classify 90 million
Gracenote launches AI to classify 90 million songs by style
Nielsen-owned Gracenote has announced the launch of an artificial intelligence service called Sonic Style that will sort massive catalogs of music by style for the first time ever. Sonic Style will classify 90 million songs not by the genre of music the artist is known for, but rather the actual style of each individual recording. Music has typically categorized by artist genres, such as rock or hip hop. However, artist genres alone do not always tell the full story of an artist's full catalog or career. Gracenote has developed nearly 450 Sonic Style descriptor values.