Mainstreaminess

Music recommender systems have become an integral part of music streaming services such as Spotify and Last.fm to assist users …

I proudly present the PLOS ONE article by Markus Schedl and me: We analyze music preferences in 47 countries with respect to what is considered mainstream in a particular country. And, of course, we evaluate recommendation approaches considering users’ mainstreaminess.

Social connections and cultural aspects play important roles in shaping an individual’s preferences. For instance, people tend to …

The music mainstreaminess of a listener reflects how strong a person’s listening preferences correspond to those of the larger …

In the field of music recommender systems, country-specific aspects have received little attention, although it is known that music …

The music mainstreaminess of a user reflects how strong a user’s listening preferences correspond to those of the larger …

A music listener’s mainstreaminess indicates the extent to which her listening preferences correspond to those of the population …