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Exploring Recommended Music

When you rate songs and artists, you are creating a profile of the music you like and dislike. Yahoo! Music searches millions of categorized songs and artists to find songs similar to the music you have rated and creates lists of recommended music.

Exploring recommended music is easy! When you sign in to Yahoo! Music Unlimited, you'll see music recommendations. Select a song to listen to and then rate that song, artist, or album. When you listen to your radio station in LAUNCHcast Radio, the music you hear is based on recommendations from Yahoo! Music.

 

Here’s How

To explore recommended music from Yahoo! Music Unlimited:

  1. To access Yahoo! Music Unlimited, click Y! Unlimited in the left navigation pane.

    Click the Y! Unlimited link to access Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

  2. The main page of Yahoo! Music Unlimited has a Top 10 section organized by songs, albums, and artists. From the songs tab, you can choose to Play Top 10 Songs or play songs individually, or click the albums and artists tabs to explore the recommended top ten albums and artists.

    Click the individual sections to explore recommended music.Enlarge

    Discover more music by exploring New Releases, Recommended Songs, and Albums Just Added.

 

To explore recommended music from LAUNCHcast Radio:

  1. To access LAUNCHcast Radio, click LAUNCHcast Radio in the left navigation pane.

    Click the LAUNCHcast Radio link to access LAUNCHcast Radio.

    The music you listen to in My Station is based on the songs, artists, and albums that you have rated highly, and songs that your influencers have rated highly.

    Tip: LAUNCHcast Radio evaluates your ratings in order to recommend music and compile a list of songs and artists that play on My Station.

  2. Click My Station to listen to your customized radio station.

    Click My Station to access your customized radio station in LAUNCHcast Radio.

 

What’s Next

Yahoo! Music recommends music based on the songs that you have rated. You can explore recommended music from the Yahoo! Music Unlimited page or listen to recommended music on your customized radio station in LAUNCHcast Radio. After you explore recommended music, you can explore similar music and playlists.

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Words to Know

  • Influencer: Yahoo! Music members who you want to influence the music played on your LAUNCHcast Radio station and in My Recommendations.
  • LAUNCHcast Radio: a streaming music service that allows you to create your own customized station tailored to your tastes and provides an extensive collection of other music stations that offer a wide variety of genres and themes
  • My Station: your customized radio station in LAUNCHcast Radio.
  • Rating: information that a member provides about how much he likes a particular song, artist, or album. Yahoo! Music bases its recommendations on a member’s previous ratings.
  • Yahoo! Music Unlimited: a collection of more than two million songs, available by subscription and for purchase through the Yahoo! Music Jukebox.