while others weren't. The results are quite interesting.

Read it here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/magazine/15wwlnidealab.t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&oref=slogin

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