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Music Reveals Your Politics
[Pandora has used zip codes to match your musical tastes with your political preferences. But being a Fleetwood Mac only says that you could go either way]
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/bu...al-advertisers by Noel King February 14, 2014 - 1:06pm In the past, Pandora used two factors to infer how a listener would vote: the listener's zip code, and the voting habits of people in that zip code. Now, according to Pandora spokesperson Heidi Browning, they will add data on listener music tastes. It may sound like shaky science, but researchers have seen a correlation between the types of artists a person listens to and how he or she votes. In 2012, Brian Whitman, the founder and CTO of The Echo Nest, a music intelligence platform, tracked what people listened to. Here are his findings. Artists whose fans are most likely Republicans: 1.Kenny Chesney 2.George Strait 3.Reba McEntire 4.Tim McGraw 5.Jason Aldean 6.Blake Shelton 7.Shania Twain 8.Kelly Clarkson 9.Pink Floyd 10.Elvis Presley Artists whose fans are most likely Democrats: 1.Rihanna 2.Jay-Z 3.Madonna 4.Lady Gaga 5.Katy Perry 6.Snoop Dogg 7.Chris Brown 8.Usher 9.Eminem 10.Bob Marley And then, there are artists that aren't really predictors. They attract both Republicans and Democrats. Six of the ten, says Whitman, are metal bands: 1.The Beatles 2.Marilyn Manson 3.The Rolling Stones 4.Johnny Cash 5.Pantera 6.Alice in Chains 7.Paradise Lost 8.Moonspell 9.Fleetwood Mac 10.Tiamat Research from The Echo Nest Featured in: Marketplace for Friday, February 14, 2014 |
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Really?
Floyd fans are Republicans...that's an interesting thought. Perhaps I'm an anomaly then.
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wonder whether with bands that have some diverse main songwriters (Beatles, FM) their politics would break down differently if looking by band members? would Lennon fans mostly be liberals and McCartney conservatives? would it be similar with LB and SN fans?
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Fascinating! I've never given any thought into this. Republicans love their country music!
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I don't find any connection to be found among rock bands and party affiliation. . But country music is another whole story. Redneck and Red state!
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