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10 Thumbs Ups For Christmas

December 19th, 2014 by in From The Artists +Inside The Collection

Guest blogger and current Pandora Comedy Spotlight comedian Dan Cummins muses on the holidays…

Christmas stresses me the hell out. Let’s start there.

I feel like every year I end up rushing around at the last minute to buy gifts, terrified that I’ll spend way too much money on a bunch of poorly thought-out doodads everyone will just hate anyway.

I worry that my two kids Kyler and Monroe will LOVE the presents they get from their mom (my ex-wife), and that my gifts will quickly fall into the pile of undesirables which will be almost immediately placed in the bottom of a closet where they will remain until given to Goodwill in untouched, mint condition. Ugh.

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I worry that my fiancé will get me a WAY better gift than I’ll get her, and I’ll be so riddled with shame and guilt that I’ll barely be able to enjoy my third helping of mashed potatoes and gravy. And I really worry that there won’t be enough mashed potatoes and gravy for me to have a third helping.

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Happy Holidays- Pandora Launches on Xbox One

December 18th, 2014 by in Listener Experience

I am incredibly excited to announce that as of today Pandora is available for download on Xbox One devices! The timing of this launch couldn’t be better as Xbox One users can now tune into their favorite Pandora stations when celebrating with family and friends this holiday season.

Pandora for Xbox One is a best-in-class application native to Xbox One and loaded with really exciting and innovative new features. We customized our HTML5-based Pandora for TV interface specifically for the Xbox One, and also stayed true to Pandora’s mission of being the effortless source of music for Pandora listeners. Pandora on Xbox One takes advantage of all the functionality the platform has to offer and our team built the application to look amazing on the biggest screen in your home.

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What you listened to in 2014…

December 11th, 2014 by in Listener Experience

As 2014 comes to a close, we wanted to take a look back and see what music you listened to most this year. Let’s start by saying you listen to a lot of music – on average, 20 hours each month.

So, what songs spun the most? Your tastes run the gamut, from Sam Smith‘s top spinning song “Stay With Me” to a few selections from the Frozen soundtrack and many more in between.

Check out the Top 25 Most Spun Songs below (based on songs added to Pandora in 2014):

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Pandora Whiteboard Sessions: Jesse Boykins performs “Plain”

December 10th, 2014 by in From The Artists

Jesse Boykins III is an American R&B singer. His soulful sound combines modern R&B styling with electronica and jazz influences, and frequently features romantic lyrics. Other artists that can be heard on his station include Jill Scott, Maxwell, and Erykah Badu. He came by the office with guitarist, Eun Wha Lee (JinJoo), and pianist, Basil Wajdowicz, and played “Plain” off his recent album Love Apparatus.

Hitting Refresh: An Update to our UI

December 2nd, 2014 by in Listener Experience +Pandora Innovators

In order to achieve our company vision of unleashing the infinite power of music, we are continually innovating and iterating. We constantly evolve both our technology and design to provide the best music platform for listeners, advertisers and artists.

Today, I’m very excited to unveil our latest innovation, the beta release of Pandora’s Station Personalisation interface on iOS and Android. The design of this latest update is part of our ongoing dedication to innovate the UX and UI across platforms, and as a result, provide effortless music discovery and listening for more than 75 million listeners each month.


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Hitting Refresh: An Update to our UI

December 2nd, 2014 by in Listener Experience +Pandora Innovators

In order to achieve our company purpose of unleashing the infinite power of music, we are continually innovating and iterating. We constantly evolve both our technology and design to provide the best music platform for listeners, advertisers and artists.

Today, I’m very excited to unveil our latest innovation, the beta release of Pandora’s Station Personalization interface on iOS and Android (http://pdora.co/1ybSTY4). The design of this latest update is part of our ongoing dedication to innovate the UX and UI across platforms, and as a result, provide effortless music discovery and listening for more than 75 million listeners each month.

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Pandora Whiteboard Sessions: The California Honeydrops perform “All Day, All Night”

November 26th, 2014 by in From The Artists

The California Honeydrops are an American blues band with modern R&B stylings and gospel influences. A variety of instruments, including horns, organ, acoustic rhythm piano and guitar are used to create their soulful groove. Other artists that can be heard on their station include Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Ben Harper. They came by and played “All Day, All Night” off their album Like You Mean It.

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