Music Streaming: How Digital Libraries Rewire Listening
Music Streaming: How Digital Libraries Rewire Listening Music streaming has turned private listening into a continuous, shared catalog. Digital libraries—huge, organized, and constantly updated—shape what you hear, when you hear it, and how you discover new sounds. As these libraries grow, services move from giving you access to actively guiding your attention. How digital libraries influence listening A bigger catalog changes your listening path. Search results and recommendations lean on metadata, popularity, recency, and editorial picks. You might discover tracks you wouldn’t have found on a shelf, simply because the system sees patterns in your listening. ...