Concert recommendation and notification app BandsInTown has launched a Spotify app. Bandsintown now synchs directly with the songs, albums, and playlists users listen to on Spotify. Competing concert listing service Songkick launched its own Spotify app early last year. A demo video and Bandsintown app features:
Key Features:
- The app recommends similar artists based on the user’s musical taste and listening trends
- The app creates a local playlist of artists playing live in the user’s location, taking into account the
user’s frequently listened to artists and those recommended by Bandsintown
- When users drag and drop any artist on Spotify into the Bandsintown app, a new pop-up tab appears listing the act’s upcoming tour dates and indicating whether they have any shows in their area
- Other features include the ability to buy tickets directly, status updates indicating whether a user is “Attending” or “Maybe” attending, email alerts notifying users of upcoming concerts in the area, and a personalized page of upcoming concerts that allows fans to click on the artist to play their most popular songs
Bandsintown services over 115K artists and has a monthly reach of 20
million fans.
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