The number of songs that appear every day makes it impossible for us to listen to everything, which is why there are currently several mobile applications that make our lives easier, allowing us to discover music to update our music library.
It's been a long time since we had to be listening to the radio to listen to songs we liked, as well as buy records from our favorite artists. The first to break this dynamic was Napster in the early 2000s, where users could exchange files MP3 among themselves, but today we have a wide range of applications in this field.
The Swedish app Spotify It is a giant among streaming music players, although there are other platforms that are trying to dethrone it from that position. Apple Music either Tidal, created by the rapper Jay-Z, are the two main rivals seeking to alter the status quo. One of the hallmarks of Spotify is the renewal of its extensive library of songs, having the “Explore” section as an example of this. Within this section of the application, we will be able to access lists created by the application for different times of the day (gathering, party, lunch…), or, as one of the great innovations introduced by the Swedish application: “Weekly discovery”. This playlist, which is renewed every week with 30 new songs, are direct recommendations to the customer. To do this, algorithms are used with the songs that we listen to throughout the week, thus having new songs on Monday that have similarity to those heard. In addition, by paying a monthly fee, you can have the status of Premium, allowing you to download songs to listen to them without the need for the Internet.
Considered as “the world’s largest music and audio platform” As they themselves claim, SoundCloud It stands out from the rest because there are no intermediaries when it comes to updating its library. They are the own artists who directly upload their songs to the application. When you give up on finding a song on another platform, try SoundCloud because you might find what you are looking for. Among the curiosities of the application, it is also worth highlighting the simple player where the waveform of the song is displayed. Here, registered users can leave comments, share or, sometimes, download the audio file.
Shazam It is one of those applications that we do not usually have on our phones, but many times It becomes essential, and its main function is song recognition. For example, you are at home watching television and an advertisement appears with a song that you like; thanks to this application, and using the microphone of our mobile, you will be able to know the name of the artist and the song. Not only that, but also more data, from the music video wave lyrics of the song, until Artist songs and others that are similar to the one we just discovered. You can also select those artists that you like the most to receive news about new releases. One of the curiosities of Shazam It has an interactive map where you can see the most searched songs in each place in the world, so you can update your music with the most popular songs of the moment.
The number of people listening to the radio is decreasing year after year, and both the Internet and television have overtaken it, as shown by the results of the EGM. TuneIn is an application that tries to cover the largest number of radio stations possible, so that any user who downloads the application has access. Prestigious stations such as ESPN Radio, TED Talks, CBS Radio, CNN or TalkSport are some of the most striking at first glance. Users will have access to more than 100,000 stations, where music stations account for a large percentage, being BBC Radio 3 the most prestigious. Capital FM, Kiss or WHTZ are other famous chains that we can find. Being able to have access to radios from all over the world will help us find new songs to refresh ourselves. It would not be bad to have Shazam by hand, since many times we can lose the name of the song due to the language of the announcers.
Jango is one of the most curious applications when it comes to searching for new songs. It is an online radio service, where personalized music recommendations are quite precise, having certain similarities with the radio that has SpotifyThe dynamics are simple: Jango allows you to choose both a song and an artist that you like, and with this, a playlist is created based on your selection. One of the keys to the success of this application is that you can say which songs you like and which you don't, so that the application is shaped according to the user's taste.