The Music Genome Project is the most sophisticated taxonomy of musical information ever collected assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or “genes” into a very large Music Genome. It is the power that underlies Pandora’s ability to create personalized radio stations suited to the tastes of each individual listener. Personalized radio is a powerful tool benefitting artists, fans, and the music industry as a whole.

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